This is kind of a silly ';what would you do'; question. :-)
I'm due with a little baby boy in a week and a few days after having twin girls. Obviously I bought new boy clothes (as well as got a ton of hand-me-downs from his cousin yay!) but one thing I just realized I never bought was ';boy'; bath towels. The baby bath towels I had for my twins were ';girl'; ones. Pink, purple, etc.
Would you bother buying new towels? I mean... it's just a towel. lol I'm not using them anymore because my girls are way too big for them now.
It seems like a waste to buy new ones when I have all these perfectly good pink towels.
What would you do? I can certainly *afford* it but it just feels really wasteful!Baby bath towels ';what would you do';?
No I wouldn't buy new ones. I had a boy and lots of boy bath towels, my first daughter didn't get new towels and now when this little girl in born in 5 weeks she will use blue and green towels too. I got them each cute little pink bath robes, but honestly it doesn't matter what they are dried off with. He won't care that the towel is pink.Baby bath towels ';what would you do';?
By the time your son would want boy stuff he will be way too big for the infant towels. I wouldn't worry. Its not like you are going to be using the towels in public.
If I have a son next he will be using a lot of the baby stuff we already have. I wouldn't dress him in a pink tutu but he certain will be using a pink towel! Stuff you use in the privacy of your home doesn't have to be gender specific.
I would just use the purple one's. Purple is kind of unisex nowadays so wouldn't be so bad as using a pink one lol But unless you're going to take photos whilst he's in a towel straight from bathtime, then I guess it doesn't really matter either way!
Like you said, 3 kids under 2 is going to be hard work, so what ever works with the time and energy you have spare is the best option!
I'm pretty sure he wont remember or see anything wrong with it anyway!
i bought my daughter some bath towels and they are just sitting in the cabinet. i find it a lot easier just to use regular towels that we use they are bigger and thicker than the other ones that she has, but in your case whos going to care? why go and spend more money on things that you have that are in good condition? whos going to say oh why is that boy in a pink towel? its only after bath time.
so i wouldnt go out and buy towels and jst waste money
lol I'd use the pink towels but maybe pick up 1 blue one for picture sake, I wouldn't want ALL my sons bath pics to be in a pink towel but I wouldn't buy all new ones eiether. Yellows and whites can be used for boys or girls too so your sure to have a few of thoses kicking around anyway. Good luck from a mom of twin boys :)
I have twin boys who are almost 10 yrs old. I also have a 4 month old daughter. I saved their bath towels...they were blue, yellow, green....my sister used them for her daughter and now I use them (plus I bought 3 pink ones) for my daughter. I really don't think it matters. Of course, when I had my first I would've thought it mattered but for some reason I don't feel the same way now. I guess I'm wiser the older I get. Ha Ha
lol, I still had a bunch of stuff left over from my daughter. All of our normal bath towels are pink (bathroom theme) Which he uses those towels too.
I still had pink mattress sheets, which he will use those once in awhile if his regular one is dirty and needs to be washed. lol
I wouldn't really bother...if you already have towels, no matter what color they are I would use them again. It isn't like your little boy is going to notice. I'm saving all my things for my next child...even if it is a girl I'll still use the blue towels for her.
You know what, I wouldnt say it mattered. If you cant be bothered going to buy them due to being pregnant, dont sweat it. You might get them as a gift.
I prob would buy a few boy towels, but if I didnt get round to it, it wouldnt bother me
I wouldn't bother, those tiny little towels can get expensive!
It's not like anyone outside of your house will see him in them, anyway. We have all ';boyish'; towels but if our next is a girl I'm not going to bother going out and buying different towels.
I think it's possible to get a little ';color crazy'; when it comes to babies. I'd use the pink towels. I mean, we have pink bath towels and my husband uses them...
Lol, I would just use the towels you have. No one is going to notice and if they do, who cares? All it does is dry your baby off. No harm, no foul.
