How often do you wash your towels?

[Susieblue18]

Not AIBU but didn’t know where to put this. We are a family of 5 with 3 teenage boys so lots of showers. I don’t seem to have any system when washing towels, just take a few off the heated towel rail every few days. What do others do, wash them every day, all the towels once or twice a week?

All towels once a week, tea towels twice a week, hand towel in kitchen ditto.

😂 I get the point!

Weekly and each family member has a different colour, so no confusion over whose towels is whose. When guests stay towels are washed straight away.

I only have white towels - we just put them in the washing basket when the either look dirty or we think we've used it long enough. They might be washed after one use or a whole week. I just put a whites wash on every time enough stuff (pretty much towels, white T shirts and socks) has built up - there is no set routine.

Different colour bath towel per person, washed weekly.
Bathroom hand towel changed twice a week.
Kitchen towel/drying up cloths/dishcloth every other day because they seem to get ready grubby (looking at you DH)
There’s a heated towel rail in the bathroom so bath towels dry quickly.

Yes. Pyjamas and uniforms are daily.

I know plenty of people who do.. we both work full time in a demanding job (child protection), have a house full of kids who do sports etc, me and partner both go to the gym. We are busy. It's just part of our routine.

Hair and body towels once a week but have own towels per person and hand/face towels get switched twice a week

Once a day.

@Zola1 hats off to you but I have no idea where I'd dry all that every day. Washer on prob every other day for something but not every day

Bathroom hand towel once a week.

Bath sheets…no idea. When I remember/have room in the machine. We don’t share and they get hung up after every use, never been an issue.

Christ. I need to wash ours more often clearly. Ours never get dirty, never smell. I mean if you get out of the shower and dry yourself, hey don't get 'dirty' do they?

Mine go outside or on a ceiling airier. I don’t have a tumble drier.

Every other week. Bedsheets one week and towels the other week. Always on a Tues as its my first working from home day of the week. 2 adults and 3 kids here (7,2, and a baby) everyone has their own bath towel. With three teenagers I'd probably do them once a week.

All this over washing is overzealous and unnecessary.

Tea towel daily.
Bath towels twice a week Monday and Thursday
Bathroom hand towel every couple of days

If you can find them! Or if you have enough to last a week.
Sorry...I know it's a cliche, but I do think most teenagers go through a phase of just not seeing stuff or...how shall I put it...not abiding by house rules.

Mine does hang them back on the towel rail now. Next stage is to hang them in such a way that they dry.

Everyday straight after use

I look forward to that in a few years 😂

Glitterybee · Yesterday 22:10
Everyday straight after use“

Why?

After three uses. Tea towels after each use. Hand towels I swap daily.

Maybe all the posters who say 2-3 weeks or more should google how often to wash bath towels. You may be surprised.

Why does it matter though? I hang them up to dry after use, they haven't got dirt on, don't smell weird and I'm not licking them or wiping my bum with them
So if it's 2 weeks before it's washed it's not doing any harm
I get out the shower, wrap it round me and do my face wash/clean the shower and then hang it up