Keeping Towels Fresh

Avoid putting damp towels in the hamper, and add a cup of plain white vinegar to your towel wash every time to keep your towels fresh.  

It's one of my favourite tips - I've been doing it for as long as I've owned a washing machine. I genuinely love how people react when they try it for the first time. Maybe it's because people expect towels to come out smelling like vinegar. Maybe it's the universality of towels getting stinky from staying damp too long.


I have a huge jug of vinegar beside my washing machine... and a plastic marked measuring cup on top, so using vinegar in the wash is a Lazy no-brainer. Vinegar can be used with any colour towels and the wash never comes out smelling like vinegar. They just smell fresh.  

Tip - I put the vinegar in the bleach receptacle  so that the machine will dispense it evenly in the wash. Just don't mix vinegar and bleach.

Even Lazier! The vinegar keeps the washing machine smelling fresh and clean and helps avoid buildups.