To not know how to use a flannel?

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I went to a Temple Spa party my friend was having a while ago. The person who was demonstrating all the products handed us all a hot flannel to wipe our faces with, and it was heavenly!

I've never used one before and I have bought a couple now but I haven't started using them because I'm not sure how to?

I know that sounds really silly but do you use them to take off your makeup? Or do you wash your face and then wipe off your soap/cleanser with them?

Also, then what do you do with them - where do you store them? We don't have a towel rail in the bathroom, just a radiator at the moment as we've not long since moved into a new house. Do you wash them after every use or is it more of a weekly thing? How many do I need?

I feel very silly that I've gotten to 30 years old without knowing this!

Flannels are shitz if you don’t keep them clean, like everything else in life !

I just call them face cloths - I'm early 30's so not particularly old!

I use them for my face and body then sling in the washing basket. I soak it, rub a bar of soap on it to lather then wash from top to bottom and rinse.

I don't like using lots of products and don't like sponges/scrunchie things as they don't seem particularly hygienic to me.

Is it just me that breaks out if I regularly use a flannel or muslin cloth to clean my face? I have the least sensitive skin in the world, but using a cloth to remove cleanser makes my skin sore and spotty.

@Mother40, before I went back to flannels I used to use those scrunchie puff things. Then I found out how unhygenic they are and went back to the flannels of my childhood. Only for body though. Hands for face.

That's using a clean one very time.

I started with the Liz Earle hot cloths and cleanser but have now switched to Aldi's version at a quarter of the price. I take off all make up including mascara with the it and then clean again. I use the cloth about twice (dry in between on the radiator) before throwing into the wash with the other whites. I'd never go back to make up wipes or cotton wool. By the way I use a home crocheted soap bag in the shower too to save on single use shower gel bottles.

Interesting info on flannels, thank you.

If I am in the shower, I wash my face with cleanser and my hands. If I'm not in the shower, I use a wash cloth.

I have a neatly folded pile on my bathroom window sill.

I use one for my body, put it straight in the wash afterwards.

One for my face to take off make up, I use a wash foam with it. Then put it in the wash.

All the flannels get washed each time with normal washing. It's much more environmentally friendly than wipes. I like the feel of fresh hot cotton flannel to wash with.

I've always done this and my mum and grandmother before me. That's how I know. If you haven't been shown, you probably wouldn't know.

I use mine in place of an exfoliator. Any day I'm planning on wearing makeup, quick once over after cleansing on still-damp skin with a flannel makes everything super smooth.

Long time flannel user here. I've loved them since I was a kid. I don't even use soap to wash my face, just hot/warm water and a flannel morning and evening (and maybe occasionally in the middle of the day as a treat!) . It's heavenly. Wash them about once a week or when they get wiffy. I don't often wear make up but when I do I take it off first.

I bought cheeky reusable wipes for the kids. They’ve now outgrown them and I’m using them for my face.

They’re a bit smaller than a standard flannel. As they’re white terry I do use them for removing makeup as they can go on a hot wash to get the stains out with the rest of the whites.

I use grape seed oil and a hot flannel to remove my makeup.
Rub the oil into your hands then over your face, including mascara etc.
Use hot, wet flannel to wipe all make up off.
It's lovely and my skin is great now that I've stopped using all these gimmicky cleansers etc.

I've used flannels for years, and I'm still just about under 40. In the shower, one for my nether regions and one for the rest of me, hang up to dry and wash when I wash the towels. They work better with soap than shower gel. For my face, cover face with soap and then wipe off with hot flannel. When I wipe over with toner, there's hardly any makeup left unless I've missed a bit.

I make mine out of old towels, just chop them into squares. I also make little small pieces to take off my eye makeup and put those into a net washing bag to wash aongside towels. After seeing the fatbergs on TV and learning that wipes don't break down I'm doing this for mainly environmental reasons, but it all works just as well. I have good skin.

I use a flannel for all my face cleansing. Cleanser on, wipe off with flannel, rinse flannel, and repeat wiping and rinsing until face feels clean.

I never stopped using them from when I was a kid because I don't like those ball scrunchie things. I have about a dozen in the cupboard and use them once sometimes twice but hang them over the shower curtain rail to dry before putting them in the normal wash basket with the towels.

I bought loads of flannels when DS started weaning so mine are mainly used in the kitchen for cleaning mucky hands/ faces (still... weaning was years ago!), or as little hand towels.

I just splash water on my face. My skin is sensitive and I don't wear make-up. It gets a more thorough cleanse through a good sweaty run then a shower. I would use a flannel for a spot wash.

I use the plastic bath puffs in the shower as they tend to come in gift sets so I may as well use them. I've not caught anything off them yet, and they do get a good dry-out between uses.

When the DCs were little, we used Cheeky Wipes instead of wet wipes and they were amazing. DS had an awful digestive system due to his food allergies, and what once needed half a pack of wet wipes to deal with reduced to 4 or 5 Cheeky Wipes. I very rarely bought disposables after that; they just smear the filth around.

@Twenty2 it could be whatever you use to wash them?

I have sensitive skin all over but my face is ridiculously so. I need to be careful with shampoo because of it, if the lather goes on my face when rinsing I break out!

Can people really not imagine what people who don't use flannels use instead?

I used to use them on the kids when they were young, then they used them on themselves, & now, like many adults they use their hands.

I'm really interested to know, those of you who don't use flannels, what do you use to wash in the bath or shower??

My hands and a bar of soap. I have good skin so I don't think that I need all of that chemical stuff. Anytime I tried anything other than soap, water and Nivea or La Roche Posay my skin hurts. I also don't use skin make up, so don't need to take it off.

I use a facecloth to double-cleanse at night, rinsed through with hand-hot water. Then I hang it up on a little hook in my shower and I use it again the following morning, just rinsed though with water. Then it goes in the laundry basket and that night I use a clean one (kept in piles in the hot press) and so on.

I stock up on them in Ikea. They come in packs of 4 or 5 and have a little loop sewn on which makes it easy to hang up to air dry.

My skin has improved out of all measure since I stopped using a washcloth. I do regularly use an exfoliating cleanser though, which I didn’t bother with when I was using a facecloth.

I’ve never used a flannel on my body - soap and hands.

I'm truly shocked at how many of you associate flannels with the elderly....

I'm 34 always used a flannel 😳 never knew they went out of "fashion" lol

I'm a little surprised that no one has mentioned the thing that we mainly use flannels for... ahem...

Anyway, our cleaner (we have good reasons for needing a cleaner) always puts them in the bathroom when they come out of the wash, and I have to hunt them out and move them to our bedroom every now and again... I can't quite bring myself to explain to her why we keep them in the bedroom...

For those that don’t use flannels - try using one after you’ve used your wipes or cotton pads and see how much dirt/makeup is still on your face. They’re by far the best way to get a clean face. I like the bamboo ones. I’m not elderly!