Revive Your Towels: Restore Softness and Absorbency with Vinegar and Baking Soda

Are your towels stiff and lacking absorbency? Over time and repeated washes, they lose their plush feel and performance.

Fortunately, this proven two-step method—passed down through generations—restores them to like-new softness and absorbency using everyday pantry staples.

Simply run a first hot cycle with white vinegar, followed by a second with baking soda.

Here's how it works, step by step:

Contents

• What you need
• How to
• Result
• Why does it work?

What you need

- White vinegar

- Baking soda

How to

1. Load your bath towels into the washing machine.

2. Select a hot wash cycle at 90°C.

3. Add 250 ml of white vinegar directly to the drum (or detergent drawer)—no detergent or fabric softener.

4. After the cycle ends, run a second 90°C cycle with 150 g of baking soda (nothing else).

5. Dry the towels immediately, either spread out in sunlight or in the dryer.

Result

Your towels will emerge incredibly soft and highly absorbent again :-)

Quick, easy, and highly effective. Nothing beats the luxury of plush, performant towels fresh from the wash!

Why does it work?

White vinegar breaks down built-up detergent residue and limescale trapped in the towel fibers, instantly softening them.

Baking soda then dissolves oily buildup, neutralizes odors, and revives the towels' natural absorbency.

This time-tested technique, favored by laundry pros and homemakers alike, delivers reliable results every time.