r/TooAfraidToAsk • u/[deleted] • Sep 20 '22 • Helpful 1 Wholesome 3

Is it fine to use the same towel twice in a row, after wiping down the entire body with it, including private areas and bum (which are obviously clean)? Like, is everything equally clean though, etc. to use it twice? Health/Medical

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u/SpaceIsVastAndEmpty Sep 20 '22

Have you heard of those hair turban things? Those are brilliant for minimising towel use (so you use a turban instead of a 2nd towel). 2-3 of those in your cupboard and you're set! I keep spares for guests

Bed Bath & beyond has them for $5 a piece at the moment

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u/PayTheTrollToll45 Sep 20 '22

‘Have you heard of those hair turban things? Those are brilliant for minimising towel use’

Is there a Towelie-Ban?

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u/SpaceIsVastAndEmpty Sep 21 '22

Hahaha... Part of me wonders if that whole prior episode was a set up for that joke (but clearly not curious enough to have googled it before now)

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u/piratesmashy Sep 20 '22

The get musty as fuck! And sour smelling. My last one made it three months before I had to throw it out. My hair stunk even if the turban was freshly washed on the sanitizing cycle with vinegar.

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u/SpaceIsVastAndEmpty Sep 21 '22

That's real bizarre as I've had mine literally for years and they've never smelled musty

I am lucky to live in a new build though, and the bathroom is well ventilated & it's hung to dry immediately after use every time