Tip of the Week!
This is my white facecloth after washing my face once with it.
This is my black facecloth after washing my face 14,742 times with it.
Do yourself a favour. Switch over to black facecloths today. Yes, you can bleach white facecloths. But that's extra work. More work. I have enough work. LOADS of work. No more work! Besides, you can't use bleach in certain front loading washing machines.
White facecloths are meant for people who have maids or a laundry service. If you have a maid or a laundry service, please disregard this post. And please send me money. And a pony.
The same reason I only buy black underwear!
I'm all about the black face cloths. I absolutely hate the smell of bleach. The smell seems to linger for ever in clothes. I use to hate whenever my mother would bleach my socks, bras, and towels.
great tip! but on the note you can't add bleach to a front loading machine: i have front loading machine and only use purex 3-in-1 sheets for washing, but when I need to bleach my whites, I put the bleach in the laundry dispenser (and the softener dispenser, too sometimes) and set the soil level to dirty so cycle runs longer.
Sheri - You're technically not supposed to do that with some of the machines (mine for instance - boooo) because it can dry out and ruin the seal around your door. ~ karen
ooh, thanks. I'll have to check my manual. I'v had it going on 4 years, hopefully it's not the case with mine!
Leave a package of diappy wipes in the bathroom - scrub the worst of the make-up off with those then toss'em - light colored face clothes will not suffer that way!
Fabulous idea! Take that dirty gross children!!!
C.
I prefer white myself, but I can definitely see the merits of black.
myhonestanswer - Oh hell. I never said I preferred the look of black. I prefer the practicality of black! ~ karen
You are a genius!
I am not, why does this post say 15 comments but I can only read/see 8 of them. How do I see them all?
Thanks
Jane
I think that just means they're waiting to be moderated. They'll eventually show up. :)
... and don't forget, always keep a red washcloth for all of life's "owies" because nothing freaks out a kid (or mom) more than the sight of blood on a white washcloth! I always wet one (just barely damp), slipped it in a ziploc bag, and kept it in the freezer. Just holding it to the little cuts and bruises makes kids feel better. Of course, this is not good for any gaping-get-thee-to-a-hospital wounds!
PILES of red washcloths if your kids are under, say 10. And if they are under 5 you can roll them diagonally into one long roll with pointy ends, fold it in half, and use a rubber band to make a bunny. Wet the bunny and freeze it in a ziploc!
(Yes, I have 3 kids under 5)
Melissa - Ah. The ever popular Boo Boo-Bunny. ~ karen
Erma Bombeck said there is only two kinds of dirt. The dark kind that only goes on the light stuff and the light kind that only goes on the dark stuff! I hear ya, about the black washcloths. Good solution.
But... how do you know when the black facecloth is dirty?
Brilliant
I switched to grey because of this! But they still start looking a bit manky after a while. I think you're right, black is the way forward!
I use black face cloths as house cleaning cloths for exactly that reason. I use them to wipe counters, clean windows, clean the floor etc and they stay looking good. The white ones ... not so much.
Thanks for the tip! I've fallen into the the constantly-bleaching-my-white-washcloths trap... Switching to black is such a simple solution.
Except if you still have terrible skin even into adulthood and use proactiv. Proactiv
= white towelling and pillowcases or horrid bleach marks on otherwise beautiful linen.
What I'd love to know is how to dye things that have accidental bleach spots? Pretty please can you figure ut out?
I'm in the same boat. I thought it was going to be a great idea when I came across a little black washcloth with the word "make-up" embroidered on it at a B&B. However, I then remembered my poor lavender Hello Kitty washcloth back home turning pink because of the Proactiv.
THANK you! I have a B&B and am regulated to use white towels/facecloths in the guest suites. Every season there's always someone that uses them to remove makeup. What a GREAT idea to have a few dark facecloths embroidered with 'make up'.
Hi Silvie - I also can't recommend Oxiclean enough for anything white. Here's a post I did on it a while ago ... https://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/oxiclean-a-whiten-your-whites-experiment/ ~ karen!
thanks Karen. read it and next thing i knew, I was captivated by a t-bone marinating in coke. :)
LOL! ~ karen
I agree with you Karen completely. The day I saw my son cleaning his shoes with a light coloured face cloth was the day I purchased black towels etc. for my children; a good idea here for hockey Moms and Dads and wives of Old Timer spouses for the sports bag.
LOL. A pony. Love it.
Agree.... that was the best part.... A pony. Send me one too. I live in Michigan.
I am actually on the prowl for gray washcloths.
So there. Mull that over...will ya?
pve
pve - Mmm. Gray will do but black is better. They're astonishing. They always look brand new! That black facecloth in the pictures is 1.5 years old. ~ karen
pve: Lands End sells a nice dark grey color for towels. Plus their stuff lasts forever.
I don't use them - is that weird? I just use my hands and they're super washable! I do it several times per day!
Kira - I used to do that, but when I got into television, well ... you definitely need more than your hands to get that gunk off. I find the facecloth works well to help exfoliate your face too! But no, a facecloth isn't nearly as washable as your hands. :) ~ karen
Of course, television! I wish we had you on tv in the states, I loved that clip you posted a few weeks back!
Yes, but white can be bleached!! I have both black and white washcloths, but I have kids and my bathroom is decorated with Mickey Mouse, so that's what goes with the scheme. When I eventually have my own master bathroom I want to do white and cobalt blue.
Ellynn - Yes, white can be bleached, but that's work. I have enough work. LOADS of work. No more work. ~ karen (plus a lot of front loading washings don't allow the use of bleach)