How to keep your towels fluffy.
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We all love a fluffy towel, guests most certainly do and will compliment you on yours. The following information is presented with thanks to ‘Pillow Talk’, a shop that not only sells towels but provides a sheet telling you how to keep them fluffy. Having just purchased some new towels for the Bed & Breakfast, I can tell you that the following tips do work:
New towels should always be washed before use by adding a cup of vinegar to a full load of water. This washes away any finishing products used in manufacturing and allows ‘the cotton to bloom’;
Do not use too much detergent as it allows a build up of soap in the fibres which in turn affects absorbency;
Finally when drying use a warm tumble drier or line dry in the shade to keep the softness.
These tips should be followed in conjunction with the Amway SA8 powder recommended on this site. The main positive for the B & B owner is the cheaper cost of a 3kg box of SA8 in comparison to other powders due to the concentrated nature of SA8, meaning more washes for your money and less detergent to clog the fibres of the towel; other pluses are that it is biodegradable, protects zippers and metal buttons and has a rust inhibitor to protect the machine. I go into more detail regarding the positives of SA8 in a previous article http://www.bedandbreakfastentrepreneurs.com/doing-the-washing/.