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How often do you wash your towels?

208 replies

cherrycola66 · 12/06/2025 18:12

Random post but I keep seeing it pop up in articles about how you only need to wash your towels once a week, I wash mine after each use, is this not normal?

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Girliefriendlikespuppies · 12/06/2025 22:47

Once a week, I have a small house, no tumble drier, I think I’d get a damp problem if I washed the bath towels daily.

yikesanotherbooboo · 12/06/2025 22:42

I wash towels weekly . They dry things that are clean. I don’t have a dryer so have never been tempted to dry them in between. I’m

justasking111 · 12/06/2025 22:40

More often when the heating goes off because the towel rail is useless. I put them in the conservatory but it's not as good.

BitOutOfPractice · 12/06/2025 22:37

Lovingthelighterevenings · 12/06/2025 22:24

Wow. Even hotels don't change the towels every day.

If you wash your towels everyday, how frequently do you change your sheets?

I sleep standing up to avoid dirtying my sheets. But even so I move house daily to a fresh clean house because I just couldn’t feel clean otherwise. I burn the old house down.

BountifulPantry · 12/06/2025 22:30

When they start to get pongy.

Lovingthelighterevenings · 12/06/2025 22:24

Wow. Even hotels don't change the towels every day.

If you wash your towels everyday, how frequently do you change your sheets?

yeesh · 12/06/2025 22:18

Where do they go once they have been used? I’ve never really thought about being odd to wash them every time. I don’t have a big family, that might make a difference I suppose.

HÆLTHEPAIN · 12/06/2025 22:15

Once a week for bath towels unless ill or visibly dirty - we use old cheeky wipes to dry bits and they get washed after one use but that doesn’t make much more washing. Hand and tea towels daily.

WhiteBluebells · 12/06/2025 22:13

Twice a week, so every 3 to 4 days depending on how manky they smell.
Every use is just wasteful.
Hand towels twice a week.

DwarfBeans · 12/06/2025 22:10

Do people share bath towels?! We have our own (wouldn’t even think to share) and wash them once a week.

StillTheOne · 12/06/2025 22:04

After each shower. I hate damp towels hanging everywhere.

Hand towels and tea towels get changed once a day,

Eenameenadeeka · 12/06/2025 21:56

I always wash after every use. Dont like getting dry with a damp towel

SociableAtWork · 12/06/2025 21:55

JohnsShirt · 12/06/2025 18:17

Every ten minutes.

So slovenly. I hope you’re ashamed of your low standards 😉

Runningismyhappyplace50 · 12/06/2025 21:54

Aim for once a week.....

RaininSummer · 12/06/2025 21:54

Each use is absolutely crackers.

Ddakji · 12/06/2025 21:52

Katemax82 · 12/06/2025 21:51

I also wash towels after every use...seems we are in the minority

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Well, of course you are. It’s a colossal waste of time, money, energy and water and completely unnecessary.

Katemax82 · 12/06/2025 21:51

cherrycola66 · 12/06/2025 18:12

Random post but I keep seeing it pop up in articles about how you only need to wash your towels once a week, I wash mine after each use, is this not normal?

I also wash towels after every use...seems we are in the minority

Todayisaday · 12/06/2025 21:45

Once a week or even every two weeks. We have each our own towel and shower daily, sometimes twice a day so we are quite clean (i hope). The towels dont smell or look dirty so i figure theyre ok and we havent got any skin conditions from this frequency, they get hung out spread out over the bannisters upstairs which is kind of a square around the staircase, so they dry out and air properly after use.
Our towells are also giant, super thick towells bigger than bath towell so they fill the washing machine, cant just chick them in with other stuff as its pretty much 2 wash loada to wash 4 towels

Flamingoknees · 12/06/2025 21:44

Bath towels, each have our own, mine 3 times a week (I swim) and theirs weekly, when I deep clean the bathrooms. Bath mats also. Kitchen towels also weekly (the tea towel doesn't get used to dry dishes. I drip/air dry them) .
I already wash daily, so have no intention of being shamed into more frequently, even if you call me a minger.

ThePoshUns · 12/06/2025 21:38

Every 7-10 days. We each have our own towels. That’s plenty.

Sahara123 · 12/06/2025 21:36

When I think of it.
After every use is not normal, there’s absolutely no need.Your electricity bill must be huge. Please don’t tell me you tumble dry them too …

Youranus · 12/06/2025 21:35

Leap years

MatriarchCaz · 12/06/2025 21:34

Bath towels about once a week, tea towels every couple of days.

Cheese55 · 12/06/2025 21:33

How do towels get dirty? I wrap it around my body after the shower and then take it off when I'm dry....?

Pleasehelpmedress · 12/06/2025 21:30

Flightsoffancy · 12/06/2025 19:00

Once every two weeks and the same (usually) for bedding. So alternate weekend washes. Makes sense for the planet, our bank account and my sanity.

I do exactly the same. They never seem dirty or smelly. Can't imagine daily washing.