I wouldn't bother honestly, you can use that money to get him something else, it's not like you take him out in public with them on, so don't worry about it!
If it doesn't bother you then I say go for it! The kid doesn't know the difference! I've put girl pajamas on my son before (when he was little) because we didn't have his. He didn't care.
to be perfectly honest, i wouldn't at all bother! if you've got fine towels, just use them... who cares about the color?!!
i wouldnt let him use the girly towels! if your at home use the old blankets from your girls too. its one thing if your in public but if your at home what does it matter! i would just keep them lol
I wouldn't buy new towels. The point is to dry your baby off... I don't think the color should matter. Congratulations!
i wouldn't waste my money on new towels...they are only to dry him off..keep your money for other things you'll need down the road...he will not know the difference between a pink or blue towel just yet...
Use the pink ones! :-)
I wouldnt replace them. They are still good and can get some use out of it id use them again.
only real men wear pink!
go for it,dont waste things!
How old are your twins? I have 5 year old twins! (boy and girl)
Your just using the towels in the house and I would use them! I had a girl before and then the twins! My girl is 10 years old now! So when I had the twins, I had girl stuff so I used it! You can buy one blue towel or hooded towel for the boy but I would use the other towels too! Just buy a cute boy robe or something and then still use the other ones! So if you have company, you can use the boy towel and if home alone, use the girl towels!
CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK!
Friday, May 14, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
New bath towels have so much lint?
How many times do I have to wash my new towels before the lint problem ends?
I got new towels last week and they are dark brown, light brown and red. (2 of each). I washed all of them 4 times and dried them in the dryer 4 times (no fabric softener) and they are still leaving a little lint behind after I use them.
They're not total crap towels, they are ';mainstay'; brand.
The lint screen is always cleaned after each dry.
The lint comes off all over me after I use the towels.
Please help me! Any suggestions will be appreciated!New bath towels have so much lint?
put them in the dryer on ';fluff';, so there isnt alot of heat. put something heavy in with them, like a tennis shoe %26amp; just keep checking your lint tray until it finally comes clean. if things get too ';hot'; put one wet towel in with the dry ones. i had the same problem - very aggravating after spending the time %26amp; money to find exactly what i wanted!New bath towels have so much lint?
Most new towels are like this. It might take quite a few washings, but eventually they'll stop shedding.
Since you didn't use fabric softener before, trying using it now. Maybe that will help.
try washing them with a 1/2 cup of white vinegar, and then dry them.
I have the same problem, I hate itrecipes cream
I got new towels last week and they are dark brown, light brown and red. (2 of each). I washed all of them 4 times and dried them in the dryer 4 times (no fabric softener) and they are still leaving a little lint behind after I use them.
They're not total crap towels, they are ';mainstay'; brand.
The lint screen is always cleaned after each dry.
The lint comes off all over me after I use the towels.
Please help me! Any suggestions will be appreciated!New bath towels have so much lint?
put them in the dryer on ';fluff';, so there isnt alot of heat. put something heavy in with them, like a tennis shoe %26amp; just keep checking your lint tray until it finally comes clean. if things get too ';hot'; put one wet towel in with the dry ones. i had the same problem - very aggravating after spending the time %26amp; money to find exactly what i wanted!New bath towels have so much lint?
Most new towels are like this. It might take quite a few washings, but eventually they'll stop shedding.
Since you didn't use fabric softener before, trying using it now. Maybe that will help.
try washing them with a 1/2 cup of white vinegar, and then dry them.
I have the same problem, I hate it
Would You Spend $20 on a Bath Towel?
I did, but I only got it for $2.00 !!!!!!!!!
Tell me, please, if it's so costly to begin with ($20), and goes on sale 4 months later does it really mean it was worth $2 to begin with, and did I get a bargain? Your thoughts are all helpful.Would You Spend $20 on a Bath Towel?
