What to do w/old bath towels?

Question

Hello! Anyone know what to do with old bath towels (even after a wash there's still some smell on it)?

Answer 1

use Tide detergent w pleasant odor added to it just pick one

Answer 2

you need to add some more soap to it. i prefer liquid detergent.

wash it with warm/hot water..  

Answer 3

Did you use bleach in the hot detergent water? that helps a lot to get rid of smells.

If they are going raggedy, fold and stitch binding on them for hot mats and pan holders.

use two or three together and stitch binding on them and call them mud rugs for the front door.

I have stitched them into tubes and filled them with a blend of sand and kittly litter to catch drafts and leaks when it rains hard.

Use a nice scented fabric softener and it may cut the odor from them.

Answer 4

try arm n hammer detergnt.  mayb some fabric softner or ecowise dry them outside in the sun.  

Answer 5

If any of the other answers don't work, I have old towels I use for packing delicate items and to wash the car with.

Answer 6

If you want to reuse it as a bath towel you can remove the odor by adding borax to the load or baking soda, both eliminate smells and work well.  If you are asking for other uses, there are many.  I use them for the dogs when giving them a bath or to wipe their paws when they come in from outside, cut them up into rags, use them on painting projects, sew them into 3 x 5 squares with one open side to use as washcloth mits, use them to buff silver after polishing, and cut them to fit items I use as accessories but have rough bottoms that could scratch furniture

Answer 7

Bleach them (if they're old it doesn't really matter if you lose the color)  or if you want to just get rid of them donate them to a shelter or local kennel where they groom dogs