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To care for microfiber products, use the Norwex Ultra Power Plus Laundry Detergent. Our detergent is environmentally friendly and takes care of all Norwex microfiber products. In addition, make sure you:
- Use only detergents without bleach additives.
- Never use bleach, fabric softener, or dryer sheets on microfiber. These items will damage the ability of the microfiber to clean effectively.
- Launder all microfiber products with other lint-free laundry.
- Wash at medium temperatures to make your products last.
- Deep clean cloths by boiling on stove for 10-12 minutes.
- Do not microwave your cloths
Other important microfiber care advice:
- Hard water can result in lime (calcium and magnesium) buildup over time. This may result in your Enviro Cloth feeling harder or perhaps almost seeming to repel water and does not wet easily. One solution is to soak your cloths in undiluted vinegar for a few minutes, wring out well, and then launder. If you add vinegar to the rinse cycle it may help reduce this problem in the future and will soften your other fabrics as well.
- Because well water does not contain any chlorine, this may result in odor issues with any Norwex cloth(s). To remove, rinse in vinegar, then boil the cloth(s) in a pot on the stove for about 10 minutes to thoroughly remove/kill any bacteria or organisms that may be causing the odor.
- Other odor issues could be due to a resistant group of organisms, or perhaps soap/oil residue preventing organisms from coming into direct contact with the silver agent. Either way, to help remove embedded residue, the remedy is the same – boil the cloth in a pot on the stove for 10 minutes in enough water (to which a little Norwex Dishwashing Liquid or Ultra Power Plus has been added if you like) to keep it covered,. This will effectively deep clean the cloth, removing the residue(grease/dirt/microbes) that may be trapped within. You now have a “fresh” cloth that is ready for use.
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