If you got a $20 towel for $2 you got a great deal. I like high quality towels, but I don't think you need to spend $20 to get them.Would You Spend $20 on a Bath Towel?
I love my $30 bath towel every time I use it.
No way! If I wanted to waste money, I would surely find something better to waste it on.
It was probably only worth $2 all along, if not less. But yeah, you sure did get a bargain.
well people do say you get what you pay for but $2 that really dont sound like a bad deal
only if it felt like heaven
I spent $130 on 4 sets (bath, hand, and rag) and I can tell a difference, to the better, from the cheapo stuff I had.
never in a million years. 5 bucks the most l will spend but not 20 dollars noooooooooooo wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. l can buy a few other things that l would need.
I would never spend $20.00 on a bath towel. However if it should go on sale for $2.00, sure.
There is a huge mark up on all merchandise, that is why they can have such sales. You may have gotten a bargain, but it also may only have been worth that to begin with.
depends on the quality. towels are made by getting a fine mesh lining and hooking loops of material through the holes in the mesh, expensive towels have loads of these ';loops';, try look at the towel close up and you'll see what I'm talking about, if there's so much loops that you can barely see the lining then i would pay the $20!
Tell me, please, if it's so costly to begin with ($20), and goes on sale 4 months later does it really mean it was worth $2 to begin with, and did I get a bargain? Your thoughts are all helpful.Would You Spend $20 on a Bath Towel?
If you got a $20 towel for $2 you got a great deal. I like high quality towels, but I don't think you need to spend $20 to get them.Would You Spend $20 on a Bath Towel?
I love my $30 bath towel every time I use it.
No way! If I wanted to waste money, I would surely find something better to waste it on.
It was probably only worth $2 all along, if not less. But yeah, you sure did get a bargain.
well people do say you get what you pay for but $2 that really dont sound like a bad deal
only if it felt like heaven
I spent $130 on 4 sets (bath, hand, and rag) and I can tell a difference, to the better, from the cheapo stuff I had.
never in a million years. 5 bucks the most l will spend but not 20 dollars noooooooooooo wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. l can buy a few other things that l would need.
I would never spend $20.00 on a bath towel. However if it should go on sale for $2.00, sure.
There is a huge mark up on all merchandise, that is why they can have such sales. You may have gotten a bargain, but it also may only have been worth that to begin with.
depends on the quality. towels are made by getting a fine mesh lining and hooking loops of material through the holes in the mesh, expensive towels have loads of these ';loops';, try look at the towel close up and you'll see what I'm talking about, if there's so much loops that you can barely see the lining then i would pay the $20!
Bath towels keep losing their color in blotches....?
I have the weirdest problem...starting to think i have the creeping crud....my towels all seem to fade once water hits them...in blotches...i used to think it was the washing machine but once took shower, used a new towel andit got all blotchy....then i thought it must be soap i am using...but keep switching and still have issue...then i thought maybe its my makeup but it happens to my sons towels too...no he doesnt wear makeup!!! i have some older towels that it doesnt happen to so thinking dyes are different now...sometimes i have shirts that this happens too also but its mostly towels...again it seems once they get wet...any thoughts? i am losing my mind! and i dont want to have to have all white towels although i guess i will if i have to!!! Thanks!Bath towels keep losing their color in blotches....?
I noticed the same thing would happen after I wipe my face on the towel when I brush my teeth, I guess the toothpaste was extra whitening!
It's probably because the dyes in the towels can't hold up the the extreme cases of water! lol... everything these days has lost quality...Bath towels keep losing their color in blotches....?
Is anyone using topical medications? Are you having the same problem with sheets and pillow cases? Do you have a lot of chlorine in your water? What is the chemical content of your water?
LOL! Sorry to answer a question with a question but since I don't have THE answer I thought I'd give you some suggestive questions to think about.
OMGosh.... I think the first answerer may have it... there's peroxide in those whitening tooth products!
Good luck!
