You can soften towels to get them fluffy again by adding 2 natural items to washing machine

Struggling with towels that feel more like sandpaper than a soft embrace? There's an easy hack to restore their cuddliness , and you won't believe how simple it is . Towels tend to go stiff when crammed in a washer without enough room to rinse, leaving soapy nasties wedged in the weave.

Frugal Family's cleaning guru Cassandra knows exactly why your towels have lost their snuggle facto r. She says, "The washing detergent you use to wash your towels can build up in the fibers of your towel and will gradually make your towels less fluff and rougher, and will mean that they're not as absorbent as they once were."

But do not despair; Cassandra comes to the rescue with a magic fix that'll bamboozle the cardboard feeling out of your towels using just two humble kitchen staples. Cassandra advised: "Non-fluffy towels are super easy to fix though and just need a couple of things you'll probably already have in your kitchen storecupboard white vinegar and baking powder.", reports the Express .

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Ever wonder what makes this duo so effective? The secret lies in their synergy. The vinegar's acidity munches away the alkaline soap, ensuring your towels come out fully cleansed.

Plus, vinegar doubles as a natural fabric softener, making the fibers on your towels tender once again.

Baking soda is mildly abrasive, meaning it gently lifts any remaining build-up from the fibres that the vinegar did not get rid of.

How to naturally get towels fluffy again.

Gather all your stuff towels and place them in the washing machine, but make sure not to overload the drum.

Add 240ml of white vinegar to the detergent drawer, and so not add washing detergent or fabric softener.

Wash on a hot 90C cycle and once the wash has finished, do another high-temperature wash but this time add 200g to the detergent drawer.

Your towels should already feel much better, but make sure to dry them outside in the sun or a gentle setting in the tumble dryer.

Once the towels are dried, they should be fully revived and as fluffy as the day you bought them.

Cassandra said: "The towel refresh wash should remove all of the soapy residues from your towels and in most cases, should make them much softer again but sometimes it might take a couple of washes to see the difference depending on how far gone your towels were".