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How to Properly Wash Bathroom Rugs

Bathroom rugs are an essential part of any bathroom as they provide comfort, warmth, and safety. However, since the bathroom is so heavily used, it is important to know how to care for these rugs and how to properly clean them. Though cleaning the bathroom rug may seem as simple as throwing it into a washer, there are actually several elements to consider in order to clean your rug and bring life back into its fibers.

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  1. How Often Should You Clean Your Bathroom Rug?
  2. How to Wash Bathroom Rugs in a Washing Machine
  3. How to Wash Bathroom Rugs with Rubber Backing
  4. How to Wash Bathroom Rugs by Hand
  5. How to Dry Bathroom Rugs

How Often Should You Clean Your Bathroom Rug?

Rugs curl for many different reasons. Your rug’s corners could be curling because of exposure to high humidity or an accidental spill on the corner of the rug. As the rug dries, it sometimes shrinks at the wet areas and causes the corners to curl. Aside from moisture and humidity, rugs may curl because of the traffic going over that area and a lack of a proper rug pad or grip. Rugs tend to curl more frequently if they do not have a rug pad to keep them set in place, especially when the rug is placed on a carpet. These are the most common reasons why rug corners curl, but the good news is that salvaging these curling corners and preventing further curling is a simple process.

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How to Wash Bathroom Rugs in a Washing Machine

Check The Tag

  • Bathroom rugs are made out of many different materials and have different types of backing, which is why it is vital to know the care instructions for your specific rug. Following these guidelines will tell you if your rug is machine-washable, what the water temperature should be, whether you can use bleach or another type of cleaner, and how to dry your rug. 

Shake The Rug

  • After reading the care instructions, take the time to shake out your rug outdoors. This practice will help you remove any loose debris or dirt from the rug. You may shake the rug yourself or hang it on a washline and beat it to get rid of that dirt depending on how dirty the rug is. 

Vacuum

  • Although you just took the time to shake any loose dirt and debris out of the rug, it is wise to vacuum the rug as well to get any lingering debris out of the rug. It is a simple step that only takes a few moments, but it can draw out more dirt than you think. 

How to Wash Bathroom Rugs (Continued)

Pre-Treatment

  • Treat any stains on the rug following the rug’s care instructions. Ideally, you should treat stains as soon as they appear, but it is still beneficial to treat them long after the fact and before you place the rug in the washer. This pre-treatment will help the washing machine remove even the most prominent stains. 

Washing

  • When washing your bathroom rugs in the washing machine, carefully refer back to the tag’s cleaning instructions. One other aspect to consider is balancing the machine’s load. You may wash several bathroom rugs at once to even the load, or you may want to throw in two towels to balance it out. The addition of these towels will also help aggravate your rug and clean it even more. 

Drying

  • Drying the rug is a crucial part of the cleaning process. Naturally drying the rug is far better than tossing it in the dryer, since the dryer may damage the rug’s fibers and destroy any backing on the rug. 
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How to Wash Bathroom Rugs with Rubber Backing

When cleaning a bathroom rug with rubber backing, it is important to see what condition the backing is in. If the backing is cracking or peeling, do not put it in the washer; the washer will further destroy the backing and you will have shreds of rubber in your machine. These rugs are also sensitive to heat, so you want to ensure you use a cold setting on the washer and dry by air and not dryer. It is often better to dry a rug by air, but this method must always be used for rubber backed bathroom rugs, since the heat will destroy the backing and leave rubber throughout the dryer.

How to Wash Bathroom Rugs by Hand

Washing bathroom rugs by hand has a very similar approach to machine washing the rug. The first step is to shake any dirt and debris out of the rug or to beat it over a washline. Afterward, vacuuming the rug will clear out even more dirt from the rug’s surface. Stains should be treated according to the rug’s care instructions, even if the stain has been present for a long time. 

Now, this is where the method of washing your rug changes. The easiest method to wash by hand is to place the rug in a bathtub filled with warm water. Add a few drops of a gentle detergent and submerge the mat in the soapy water. Massage and rug your rug with your hands or a washcloth. Then, rinse off the detergent using cold water. After that process is done, follow the rug’s guidelines for drying.

Hand washing a rug is appealing if you are concerned about the rug’s backing, are worried about rug colors bleeding onto one another or towels, or if you want to focus your attention on specific areas of the rug.

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How to Dry Bathroom Rugs

Air drying rugs is the most recommended method, but there are some bathroom rugs that are approved for the dryer. The heat of a dryer can help kill more bacteria and mold more than line drying, but you must look at your rug’s tag to ensure that your rug is able to withstand the heat of the dryer. If you are unsure, line-drying your laundry is still a valid solution and the sunlight will serve as a gentle disinfectant for the rug. 

One element we cannot emphasize enough is that rugs with rubber backings should never be dried in a machine dryer. The heat will be too extreme for the rubber and risk damaging it and your dryer.

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Bathroom rugs can easily gather dirt and moisture, which is why it is vital to clean your rugs regularly and intentionally. Whether your rug is suitable for machine washing or you will wash it by hand, you now have the knowledge to take care of your rugs and keep them clean from mildew and mold.

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