Do towels go mouldy at 40?

[aquacycle]

Jacob...

Hope this helps persuade your Mum, it certainly did mine...

The way I see it, body temperature is 37.5 degrees, therefore anything below this temperature is not enough to kill the bacteria on clothes caused by sweat and flaking skin cells. This is not so much a problem for clothes that have been worn once and just need a freshen up, but for anything that's been worn more than that or it's been a hot day or it's your PE kit or whatever, 30 degrees is NOT hot enough. This is especially important when it comes to bedding, as you have dust mites as well as bacteria and skin cells to get rid of. By washing at 30, it basically creates a nice, moist, warm breeding ground for millions of bacteria.

I told both my Mum and my boyfriend this, and both are now washing at 40 and 60 and have noticed the difference in that there clothes stay fresher for longer and smell much cleaner when they come out of the washing machine.

 

[marthalover4eve]

i have excema and have to use a speacial oil in the bath so all the oil is on towels so i boilwash towels and ( my bedding )

i cant use ariel powder cuz it gets to sudsy and my indesit cant rinse it ( unless i do 3 or 4 rinse cycles )

i have a massive box of vital fresh in my cuboard and when thaTS USED UP I WILL ONLY USE 2IN1 powders

 

[boschlover1997]

all that happens on 40 is that they dont clean properly, just most of the bacteria stays on them, and also they are full of alkali, at 75c all of that is removed, at 60c most of it is removed. so its just giving them a thorough clean at higher temperatures.
Thats why Miele have a 75c cycle because its hygienic enough for towels, so anything below 60c could be classed as "disgusting".
washing them at 95c however, i see as slightly pointless, as, yes fair enough it boils them, but most towels only say 40c on the labels and and going that much over the labels especially coloured towels, will discolour them. that is ok for white towels though, because no colour comes out
George

 

[aegokocarat]

I have eczema aswell, i add extra rinses on to cycle in the candy to make sure its all gone, the candy raises water levles during the cyclw with the allergy care option added.
the hotpoint ads extra rinses not water.
the hotpoint uses lots of water so i rarely ad extra rinses on.
i never use softener on towels, a rough towel is good for healthy blood circulation and they scrape off dead skin and flakey skin left after eczema
so thats a tip for you Martherlover4eve
Tom

 

[boschlover1997]

hard towels

hi tom,
i know what you mean about the rough towels, but they are uncomfortable as hell when your using them, surely a body sponge gets enough dead skin off?
thanks, george

 

[marthalover4eve]

yes george they are realy uncomfortable thats why i use 2 caps of softner
and sping them at 500 so it holds alot more water so they dont over dry

i do boilwashes to clean the machine out

i only use synthetics cuz the rinse tumble are slowwwwwww so it dont whip suds up else it has to go on rinse program or 15 min wash ( i like the 15 min wash for rinsing cuz the interm spin is short and the final ramps right to 800 rpm ) are you allergic to any detergents im only allergic to Ariel colour powder

 

[aegokocarat]

Yes and no realy
a hard towel is good for your blood circulation, a sponge removes dead skin but it does a poor job fof helping with blood circuation
personal preference really

 

[boschlover1997]

how does it improve your blood circulation if its only on your skin?

 

[aegokocarat]

It improves the blood circulation too the skin
in the winter i have to keep my blood circulation to my hands and feet as i have a condition called raynaud's
And the winters here is South wales dont help much eather lol

 

[rapunzel]

Do towels go mouldy at 40?

Not really. People are far more likely to go moldy at 40. Fabrics only go moldy if they are put away damp or stored in a moldy, musty place. Mold spreads through spores and is an organism that is found everywhere, but it does usually require the absence of light and some degree of moisture to grow. Sunshine and fresh air are the arch enemy of mold. It doesn't really matter whether towels are washed cold, warm or hot; mold does not take hold during the wash and rinse cycle.

 

[marthalover4eve]

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i dont realy understand how it helps blood circulations

 

[aegokocarat]

Low blood pressure, or hypertension, is basically caused by poor blood distribution in the body: when you sit up after lying down or stand up from a sitting position, blood pools in the leg veins and for a brief time less blood flows back up to the heart and brain. This slight, temporary shortage of blood flow to the brain causes blood pressure to drop. Weakness in the heart muscle or insufficient tension in the blood vessel walls can be responsible for low blood pressure as well. Those affected suffer from spells of dizziness, rapid or altered heartbeat and blackouts, often upon getting up suddenly or after standing for a long period. Signs of low blood pressure can also include fatigue, paleness, sweating, inability to make decisions, sleep problems and difficulty concentrating. Symptoms may worsen when there is increased blood flow to the skin; this can occur after working in hot sun or with a fever. Fortunately, a number of natural and home remedies can ease symptoms and improve circulation
that should explain it
Tom

 

[aegokocarat]

The roughness of the towel rubbing against the skin, causes blood too
circulate through the veins in your arms,legs,feet normaly, thus improving blood circulation
my sister works as an O.D.P in Llandock hospital in Cardiff, she explaind to me how it works but i forgot moast of how it works, i think ive coverd the baisics

 

[arbilab]

I started going mo(u)ldy at 44. It got much worse at 60.

