Following the prior Lemmy post about towels…
I wash once a week, is that sufficient or need I more frequency?
I’m only using the towel to dry off when I’m clean from showering, I use it at least a week. I do hang it from a rack where it dries well.
I use the smell test. If it smells weird in any way, it goes to the wash.
Same. If it smells clean and looks clean, then it’s clean enough for my needs. Any mustiness though, and in the wash it goes.
I’ve found that in the summer, I’m lucky if it still smells good in two days, but in the winter it can sometimes last 4-5 days.
I wash mine when it starts growing mold. So anywhere from every 3 years to every 6 years.
What the fuck
Once a week is fine. You’re clean when you get out of the shower, and the towel air-dries as you’re not using it. Even where I live - 65% humidity year-round - we only wash the towels once a week.
Face towels (washcloths) really only one use and then wash. Body towels I switch about once a week but I live in a dry climate and they dry fast. I also use a linen towel which is very absorbent but also dries much faster than terry. Kitchen towels I change depending on how I used them - normal use (drying hands), every couple of days. Cooking? Change after I am done cooking.
