How to get Vaseline out of towels and the washing machine!?

remove as much Vaseline as you can then run a boil wash or the longest hottest wash you can with a normal detergent for a heavily soiled wash repeat twice .The high temperature combined with the detergent should clean the whole machine out .For a final clean you could try using a preparatory washing machine cleaner These are specifically designed to remove sludge ,lime scale and any other gunge remaining in the pipes .The towels can be cleaned the same way ,removing as much Vaseline as you can by hand and paper towels before boil washing .You could add the towels to the washes you are doing to clean the machine (but not the preparatory washing machine cleaner