Abstract: A cleaning towel of the present invention has a top edge, a bottom edge, and side edges, and at least one pocket extending between the side edges at the bottom edge of the towel. The pocket has an outer face and an inner face which are connected to each other along a top edge of the pocket. The pocket inner face is adjacent, but separate from the towel, and the pocket thus defines a first pocket area between the pocket outer face and the pocket inner face and a second pocket area between the pocket inner face and the towel. The pocket second area is opened at the top and is externally accessible. The pocket inner face is shorter than the pocket outer face and the pocket first area is accessible through the pocket second area. A sponge is placed in the first pocket area of the at least one pocket. The first pocket area is sized to snugly receive the sponge. The sponge is one can which withstand high heat, such as the heat from a clothes dryer. Preferably, the sponge is a cellulose sponge.