Woman uses a trick to test how dirty her fresh towels are - with horrific results

Do you have a lot of trust in your washing machine? Then you may make a mistake. A trick reveals how dirty towels are after the wash.

• A TikTok user has shared a video to show how dirty towels are, even though they have been washed .
• You can also try the trick at home.
• The result sparked a heated discussion on the Internet.

Have you ever thought about whether your laundry is actually completely clean after a wash? Most people would probably answer this question in the negative since there is no reason to doubt the device. In a TikTok video , however, the user claims that mrslaurenelms has proven that blind trust in her own washing machine is not always justified.

She put her freshly washed towels to the test with a trick. If you want to convince yourself, you can also try it out at home.

Woman cleans her fresh towels - and finds horrific

If the dishwasher  does not clean the dishes spotlessly, this is usually noticed quickly. Another TikTok user has therefore revealed how she easily solved this problem *. Or are you unsatisfied with the performance of your glass cleaner ? In this case, too, an unusual cleaning trick * should remedy the situation.

While we can quickly see any dirt on the window glass or on the dishes, it is usually more difficult for us with clothing . TikTok user mrslaurenelms therefore explains how you can check towels again after the wash. For this, the user lets warm water run into her bathtub. Then she prepares a bowl with sodium hydrogen carbonate (fill a quarter of the bowl),  sodium tetraborate (borax, fill a quarter of the bowl) and a little detergent . She tips the mixture into the water and finally throws the towels into the bathtub.

The result : the water turns brown after only a few seconds . After "stirring" regularly and waiting for five hours, the result is even more appalling, because all the water has turned dark brown . But see for yourself:

Check out MrsLaurenElms's video! #TikTok https://t.co/jJbUzBfm1y

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Are the towels really dirty after washing? TikTok users have a different explanation

The TikTok user finally threw the towels into the washing machine again after taking them out of the water. In order to prove how much dirt was on them, she filmed the empty tub at the very end: sand and other remains actually collected there .

The video shocked a large number of viewers who wanted to try the trick for themselves. At the same time, individual commentators express themselves suspiciously, because not everyone would attribute the brown color of the water to the dirt it contains : "The only reason why this happens is because calcium and magnesium solidify in your water," suspects one user. Others assume that the towels simply stain: "With so much detergent and chemicals, I can guarantee that much of it is the washed-out color of the towels - and this assumption comes from someone who often works with color."

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