Moldy dish rag & sinusitis - what to do?

[Guest guest]

I'm on X and diagnosed (besides asthma) with allergic bronchopulmonary

aspergilliosis which means I'm crazy allergic to molds.

Now for the embarrasing question ... the kitchen dish rag is almost

always moldy smelling. Tonight I think it contributed to my stopped-up

sinuses and mildy bleeding nostrils. The odor is quite overpowering and

gets on my skin as well as the table and countertops. This is a

frequent problem.

Yes, I wash the dish rag in cool water with detergent and vinegar (it's

a dark red) and it still comes out smelling moldy. It's fairly thick

but I like it because it's sort've mesh on one side and heavy terry

cloth on the other. Have 2 or 3 of them.

This is a very warm moldy climate but the house is air conditioned.

Unfortunately the kitchen is very warm. What's the secret to getting

rid of mold in the dish rag? Washing it 2 or 3 times helps but even

then does not necessarily get it 100%. I've had bath towels like this

too but the kitchen dishcloth is the worst. I'd like to get it sweet

smelling and keep it that way.

Anyone else run into this? Thx! [: " >]

[Guest guest]

I read somewhere (I think it was a magazine) that said that kitchen sponges

and dish clothes are the worst sources of bacteria in our homes. The

magazine recommended putting your kitchen sponge in the microwave and set on

high for 30 seconds every day to kill bacteria. I have noticed that this

has helped with the sponge smell in our house. It might work for your dish

towel as well.

Kristy