Do you wash towels separately in their own load?

[JacknDiane]

I've always bunged them in with the rest of the washing, am I doing it wrong?

Always a separate wash for towels.

Yes, as I do them at a high temp and don’t use fabric softener as it ruins the absorbency.

Separately on a high hot wash .
Same as bedding.

Separate wash at 60. They have a lot more dead skin (friction against wet skin) and bacteria from being damp than day-to-day clothing does so they really do need a high temperature which would ruin most other clothes.

I put them in with everything else. I don’t bother washing them on 60 because I put them in the tumble drier which is 70-80 degrees on the hot setting.

Towels aren't made of plastic so it's not a problem if microscopic cotton fibres are getting washed into the rivers.

No separate wash. Never heard of catching something off a towel washed at 40.

Yes but only because they all need washing at the same time and I do the hand towels and bath mat at the same time and our machine has a mats and towels cycle. I also put the Dettol anti bac stuff in with them and no softener, but I like softener on other things just find it affects absorbency in towels

Yes because they go in a hotter wash and you’re not supposed to use fabric conditioner on them, I use fabric conditioner on everything else so the towels go separate.

Absolutely. Apart from conditioner being an evil menace (to my skin), it messes towelling loops up big time making them less absorbent.

No. Everything goes on a 30° wash.

I put all my towels - bath, hand, mopping up after shower, cleaning bathroom towel and tea towels together in the same wash. As I was my towels at 40c. Rest of clothes (excluding undies) and bedding done at 30c. Undies done at 40c.

With everything else. I have a dark wash, a lights wash and sometimes a wool wash. I assume washing comes out clean at 30 or 40 degrees in 90 or 120 mins and if it doesn't, I don't notice 🫣

Towels go on separate 60 degree wash or with bedding as I do that at 60 also.

Wash separately, non bio liquid and absolutely no fabric conditioner. Tumble dried for softness.

I was sitting here wondering if I should post that yes, I do wash my towels separately, but I wash them in COLD water - which is perfectly normal where I live. 😁

Oh, and horror of horrors - I use fabric conditioner!!! (and my towels are absorbent enough for me)

I usually do a separate load just because i wash towels at 60 degrees and most other cottons at 30 degrees

I had no idea- thank you!

Me too - no reason to do them any other way!

Yes with the bath mat on a 60 . Lots of fabric conditioner and bicarb too .( and no they don't stop being absorbant.
Thick fluffy towels

I find towels feel slimy in use when fabric conditioner has been used. They are less absorbent.

We do the same as this.

They generally go in together, especially if I think they need a hotter wash. I might add my husband's socks and pants. My life is dull!

Yes on a 60° wash. I use a bath sheet for my shower so it and a few hand towels is practically a full load. Also throw in the dish cloths as well.

Me too. 60° bio liquid (no softener) and three rinses followed by maximum spin before drying outside on the line.