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mattgical 08-21-2003 03:29 PM

How often do you change towels?
 
quick question

how often do you guys change your towels? my concern is that when you come out, you'll wipe ur crotch and ass with a part of the towel and the next morning, u could be using that part to dry your face off.

lol

now, of course i'm assuming u'll be clean but still....for this reason, i change mine every 2 days, sometimes daily.

cliv 08-21-2003 03:41 PM

I use a new towel everytime I shower. It makes for huge water bills, but I couldn't think of using a towel twice for the reasons you stated.

onetime2 08-21-2003 07:20 PM

I figure you are clean when you get out of the shower. So you're just wiping away water. I'll reuse towels for like two or three showers. My girlfriend uses new ones every time (one for body and one for hair).

HeAtHeN 08-21-2003 07:21 PM

Coupla times a week I guess

Mael 08-21-2003 07:41 PM

about 2 towels a week. let it air dry and there are no mold/mildew worries.

Ryan 08-21-2003 07:52 PM

I change my towels every other day, cause your never know how clean you really are lol..

TRPF 08-21-2003 07:59 PM

You're supposed to change them?


LOL. About once a week is all for me... :-)

lafemmefatale 08-21-2003 08:08 PM

Use a seperate towel for face? That's what...i do.

Ilaek 08-21-2003 09:19 PM

I change towels once a week

ninety09 08-21-2003 09:22 PM

Once or twice a week..

kalashnikov 08-22-2003 12:00 AM

Prior to repainting my bathroom, I had a Dilbert strip hanging on the wall:

Wally: "I don't understand why some people wash their bath towels. When I get out of the shower I'm the cleanest object in the house. In theory, those towels should be getting cleaner every time they touch me."

Alice: "Maybe I could hug you every day so I don't need to take showers."

Wally: "Are towels supposed to bend?"

I wash my towels once a week. It's a bit more eco and cash friendly, and yeah, I soap thoroughly. If you are worried about your ass being dirty, then scrub it! I don't worry about the soap, and I wouldn't want to keep going around with a dirty ass.

cowlick 08-22-2003 07:00 AM

I wash my towel once a week. I am not drying up into any dirty areas. If the outside of my body is dirty enough to communicate disease to myself when I step out of the shower, I'll step back in the shower.

cliche 08-22-2003 08:06 AM

I always figure I'm clean when I come out of the shower - so the towel's only wet, not dirty... :)

rrf 08-22-2003 09:41 AM

i use a two towel system, that is, i rotate two towels, using one one day, and the other the next... they seem to last longer.

Plan9Senior 08-22-2003 04:56 PM

I use a new towel every day for me.

Me So Horny 08-22-2003 06:59 PM

About two towels a week because I think I do a pretty good job when I shower. When I lived with my girlfriend she changed them daily.
I look for a hand towel when I'm a guest especially after realizing one of my aquaintances used his towel to floss his ass after he showered. I had my doubts about his hygeine to begin with.

FastShark85 08-22-2003 07:42 PM

Once a week. If you're worried about wiping your ass with the towel, you're not getting clean enough.

seizei 08-22-2003 11:20 PM

I use a new towel per week. I can go about 3 months without doing a load of towels... I have alot of them.

My girlfriend, however, uses a new body towel, hair towel, and face cloth EVERY FREAKING DAY!!!

I share the opinion that as long as I hang the towels up after I use them, they're fine the next day.

yournamehere 08-24-2003 03:10 PM

I just trust my nose, not the calendar.
I have three towels hanging on a towel holder, and I alternate their use.
As soon as one starts to smell "sour" - they all get washed.
Easy. Also - no fabric softener for the towels - it affects their ability to soak up water. Dryer sheets are OK, though

zodiac3k 08-24-2003 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TRPF
You're supposed to change them?


