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Originally Posted by Ford Prefect
I read an article once that suggested most cases of the so-called flu are simply adverse gastro reactions to something we ate, and dish cloths are the most common source of this "flu". This is especially true in the summer ... we try to change the dish cloth at least twice a day in the summer.
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The main thing to remember with your dish cloth is that it must be left so that it will air dry. If you just crumple it up and leave it on your countertop, it is gonna go yucky and smelly in one big hurry, especially in the summer when it is warmer.
Dishcloths should first of all be completely rinsed in hot water once you are finished with them. If you leave old soap, old food particles in your dishcloth, it will speed the rate at which your dishcloth will go "bad".
Once your dishcloth is well rinsed, open it up and either put it over your tap, some object so that it is going to dry instead of sit and ferment.
That is basically what has happened when your dishcloth smells "off", it has started to ferment, meaning it was not rinsed etc before you put it away.
And it also helps to put your dishcloth through a light bleach rinse before you launder it. Be careful with bleach, it will discolor other items including your jeans if you drip bleach on them
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