How To Disinfect Cleaning Cloths

Many thanks so much for explaining how exactly to wash those darn cleaning towels full of bacteria. I usually wondered if it was OK to throw them in with all of the other clothes. Now, after reading your article I am aware that a separate load in hot is best.

Wash your microfiber cloths in a load of laundry independently. And don’t wash them with cotton cloths or you will get lint embedded in your microfiber. Angela Brown, THE HOME Cleaning Guru gives cleaning advice on how to disinfect microfiber cloths. The washing instructions for grit and grime are simple. The rules apply when you wash microfiber towels or microfiber mop pads.

How Exactly To Wash Microfiber Cloths & Towels

Some people recommend not using any detergent at all. As you can see, almost all the bacteria died once the cloths were soaking in the hot water for 10 minutes when I stirred. So, agitating is really a good deal more important than I originally thought. I still don’t grasp all of these results, though. For now, I’d suggest just boiling for 10 minutes any cloth that you want to sterilize

• Microfiber cloths may also be reusable, so using one saves money and reduces the usage of paper towels and our impact on the environment.
• I use a separate old washcloth for the shower/tub and begin over with the powder room toilet and sink and the lower-level bath in the basement.
• Microfiber is made of polyester, that is essentially plastic.

Second, microfiber is very effective at picking things up, which means it also grabs loose fibers from other fabrics. Washing microfiber towels in isolation prevents them from picking right up cotton along with other lint, that may get left out on mirrors and surfaces.

How Does One Bleach Rags?

dried them in my own same Samsung dryer on sanitize. They did not get nearly as clean as my new Whirlpool washer gets them. The easiest way to clean a cloth is always to put in a hot washer and a hot dryer. However, the success of the germ-killing totally depends on your unique washer and dryer and heat. In case you are washing on cold, then your cloths still have plenty of germs. For those who have a washer that only gets around about 120 degrees F, it won’t kill many germs. You can view how dirty most people’s “clean” laundry is on my laundry experiments page.

• 🙂 That being said, our bathing towels are washed separately then our cleaning ones but we’ve been known to mix.
• Don’t press too hard, since that may damage an LCD or OLED display.
• The easiest way to clean a cloth would be to put in a hot washer and a hot dryer.
• However, some people would rather keep separate rags for various uses.
• I use them, but I also use paper for a few things.

They’re powerful cleaning workhorses that include more benefits than other rags. Dry your microfiber cloths separately from other laundry to prevent hair and lint attraction. Microfiber dries fast, so it will be a short cycle. It is possible to quickly air-dry the cloths on a rack, as well.