LOL. About once a week is all for me... :-)

haha

yeah about once a week

actually if it starts getting alittle weird smell wise i'll wash it earlier but typically about a week

hfw01 08-25-2003 07:50 AM

Once a week... After all your clean when you come out of the shower...Just remember to wash EVERYTHING and you won't have any "marks" on the towel when you are done drying.

Begora21 08-26-2003 01:09 PM

Any of you read that Dilbert cartoon about this?

Wally says something like, "I don't understand why I should have to wash my bath towels periodically. When I get through with my bath I'm the cleanest thing in my house. Theoretically then, my towels should be getting cleaner every time I use them."

There is silence for a few moments, and in the last panel Wally asks Dilbert, "Should towels bend?"

willisfrits 08-26-2003 01:15 PM

when i was growing up there were 3 boys using the same bathroom and we just used whatever towel was hanging up. I am sure we used those towels for a very very long time....I never got sick, I could still find dates, so, I dont think they need changed uless you are moping the floor with them.

sixate 08-26-2003 01:53 PM

New towel every time I shower. There's no way I could use a towel all week.... ew!

Adog 08-26-2003 03:43 PM

New towel every shower here..... uhhh thought everyone did that..... weird

Ho-train 08-26-2003 10:22 PM

Eh I use a new one every day, until that fateful day where no one does the towel laundry...and im forced to use the same one twice *Gasp* ...but yea, one a day.

dannoxxxx 08-27-2003 08:59 AM

I use about 2-3 towels per week. I just let them air dry after each usage, like some of the other people have stated.

Subform 08-28-2003 04:14 AM

I just take whatever is lying .. Sometimes new, sometimes old :)

Loup 08-28-2003 07:18 AM

I was looking over one of my Men's Health magazines and came across this in the 'One-Word Answers' section.


Men's Health
April 2003, page 30

How many days can I use a towel before laundering it?
7
Infectious bacteria and fungi (like the one that causes athlete's foot) can't survive on a towel once it's dry, says Syed Satter, Ph.D., a professor of microbiology. Each time you towel off, however, you rub bacteria from your skin onto the towel, slowing down the fabric's drying speed. After 7 days, your towel accumulates enough organic material to actually form a barrier that protects the bad bacteria. After a week, do what Eddie Futch did in round 15 of the Rumble in the Jungle: Toss in the towel.

Sleepyjack 08-28-2003 11:46 PM

i think i do it around once a week, but i don't really keep track of it. Also, nothing bad has happened to me yet.

Antagony 08-29-2003 08:18 AM

Yes 1 or 2 times a week.

skysooner 08-29-2003 10:18 AM

Same here. Usually 5 or 6 days between changes, but it all depends on how many times I have showered during that time. I usually shower twice a day (after workout and before work).

Mupwah 09-04-2003 05:30 PM

1to 2 times per week.

a1t3r3g0 09-05-2003 06:21 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by skysooner
Same here. Usually 5 or 6 days between changes, but it all depends on how many times I have showered during that time. I usually shower twice a day (after workout and before work).
Ditto.

lady 09-08-2003 01:29 AM

Use a new one every time.

daydream 09-11-2003 06:37 PM

I use a new towel everytime I shower... actually it's usually one for hair and one for body

Viking1064 09-13-2003 06:48 AM

Interesting topic for a thread. My wife uses a new one every day. It builds up the laundry very quickly. I use one or two a week. I NEVER stick the towel in my ass, even though I know it is clean.

macmanmike6100 09-14-2003 04:46 AM

I usually change them every two days. That's unless I'm feeling grimy, in which case I'll change it daily.

meff 09-14-2003 12:00 PM

I air dry my stupid towel until it starts smelling nasty, maybe change once a week. Now if I had more than two good towels, it might be different.

Vyxen 09-17-2003 04:17 PM

I'll usually change mine every 2 or 3 showers. I like the idea about keeping a separate one for face.. so I can keep the same towel for the body longer. I'll give that a try, thanks!


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