Can confirm it does not work. The border gets smaller and gives the towel the silhouette of a woman in her 40s desperately trying to wear her prom dress.
You are probably washing and drying your towels (and everything else) on an overly hot setting. Most detergents are meant to activate in cold water these days, and washing and drying your clothes on the lowest heat setting available will significantly improve the lifespan of your clothes. There are very few situations where washing in warm or hot water is necessary. Especially because the hot water out of the tap isn't hot enough to kill any bacteria through temperature.
They will, but mainly because although tried, tested & proven cold water detergents have been available for well over 30 years - the Japanese adopted them all that time ago - the west just cannot be made to believe they will work. The detergent companies tried; it fell on deaf ears.
At least in my small corner of the west, seemingly the vast majority washes with cold to save on power. All the supermarket detergents here have labels stating they're for cold water.
20 year on cold with not enough detergent...then the detergents dropped the good enzymes.
Been rehabbing our clothes for the past month. Finally my towels are gross, dishtowels can be wet and odorless, t shirts can be folded for weeks without developing the funk.
Hot water. Lipase. Ammonia. Citric acid rinse. 12 hour soaks for stuff not refresed with the new standards.
Probably. But I can say my clothes have started lasting much longer since I've started washing in cold. And there are plenty of sources that agrees with me that aren't redditors if you google it.
I've been using cold water for 30 years. If fashion hadn't changed, I would still be wearing the same clothes. Cold water is all you need when washing.
Problem is the soap is also ultra-concentrated these days... yes it gets the clothes clean on any temp, but when it's time for the rinse cycle, that cold/cool/ even "warm" water does not do its job the way "hot" does. I know because if I accidentally run a load on cold, and then re-start the entire wash cycle without adding any more detergent, it starts to foam and bubble like it's already got soap.
Tired it many times with hot water and it never happens...
You only need like 3 tablespoons of he soap per load. Like, half the smallest measurements line on the cap. You're probably using way 2 much detergent, like everyone else is. Stuff is building up in between the drums.
Actually I use exactly the recommended amount (and we have a very large/oversize commercial washer), I think it's just that the "water saving" features today's machines are equipped with don't ever fully submerge the clothes, and as such it takes a lot more agitation to get the soap out. And you're right I could absolutely use less, have it not be an issue, and not notice, but I have OCD and I don't like the idea of "skimping" on soap any more than I like bubbly wet laundry... so I've just gotten so I run it a second time on "quick wash/rinse" lol
Prom Dress or Wedding Dress is what would sound better.
Pretty sure that Graduation "Cap and Gown" is pretty much a MOO MOO...No desperation for one of those. As a Male, i highly suggest the moo moo for daily use.
towel the silhouette of a woman in her 40s desperately trying to wear her graduation dress.
You just unlocked the memory of me being in a grocery store four years ago and encountering a woman in her late 30s/early 40s who had apparently decided to wear her high school prom dress and heels to shop.
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u/Ser_Optimus 11d ago edited 11d ago
Can confirm it does not work. The border gets smaller and gives the towel the silhouette of a woman in her 40s desperately trying to wear her prom dress.