Need help for stinky dish cloths

[julie anne]

I've made the switch from bleach and have been using baking soda for detergent and vinegar for the rinse in my front loader. I hang clothes on the line. I have noticed, though, that my kitchen dish cloths reek . I change them everyday, but they smell (& look dirty). I wash them in hot water and rinse in cold water. What could you recommend to get that fresh/hygenic smell back but that is NFL.

[Maple Leaf Mama]

If you own a microwave (this is what I do)

I fill a bowl of water and add some lemon juice. I thien cook the cloth for 2 or 3 mins.
Another benefit of this is that it loosens any food splatters and makes them very easy to wipe off. And makes the microwave smell nice too.

[momto l&a]

A good quality oxygen bleach.

I use it for all our whites loads of laundry and we have nice brite whites. I also do an overnight soak in hot water with the OB

[wonderfulmom]

Have you tried boiling them in vinegar and water?

[phroggies]

I just stick them straight in the microwave for a minute or two.

[kennedy444]

Originally Posted by Maple Leaf Mama

If you own a microwave .

What a great idea. Can't wait to try it with my stinky sponges too.

[BrendaW]

Washing soda may do a better job than baking soda. And I second the soak in oxygen bleach. It breaks down to only water, oxygen, and washing soda and is a bit anti-bacterial.

Or toss them in a pail of 1/2 water and 1/2 vinegar (perhaps with a few drops of tea tree oil?) while they wait for the wash - nothing gets a chance to grow in them between use and wash.