I noticed the same thing would happen after I wipe my face on the towel when I brush my teeth, I guess the toothpaste was extra whitening!
It's probably because the dyes in the towels can't hold up the the extreme cases of water! lol... everything these days has lost quality...Bath towels keep losing their color in blotches....?
Is anyone using topical medications? Are you having the same problem with sheets and pillow cases? Do you have a lot of chlorine in your water? What is the chemical content of your water?
LOL! Sorry to answer a question with a question but since I don't have THE answer I thought I'd give you some suggestive questions to think about.
OMGosh.... I think the first answerer may have it... there's peroxide in those whitening tooth products!
Good luck!
How many times do you use a bath towel before washing it?
well, i prefer to air dry. jkHow many times do you use a bath towel before washing it?
Once does it for me. Otherwise that wet towel is going to hang around getting moldy and musty and taking the rest of the laundry with it.How many times do you use a bath towel before washing it?
About three times for me.... sometimes in the summer I wash them a little more often due to high humidity and the tendency for them to get smelly faster.
If you hang used towels up promptly, and don't allow them the lay around getting moldy or mildewed, you don't have to wash them every time you use them.
Redneck or not, I think once is enough for one towel. ^^ Just own a bunch of towels and it's no problem. X3
once
Have a bar on the back wall, behind the curtain. Hang it there to dry between uses, use about three or four times before changing it. Never becomes musty.
once, duh!!!
until it stinks
3 times in summer and once in monsoon and winter. cos it remains wet in monsoon and winter and stinks.
about 3 times
a week (7 times)
When it doesn't smell fresh anymore. Why would you need to wash it after one time? The point of a towel is to use it when you are already clean....so it shouldn't be getting that dirty. Also the people that said they wash it after one use clearly aren't concerned with cutting down on the amount of laundry they do and helping out the whole global warming thing!
2 times
i use it once then hang to dry on my bedroom door, then use once more then wash!
My nose tells me when it's time for a change
hi if its just for your own personal use hang it to dry and use it two or three times before laundering it would'nt be nice if someone else used it after you particularly when you think about the areas that it has dried gross
Once does it for me. Otherwise that wet towel is going to hang around getting moldy and musty and taking the rest of the laundry with it.How many times do you use a bath towel before washing it?
About three times for me.... sometimes in the summer I wash them a little more often due to high humidity and the tendency for them to get smelly faster.
If you hang used towels up promptly, and don't allow them the lay around getting moldy or mildewed, you don't have to wash them every time you use them.
Redneck or not, I think once is enough for one towel. ^^ Just own a bunch of towels and it's no problem. X3
once
Have a bar on the back wall, behind the curtain. Hang it there to dry between uses, use about three or four times before changing it. Never becomes musty.
once, duh!!!
until it stinks
3 times in summer and once in monsoon and winter. cos it remains wet in monsoon and winter and stinks.
about 3 times
a week (7 times)
When it doesn't smell fresh anymore. Why would you need to wash it after one time? The point of a towel is to use it when you are already clean....so it shouldn't be getting that dirty. Also the people that said they wash it after one use clearly aren't concerned with cutting down on the amount of laundry they do and helping out the whole global warming thing!
2 times
i use it once then hang to dry on my bedroom door, then use once more then wash!
My nose tells me when it's time for a change
hi if its just for your own personal use hang it to dry and use it two or three times before laundering it would'nt be nice if someone else used it after you particularly when you think about the areas that it has dried gross
What would you do if i turned into a Bath Towel?
It was a normal bath towel and i was the picture on the front life-sized.
You had only just got out of the shower when you noticed me.
What would you do ?
And what would you say to me
ALL IN FUNWhat would you do if i turned into a Bath Towel?
burn youWhat would you do if i turned into a Bath Towel?
