How Often Do You Change Bath Towels?

I used to use a new towel every day, but in an effort to save energy costs and resources, I normally change my towel every 3 days. I'm kind of a clean freak, so I just can't go any more than that.

 

In Wyoming we have virtually no humidity. That means I can get a good 3-4 days out of a towel. Of course I only shower once a month anyway.

 

I use a new towel after each shower. I wouldn't mind reusing one a time or two but my wife is a laundry fanatic and will wash any used ones the same day they get used. Usually it is washed, dried and back on the shelf the same day. So in reality I probably use the same one every day, it just happens to be clean each time.

 

I know! I'm getting tooooo old to keep starting over!

 

I used to use a towel a day. My wife complained about doing too much laundry. So,now its every 2 to 4 days.

 

If she does the laundry, that's a good reason. I do the laundry here!

 

single me used a towel for a month or 2. married me uses one per week. wife used 2 per week like Jen does.

 

I change them every day. There is a word for towels and things of that sort

Fomites: Disease carrying inanimate objects

 

Oh my towel is animated.

Don't wash the goodness out of your bathwear, let them live!

 

I forgot to mention this, we kind of reuse towels. After a shower you hang your towel on the door and the next person uses it on the floor of the bathroom during their shower, then the floor towel goes into the dirty wash and the once used towel goes on the hook. Jeez, just the thought of reusing a towel for more then one shower bothers me.

 

I'll bet my immune system can stop a meteor.

 

Anything more than 3 towels in a week is pushing it for me...usually about 2 a week is good...i hate doing laundry

 

Every shower of course.

 

'Bout twice, or MAYBE three showers, then off to the laundry basket.

 

I'm quite forgettful about these things, so the time from where I go "Hmmm...perhaps It's laundry time for this towel" to the point where I actually change towel is perhaps a few weeks. This seems to be a bit unhygienic apparently

Now when I think about it, I must've had the same towel for around 2 months now and then. It had never struck me that it perhaps is a bit unusual. But I actually started to think about it yesterday and made some google searches today, and my findings amazed me. Change the towel after each shower!? Damn.

 

I've been keeping track since the last laundry day. So far today is day 29 since laundry and 24 showers. Still seems fine to me, not crispy yet. It is very arid here so that may help dry things out somewhat.

 

every 4 showers

 

Yeah. When you can lean the towel up against the wall instead of hanging it up, it's definately time for a change :happy097

 

Usually once a week, though I'll probably start splitting it up to twice a week now.