How to deep clean bath towels?

Question

Looking for advice on how to soften towels and give them a good deep clean?

Redcatcec · Answer

You might be asking about strip cleaning, here's how:

Directions:

Wash the towels you plan to strip wash before you begin. You need to have clean towels. All of my towels were clean and dry when I started, but being dry isn’t necessary.
Fill your bathtub or another large tub with the hottest water you can. Don’t fill all the way, and make sure to leave enough room for your load of towels.
Don’t have a bathtub? This large 10+ gallon capacity collapsible laundry basket will do the trick and works wonders for use in RVs and can be used as a bathing area for small dogs.
Mix your borax, washing soda, Calgon, and laundry detergent into the hot water and make sure it is mixed and well distributed.
Add your clean towels and ensure that they are fully submerged in the solution.
Let them soak for 4-6 hours or until the water has completely cooled.
Agitate the towels around using rubber-gloved hands or a sturdy kitchen utensil every hour.
When the water is cooled, drain your bathtub or washing tub. Wring out as much water as you can. Note: If you still have suds from the laundry detergent and have a front-loading high-efficiency washing machine, then you may want to do an extra rinse in the bathtub before transferring to the washer.
Put the freshly stripped towels in the washing machine and do a rinse cycle without any detergent or additives.
Dry in the clothes dryer or hang them outside on a clothesline if you are lucky enough to have nice weather.