I bought this to reduce fabric waste. I read reviews, good and bad. I decided to wash them in a mesh bag along with my regular laundry. Then I took them out one by one and smoothed out the wrinkles by stacking them on top of each other. Then I put them in the dryer to dry. They dried out of the blue and I didn't have to iron them. I then tossed them in the dryer with my essential oil scented dryer balls and ran the dryer for about 10 minutes. I like how they came out. I don't know if they get any softer, but for something to blow your nose, wash up and help the environment, they work for me.