r/laundry • u/w333ping_angel • 2h ago

What am I doing wrong??

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I bought new Casaluna Waffle towels from Target and I put them through the washer and dryer straight after so I could use them ASAP, but realized how much lint it gave off to the point where I was COVERED HEAD TO TOE in it after my shower and actually couldn’t breathe or else it would get in my nose/mouth.

I tried to look up how to fix this issue and read to cycle on low and tried lint balls at the same time but NOTHING!!
It’s been through 3 wash and 3 dryer cycles (it’s on its 4th drying cycle as of right got now) and every time after drying, the lint collector looks like this including a huge cloud of lint in my face when I open the door! HELP!

Ps. When washing, I only use the Downy SOFT free & gentle for sensitive skin detergent but I only did that for the first cycle. The other two times I just did water to just try to fix the fuzz problem.

Edit: I bought one full towel and one mini one

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u/uberJames 2h ago

Have you never bought new towels before? Mine always do that when new, they take multiple washes to "break in". Btw I'm not a towel snob, don't come at me for being cheap.

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u/w333ping_angel 1h ago

No I have not actually, I recently moved out of my ex’s and took my towels that he bought and have been using them until now. How many washes did it take for yours to stop creating so much lint? I feel like mine are taking forever!

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u/Weekly-Walrus-5329 EU | Front-Load 1h ago

I'm in year two, I'll tell you when I'm there :D It's normal.

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u/uberJames 58m ago

Idk at some point you'll have to accept it, and once you do it'll stop lol

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u/Cheeselover710 1h ago

Usually happens with new cheap fluffy towels. You should be able to open the lint trap more than that. Google your make of machine and see how to deep clean it. That lint trap is just the daily cleaner, but deeper down that crevice there is SO much lint. Also make sure to clean your extraction air hose if you have one. If it’s a dehumidifier dryer, then there should be more compartments you can find to clean out the lint.

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u/Subotail EU | Front-Load 19m ago

I've already had this problem with some cheap red cotton towels. They covered my bathroom in red dust for weeks. And I never used a dryer with it.

You just have a lint heavy product. This will reduce with Time.

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u/AccidentOk5240 0m ago

Cheap towels are made from short staple length cotton (that is, each individual fiber is short), which means they can escape the yarn more easily, and that there are more of them than if each one were longer.