Recently, my bath towels have had an odd smell to them even right after washing them. The most reasonable explanation is that our bathroom does not get enough ventilation causing the terry towels to remain damp throughout the day. I figured that they must be growing mold. Since we rent and our bathroom has no windows we cannot get more ventilation in there.
My solution: linen towels inspired by the Toast UK Clothing & Home Company's catalog pages. The Toast towels were not in my price range (though now some styles are on sale right here) so I ordered similar linen herringbone pattern towels from LinenMe. Been using them a few weeks and I love them. They dry in only a few hours and are easy to throw in the washer. We don't even use the dryer making our new linen towels a bit greener than our old ones.
LinenMe organic linen towels are made in Lithuania and shipping to the U.S. was relatively inexpensive and quick. I was even able to pick colors and patterns not posted in the store - white and charcoal grey herringbone.photo credit: women+towel and hanging towels from Toast; LinenMe towels from Etsy
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Ooh, thanks for the tip. Maybe I'll get some for my new apartment :)
Wash your old towels in vinegar. I soak our dishtowels in vinegar when they get swampy or mildewy, and it cures it! Cheap and environmentally friendly! :-)
thanks for the tip grace! do you add vinegar to the washing machine OR do you pre-soak in vinegar and then wash like normal? I gotta try this and see if i can salvage the old towels. I did not cut them up for rags YET...
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