How to Care For Your Swedish Dish Cloth

How to Care For Your Swedish Dish Cloth

Welcome to the world of quick-dry swedish dish cloths. If you hate smelly dish rags, you have just met your new best friend! Swedish dish cloths are made of cotton and plant based materials so they dry really fast, preventing mildew that causes odors. It's kind of like magic! In fact, we've gone up to 10 days of daily use without washing one and it was still odor-free. You could never do that with a regular dish cloth.

swedish dish cloths are highly absorbant

Swedish dish cloths are highly absorbent and thus they can replace both paper towels and dish cloths in your kitchen. They're essentially re-useable paper towels and they can absorb up to 15X their weight in liquids. 

How to Care For Your Swedish Dish Towel

When you first receive your cloth, it is stiff and feels like a thick piece of paper, but as soon as you get it wet, it becomes soft and pliable.

how to wash a swedish dish cloth

How to wash a Swedish dish cloth

Once your earth friendly dish towel is ready to be washed, you can throw it in the washing machine or the top rack of your dish washer, then lay it flat to dry. They dry so fast that it can be back in your drawer awaiting it's next use in just a few hours.

What happens if I accidentally dry my swedish dish cloth?

If you do happen to accidentally dry your swedish dish cloth in a clothes dryer, it's fine. Your cloth will have shrunk significantly but will regain it's shape and most of it's original size once it is wet. That's the magic of a swedish dish towel! 

Are swedish dish cloths biodegradable?

Yes, swedish dish cloths are biodegradable which is why they are such an earth friendly towel option. Once your swedish dish cloth as reached the end of it's life, just toss it in your compost bin. 

how to disinfect a swedish dish cloth

What is the best way to disinfect a swedish dish cloth? 

Generally soaking your dish cloth in hot soapy water (either in the dishwasher or clothes washer is enough to sanitize it. Remember, because of it's quick-dry nature, bacteria doesn't even have time to grow. If you need to sanitize your cloth deeper, you can boil a pot of water, remove it from the heat and soak your cloth in the very hot water. 

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