Is it safe or no? I want to strip my towels.
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I haven't used it to strip towels, but I've used it to clean out my washing machine. It was fine- I just ran a cycle without anything it it before I ran it again with clothes.
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@Lahela017: Thanks!
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@mrsbubbletea: yup, I've used it to strip towels.
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strip towels meaning make them not smelly right?! If yes I need to do this too...
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@mrsbubbletea: I think so! I buy 2 gallons at a time from Sam's Club and always put vinegar in the fabric softener dispenser rather than fabric softener when washing towels. I also put either baking soda or vinegar (not both) in with the towels themselves.
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I always use vinegar in the fabric softener dispenser when washing towels
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Yes! I just stripped towels this week and it's magical.
1) run on hottest cycle with 1 cup white vinegar.
2) immediately after run on hottest cycle with 1/2 cup baking soda
3) run on hottest cycle and regular detergent.It's amazing.
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I use vinegar in every load, towels, clothes, sheets, everything!! I just put it in the fabric softener spot. Fabric softener is awful!
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I left my clothes in the washer and totally forgot about for days (mom fail). Of course it smelled awful so I washed it again with laundry detergent and vinegar and the smell completely went away!
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@snowjewelz: yes! I have left mine in the wash a few too many times
@SweetiePie: awesome I read that and was nervous the baking soda was bad for the washer or something. Just being paranoid. I wish the hottest cycle was... hotter!
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@MrsBrewer: I never use fabric softener!
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I just threw a load of towels in with vinegar in the fabric softener dispenser. It really is magical. I do it with every load of towels (and anything else I think smells musty).
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Okay I am so doing this right now! Do you all wash on a regular cycle with detergent after washing with the vinegar and baking soda cycles?
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@SweetiePie: totally doing this over the weekend!
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@mrsbubbletea: @snowjewelz: I've done it at home multiple times. We are at a beach rental for a month and when we arrived the towels were mildewy smelling. I think someone left them in the washer for too long. So I did the vinegar and baking soda and they are like new.
ETA: I've read that you shouldn't use dryer sheets with towels so I stopped doing that at home. I use the dryer balls instead just for towels.
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Interesting. Fluff love and cloth diaper science (or their cleaning group) says vinegar is a no-no in the washing machine. Bad for the machine, I think it can eat at the rubber hoses and seals. Although it would probably take a lot of use I'm guessing. Vinegar might void some warranties, so maybe check those. I don't use fabric softener (at all) so have never needed to strip my towels. But I'd probably do it the same way I strip diapers.
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@kes18: That must have been where I had the seed of doubt planted in my mind! On a quick google, I saw vinegar ok'd on the samsung website, but I didnt actually click the link... oh well I already did it.
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@kes18: Oh and I also don't use dryer sheets or softeners, I just have let them sit a bit too long too many times in the washer and so after one use they smell a bit stinky!
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@mrsbubbletea: I don't leave them in for too long, but I've used the same sets for the 4th year now so I feel like they just. smell...
@SweetiePie: I switched to dryer balls a while ago and now use my old dryer sheets as bug repellent lol!
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