Once upon a time, I went for an interview. The room was silent and the interviewers were expected me to say something. My head was drenched in sweat as I nervously reached for a bottle of water. As I reached forward, I heard a wet squelching noise and a long fart. I saw brown substance seeping down my leg and trickling onto the floor. Quickly, I ran to the toilet to relieve myself.
Wow, that was more erotic than I thought.
I'd turn you around lol!
then get an another one
get changed
and put you in the washing =]
I wouldnt say anything tho lol
I would wrap you around my head to protect myself from the
Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal, of course!
hahaha this question made me laugh!! but seriously i would be so shocked at first and i wouldn't know what to do.
You had only just got out of the shower when you noticed me.
What would you do ?
And what would you say to me
ALL IN FUNWhat would you do if i turned into a Bath Towel?
burn youWhat would you do if i turned into a Bath Towel?
Once upon a time, I went for an interview. The room was silent and the interviewers were expected me to say something. My head was drenched in sweat as I nervously reached for a bottle of water. As I reached forward, I heard a wet squelching noise and a long fart. I saw brown substance seeping down my leg and trickling onto the floor. Quickly, I ran to the toilet to relieve myself.
Wow, that was more erotic than I thought.
I'd turn you around lol!
then get an another one
get changed
and put you in the washing =]
I wouldnt say anything tho lol
I would wrap you around my head to protect myself from the
Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal, of course!
hahaha this question made me laugh!! but seriously i would be so shocked at first and i wouldn't know what to do.
After using your bath towel do you wash it or use it again?
How about just a hair towel?
How about your kid's towel?
Just wondering....we do both really...but I do soooo much laundry I wondered if re-use would be such a bad idea?After using your bath towel do you wash it or use it again?
as long as you can air it out not bunch it up you can use it for a few days. In the summer i only do about three days because even with the air on ( don't keep my house cold) the towel begins to smell.
In the winter i keep it for a weekAfter using your bath towel do you wash it or use it again?
An environmentalist would tell you to reuse it. A cleaning fanatic to wash it every time. I grew up using towel holders for decorations, towels were washed every time, no question. But hubbie reuses towels for a month.
Reusing the towels saves the planet by using less water and electricity (which comes from fossil fuels). It also saves money, since you have to pay for detergent, water, electricity, wear and tear on your washer and dryer etc.
I notice no difference in the towels as long as they dry completely between uses. That said, if they do not they quickly develop nasty odors since bacteria can thrive in them, especially if you apply something like leave in conditioners before toweling your hair. The unsightliness of seeing towels hung up over something bothers me, as does the occasional build up of mold where wet towels are constantly hung (need to avoid that - definitely a health hazard).
So it is up to you, are you an environmentalist, a clean fanatic, or somewhere in the middle? I think with more people going green towels will be reused more often, and no longer will towel holders be considered ornamental in bathrooms.... or was that just my mom doing that anyway?
If you do decide to hang your towels to dry between uses, make sure it is somewhere they can dry completely to avoid potentially dangerous mildew and mold build up.
We use our bath towels several times before washing them. Same for my ';just hair'; towel and our babies' towels. After all, it IS clean water you're drying off, isn't it? ;)
Plus, it really is too wasteful to launder them all the time like some people do. It's not very ';eco-friendly';, either. Think about all the water, energy and waste we use when we do our regular laundry. Why add to it more than we have to? Towels are clean, they just need to be hung to dry. Throw them in the wash about every other week, and then hang out to dry (if you can) and you'll be just fine! The only towels I recommend washing regularly are hand towels and kitchen towels, since they catch a lot of germs and bacteria.
We reuse them for about a week, will wash them earlier than that if they start to not feel fresh. But washing every day, unless the towel got really dirty for some reason (and why would it if you're just using it to dry off when you get out of the shower?) that's incredibly wasteful, lots of water and electricity to wash and dry a towel every single time it's used.
We reuse our bath towels for 5-7 days... then we switch. The towel I use for my hair (I have very long hair) could really go longer than that, but I just always throw it in at the same time to be washed.
