Woman shares ingenious trick to keep towels from getting hard

The woman shared her discovery on social media

How is it that hotel towels are always so much softer than the ones we have on the shelf at home? How hotels do it remains a mystery. Fortunately, we know how to prevent our towels from turning into sandpaper.

When you get out of the shower and you feel fresh again, it is quite a damper if you have to dry yourself with a towel that has become very hard over time. You could almost scrub yourself with it – not quite what you want. When your towel is already hard, it is sometimes difficult to get it soft again. Prevention is therefore still better than a cure. Fortunately, with a handy trick you can prevent your towels from getting hard. Believe us, it requires very little effort!

Add vinegar

On the social media platform, TikTok, user Mama_Mila shared a handy trick to prevent towels from becoming hard. In her TikTok video, she explains that you should wash the towels at a temperature of 40 to 60° C. “Add liquid detergent and 120 milliliters of white vinegar instead of fabric softener,” she writes. “Vinegar breaks down the detergent residue, leaving the towels soft and fresh.”

Read on the next page how you can best dry the towels for the best result.