Telling a 40 they can't be 'proper' below 75 is like telling Campbell's their soup is too salty. It is, but that's how customers like it.

Everyone has their notion what's going on in laundry, like above 'cold is too alkaline' when temperature has absolutely nothing to do with pH. I doubt even a PhD surfactant chemist could change their beliefs.

 

[rapunzel]

Toweling does help blood circulation...,

but not because the towel is either rough or soft. It is the action of toweling, which is a form of physical activity, that promotes blood flow. You are using the muscles in your arms and upper body when you are vigorously toweling yourself, which makes your ticker work harder to supply blood to your muscles. The roughness of the towel adds to the overall sensation as it stimulates the skin.

Another way of stimulating peripheral blood flow is to alternate hot and cold whilst showering. It is a very invigorating way to start the day and prevents those little spider veins that keep popping up with advancing age.

 

[hotpointfan]

I have rashes on my skin so...

... a soft towel is good for me! Thats why in the dryer I use low heat on towels so they don't come out really hard. On the Bosch, an Express 60 is good for towels, then 45 minutes or less in the Creda!

Thats how I now wash towels!

Jacob

 

[dyson2drums]

Towels are always washed on a cottons wash at 60oc, usually with steam wash selected in the LG. They stay fresh for a longer time, although I did experiment by washing a few dark towels on cottons 40oc just the once with steam wash selected and they did come out just as good, but could be becuase they weren't soiled much.

At the moment i've just put a white throw and two white towels on a cottons 95oc My first boilwash in the LG!

 

[thomasortega]

Here at this part of the globe it's so normal to do everything on cold water only that only a few models have an nternal water heater and much less have hot water inlet.
Most people would say "what? hot water to do laundry? why?" Even many commercial laundries don't have hot water supply (except those that do laundry for hospitals) and as far as I know, nobody here have mouldy towels or dirty clothes.

Maybe our detergents are years beyond the rest of the world when talking about cleaning on cold water? Maybe our cold water isn't cold enough? or maybe brazilians have a different DNA from the rest of the world and our bodies are self-imune to some kinds of bacterias and germs... Maybe something in our water reacts with the detergent and boosts it.... only God knows.

As a laundry addict, i always washed my whites on hot water (60C) and then suddenly started to wash the towels and sheets on hot water too. the only difference i noticed was all the colored towels fading, so i went back to cold water.

With other detergents I decided to try cold water also on whites and.. the result was even better! My whites were always perfectly white using hot water, now they are spanking white, like new, using cold water.

one of my machines runs exclusively on cold water. I tried to fill it with hot water once, using a hose, but the heat engages the thermal clutch and makes the machine spin full of water instead of agitate. It doesn't have a single trace of mould

Coincidently I've done laundry in Europe and in the U.S., and the times I tried to use cold water I always got horrible results and had to rewash everything on hot water.

I wish I could have a clue why some washing techniques work in some regions and not in others.

Same about mould in front loaders. It's almost impossible to find mould in a washing machine here. Smelly tubs, are almost unthinkable, unless the owner is stupid enough to keep the door fully closed after the wash day.

 

[rapunzel]

How cold is tap water in your neck of the woods Thomas?

and is your water very soft?

 

[thomasortega]

Water in Brazil is so soft that most people never heard about hard water.

When I say "hard water", some people here laugh and say "duh, hard water is ice. you mean hard water because it's so cold there that water freezes in the washing machine, right?"

average "cold" water in my building is between 25 to 35 degrees during the summer (with the chiller on). If the chiller is off, it can heat enough to cause burns and make the faucets start to fart steam. but obviously it's an isolated situation and we don't say the water is cold in this case.

usually, the cold water is ok to fill the tub and take a decent bath without feeling cold, but it also doesn't feel warm. on the hottest days i tend to throw a bucket of ice in the tub, otherwise i'd start sweating while bathing.

Some people don't believe I can dry a bobload of jeans or towels in about 8 minutes in my affinity Electric dryer. Sometimes the cycle starts with the 5 minute countdown and then go straight to the cool down, without showing that spinning sign on the display. When they come to Iguassu, the airplane door opens and they instantly understand how it's possible. it's not warm.. it's fu**ing HOT and dry. it's like stand in front of an industrial oven and open the door.

Take a look at my picture.. With this "paper bag" color, Can you believe my father is spanish and my mom is german both so white that look like bleached? I'm not blond or have blue eyes, but if I spend a month out of here, I'll be as white as paper .