My kid's towels could really be stretched longer too, but I just wash it at the same time as ours anyways.
The towels you use to dry off are basically clean... its just the wetness you have to watch out for. If you have a good place for the towels to dry out after each use, then reusing is a good idea... but if they're bundled up or in a damp place, then reusing is not a good idea, because that dampness is a place for bacteria to grow... even the limited amount that might be present.
both mine and the kids we use for most the week.. just as long as they are hung after they are okay, think your clean when you use them lol.. if they got really wet i wont use them as long, but usually that is not the case.. its fine to re use.. no need to waste water.. or you can always just stick them in the dryer when your done.. and re-use.. but if you wash them after each shower.. you will wear your towels out fast, not to mention get a nice water bill lol..
After I use my towel (after showering), I hang it up and use it once again the next day before washing it. The way I look at it, I'm drying off a clean body right from the shower; there's no sense in immediately throwing it into the wash just because it got ';wet'; basically. If I use a towel on anything ';dirty';, obviously it only gets used that one time.
I tend to wash mine after every use. Its a habit i picked up from my childhood. I dont think its necissarily wrong or gross to use it more than once so long as it isnt bunched and smelly. But even if your just drying a clean body you are still getting excess soap, dry skin, and even leftover dirt onto the towel. So i would say 2-3 times max for reuse.
I always re-use my towel and make my husband as well and my baby, if it doesn't have a major stink to it then I use it up to over a week, just make sure you air dry them really well, a drying rack helps, but most definitely re-use, you are reducing waste, your part on saving the planet, big hugs
Face cloths I wash after every use (I use them to wash my face and wash makeup off). Bath towels - for us and the kids - I'd say we use them about 2-3 times and then I wash them. I figure we're clean when we get out of the shower/bath, and I always hang them so they dry completely in between uses.
I use it over and over again- we are a family of 5, so we typically have a lot of laundry. My mom does it, but my older brother has to do his own...
I don't see why you should wash it every three days- its not like the towel has all the dirt on it or anything.
I use this http://www.puntotre.net/estetica/453-454鈥? for showers and drying my face
I also use a normal towel for my feet and also use a bidet towel and wash everything once a week.
Edit: I am the ONLY one using my own towels, we ALL have our own towels of course.
I definitely use them again. Unless my husband throws them on the floor of our bedroom. Those I have to re-wash.
But kids? Absolutely! We tubby two kids every day (summertime) and I'm not doing 2 extra loads of towels a week! That's crazy.
You are clean when you get out of the shower! The water you are drying off your body is clean water. What's the problem?
:)
I keep it for the week.
I have a friend that insists on washing it each time. It's a sure way to wear our your towels faster.
I have been holding onto my bath towels for a week forever. No problem that I know of.
I wash them daily.
They get one towel a day if they need more than one bath, they reuse the towel.
I only use one towel to dry myself. I dry myself, dress, then dry my hair.
With my kids, they use thier towels like 2 times out of the week and we wash them, also with our towels, me and my husband we use them 3 times and wash them.
we each reuse our towel 2 times..then it goes down to the wash.....
my baby uses hers 3times....
but make sure you wash the wash cloths after using them...you actually wash your dirty body with them....
we use our bath towels about 2-3 times then wash it.. I wouldn't use it more then 3 times before washing.. it.
My husband uses towels twice before throing them in the dirty clothes, but I can't use them anymore than once, and never have. It creeps me out too much.
In our house, everyone has their own towels, which are washed about once per week.
Washing them after each use is a terrible waste of water.
I reuse a bath towel for a week or so and just make sure to hang it when I'm done so that it dries quickly.
As long as you or the kiddos are clean after the bath (LOL!) then it's fine to use them several times before washing! I wash mine once a week for myself - my kiddos, I usually wash after three days! :)
I use mine like 2-3 times before washing... But for some reason I wash my son's after every bath. Hmmm... Maybe I should wait and reuse it like once... LOL thanks for asking this question! :)
I wash them every two weeks.In my house we all have are own towels and we wash them when someone gets sick.
