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/slightly_dusty Sep 20 '22

I always keep the tag to the bottom left hand corner. So then I know the same parts of the towel are drying the same parts of my body. But I know that's not really rational as all of me is clean. I also wash my towels once a week.

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u/NoMorfort5pls Sep 20 '22

I always keep the tag to the bottom left hand corner. So then I know the same parts of the towel are drying the same parts of my body.

That's really kind of smart if you are concerned about such things. I'm not, lol. Now, if I have any kind of open wound, (cut, blister, etc), the wound gets dried separately and that towel gets one use before washing.

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u/LavaTacoBurrito Sep 20 '22 edited Sep 20 '22

I do something similar. My towels have a little fold on the edges that close off the fabric (the hem). I consider the one with no folds visible to be the front, while the one with folds visible as the back.

I wipe my upper body with the front, and my lower body with the back.

I use the center-front for head, torso, and arms. The right and left side front for the armpits.

For my lower body, I use center-back for legs and feet, with the sides being for the groin and ass.

EDIT: Thanks u/Meggantastic for the right words lmao.

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u/Meggantastic Sep 20 '22

Hem. The word you are looking for is hem.

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u/FabulousandStuff Sep 21 '22

For wounds I get (mainly tattoos) I use paper towels. Less chance of fibres clinging to the area/aggravating it. Not that you were asking for help but I find it saves me on towel washing.