The towels smell funky after washing, look dark grey or brownish-orange stains appear on them that won't wash out; at times the towels also don't absorb water well. What's going on? Your towels smell pretty good as they come out of the dryer after the washing cycle but the minute they get damp, the funky odor returns. This is because the towels were not really clean even as they were out of the wash. One of the main causes of the odor is that your detergent is leaving residue in form of salts, soda and other harmful materials. The very nature of the weave of terry cloth is that it has an extra pile or fiber length to absorb liquids containing these materials along with body soil and bacteria gets re-deposited on the terry cloth. If your towels are not acting as an absorbent as they once were, then the culprit is your fabric softener build-up. Most fabric softeners use ingredients that coat fibers to make them feel softer. Those same material that make the towel smooth to the touch also repel water making them less absorbent. Washing the towels with XBrite for Towels on a hot water setting in recommended doses will keep the fiber naturally soft due to the inbuilt conditioners of XBrite for Towels.