We reuse our towels and wash them when we wash our clothing.
We are clean when we come out of the shower... so I see no reason to use a new towel everyday.
We reuse our hair towels.
My kids do the same.
We re-use our bath towels a couple of times. It's really hard to get my kids to hang theirs up to dry after using though.
All towels are washed and hung on the washing line , to be dried and used for an other time
I use it again - for 2-3 days
Same as Princess.
We resuse towels. Having just been used on my clean, fresh from the shower body, they aren't dirty.
I use our families towels for about a week then wash them.
How about your kid's towel?
Just wondering....we do both really...but I do soooo much laundry I wondered if re-use would be such a bad idea?After using your bath towel do you wash it or use it again?
as long as you can air it out not bunch it up you can use it for a few days. In the summer i only do about three days because even with the air on ( don't keep my house cold) the towel begins to smell.
In the winter i keep it for a weekAfter using your bath towel do you wash it or use it again?
An environmentalist would tell you to reuse it. A cleaning fanatic to wash it every time. I grew up using towel holders for decorations, towels were washed every time, no question. But hubbie reuses towels for a month.
Reusing the towels saves the planet by using less water and electricity (which comes from fossil fuels). It also saves money, since you have to pay for detergent, water, electricity, wear and tear on your washer and dryer etc.
I notice no difference in the towels as long as they dry completely between uses. That said, if they do not they quickly develop nasty odors since bacteria can thrive in them, especially if you apply something like leave in conditioners before toweling your hair. The unsightliness of seeing towels hung up over something bothers me, as does the occasional build up of mold where wet towels are constantly hung (need to avoid that - definitely a health hazard).
So it is up to you, are you an environmentalist, a clean fanatic, or somewhere in the middle? I think with more people going green towels will be reused more often, and no longer will towel holders be considered ornamental in bathrooms.... or was that just my mom doing that anyway?
If you do decide to hang your towels to dry between uses, make sure it is somewhere they can dry completely to avoid potentially dangerous mildew and mold build up.
We use our bath towels several times before washing them. Same for my ';just hair'; towel and our babies' towels. After all, it IS clean water you're drying off, isn't it? ;)
Plus, it really is too wasteful to launder them all the time like some people do. It's not very ';eco-friendly';, either. Think about all the water, energy and waste we use when we do our regular laundry. Why add to it more than we have to? Towels are clean, they just need to be hung to dry. Throw them in the wash about every other week, and then hang out to dry (if you can) and you'll be just fine! The only towels I recommend washing regularly are hand towels and kitchen towels, since they catch a lot of germs and bacteria.
We reuse them for about a week, will wash them earlier than that if they start to not feel fresh. But washing every day, unless the towel got really dirty for some reason (and why would it if you're just using it to dry off when you get out of the shower?) that's incredibly wasteful, lots of water and electricity to wash and dry a towel every single time it's used.
We reuse our bath towels for 5-7 days... then we switch. The towel I use for my hair (I have very long hair) could really go longer than that, but I just always throw it in at the same time to be washed.
My kid's towels could really be stretched longer too, but I just wash it at the same time as ours anyways.
The towels you use to dry off are basically clean... its just the wetness you have to watch out for. If you have a good place for the towels to dry out after each use, then reusing is a good idea... but if they're bundled up or in a damp place, then reusing is not a good idea, because that dampness is a place for bacteria to grow... even the limited amount that might be present.
both mine and the kids we use for most the week.. just as long as they are hung after they are okay, think your clean when you use them lol.. if they got really wet i wont use them as long, but usually that is not the case.. its fine to re use.. no need to waste water.. or you can always just stick them in the dryer when your done.. and re-use.. but if you wash them after each shower.. you will wear your towels out fast, not to mention get a nice water bill lol..
