Just returned from a Baymont Inn and the towels there were sticky. Did not even realize it until I dried off after a shower and my skin began to itch as if I had been bitten by mosquitoes. I checked the bath towel and it was rough and felt sticky when damp. Then I checked a hand towel figuring that they probably aren’t washed as much or used as often, and the hand towel was soft and fluffy. From that I think it would be reasonable to say that he bath towel was causing the ithy skin and that he built up soap or detergent residue is causing the problem.
For the same issue at home I have Calgon Powder Water Softener and white distilled vinegar in the wash to remove the soap residue, and it works. The vinegar is supposed to remove excess soap residue in the fabric, so I experimented and tried it on a wash cloth in the shower with excellent results to stop the itch skin.
I noticed the water is slimy feeling which is typical of hard water that is treated with the salt water softeners. So the Baymont Inn is probably using water softener thinking that he water needs to be treated to wash the towels and linens. But the real cause of the problem is the buildup of the soap residue in the towels’ from the soap residue. Tomorrow I will call the manager at the Inn to get discuss this. I have my own engineering firm and I can be persistent and meticulous with a problem.
I posted my first post about this on January 29th, anonymous. Not sure if a male has any business at a female web site, but I ended up here after a Google search.
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Just returned from a Baymont Inn and the towels there were sticky. Did not even realize it until I dried off after a shower and my skin began to itch as if I had been bitten by mosquitoes. I checked the bath towel and it was rough and felt sticky when damp. Then I checked a hand towel figuring that they probably aren’t washed as much or used as often, and the hand towel was soft and fluffy. From that I think it would be reasonable to say that he bath towel was causing the ithy skin and that he built up soap or detergent residue is causing the problem.
February 5, 2012 - 2:31pmFor the same issue at home I have Calgon Powder Water Softener and white distilled vinegar in the wash to remove the soap residue, and it works. The vinegar is supposed to remove excess soap residue in the fabric, so I experimented and tried it on a wash cloth in the shower with excellent results to stop the itch skin.
I noticed the water is slimy feeling which is typical of hard water that is treated with the salt water softeners. So the Baymont Inn is probably using water softener thinking that he water needs to be treated to wash the towels and linens. But the real cause of the problem is the buildup of the soap residue in the towels’ from the soap residue. Tomorrow I will call the manager at the Inn to get discuss this. I have my own engineering firm and I can be persistent and meticulous with a problem.
I posted my first post about this on January 29th, anonymous. Not sure if a male has any business at a female web site, but I ended up here after a Google search.
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