After I use my towel (after showering), I hang it up and use it once again the next day before washing it. The way I look at it, I'm drying off a clean body right from the shower; there's no sense in immediately throwing it into the wash just because it got ';wet'; basically. If I use a towel on anything ';dirty';, obviously it only gets used that one time.
I tend to wash mine after every use. Its a habit i picked up from my childhood. I dont think its necissarily wrong or gross to use it more than once so long as it isnt bunched and smelly. But even if your just drying a clean body you are still getting excess soap, dry skin, and even leftover dirt onto the towel. So i would say 2-3 times max for reuse.
I always re-use my towel and make my husband as well and my baby, if it doesn't have a major stink to it then I use it up to over a week, just make sure you air dry them really well, a drying rack helps, but most definitely re-use, you are reducing waste, your part on saving the planet, big hugs
Face cloths I wash after every use (I use them to wash my face and wash makeup off). Bath towels - for us and the kids - I'd say we use them about 2-3 times and then I wash them. I figure we're clean when we get out of the shower/bath, and I always hang them so they dry completely in between uses.
I use it over and over again- we are a family of 5, so we typically have a lot of laundry. My mom does it, but my older brother has to do his own...
I don't see why you should wash it every three days- its not like the towel has all the dirt on it or anything.
I use this http://www.puntotre.net/estetica/453-454鈥? for showers and drying my face
I also use a normal towel for my feet and also use a bidet towel and wash everything once a week.
Edit: I am the ONLY one using my own towels, we ALL have our own towels of course.
I definitely use them again. Unless my husband throws them on the floor of our bedroom. Those I have to re-wash.
But kids? Absolutely! We tubby two kids every day (summertime) and I'm not doing 2 extra loads of towels a week! That's crazy.
You are clean when you get out of the shower! The water you are drying off your body is clean water. What's the problem?
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I keep it for the week.
I have a friend that insists on washing it each time. It's a sure way to wear our your towels faster.
I have been holding onto my bath towels for a week forever. No problem that I know of.
I wash them daily.
They get one towel a day if they need more than one bath, they reuse the towel.
I only use one towel to dry myself. I dry myself, dress, then dry my hair.
With my kids, they use thier towels like 2 times out of the week and we wash them, also with our towels, me and my husband we use them 3 times and wash them.
we each reuse our towel 2 times..then it goes down to the wash.....
my baby uses hers 3times....
but make sure you wash the wash cloths after using them...you actually wash your dirty body with them....
we use our bath towels about 2-3 times then wash it.. I wouldn't use it more then 3 times before washing.. it.
My husband uses towels twice before throing them in the dirty clothes, but I can't use them anymore than once, and never have. It creeps me out too much.
In our house, everyone has their own towels, which are washed about once per week.
Washing them after each use is a terrible waste of water.
I reuse a bath towel for a week or so and just make sure to hang it when I'm done so that it dries quickly.
As long as you or the kiddos are clean after the bath (LOL!) then it's fine to use them several times before washing! I wash mine once a week for myself - my kiddos, I usually wash after three days! :)
I use mine like 2-3 times before washing... But for some reason I wash my son's after every bath. Hmmm... Maybe I should wait and reuse it like once... LOL thanks for asking this question! :)
I wash them every two weeks.In my house we all have are own towels and we wash them when someone gets sick.
We reuse our towels and wash them when we wash our clothing.
We are clean when we come out of the shower... so I see no reason to use a new towel everyday.
We reuse our hair towels.
My kids do the same.
We re-use our bath towels a couple of times. It's really hard to get my kids to hang theirs up to dry after using though.
All towels are washed and hung on the washing line , to be dried and used for an other time
I use it again - for 2-3 days
Same as Princess.
We resuse towels. Having just been used on my clean, fresh from the shower body, they aren't dirty.
I use our families towels for about a week then wash them.
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