Be honest:how often do you grab a new towel to dry off? According to a microbiologist, you should change your towel more often than you think.
You've just showered, so you think you'll be wonderfully clean when you dry yourself, and that your towel will remain bacteria-free. But nothing is less true! For example, more bacteria and micro-organisms remain in a towel than you expect. This makes it easier for bacteria to spread. So it is important to regularly change your towel for a clean one.
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Microbiologist Charles Gerba:“According to our studies, you should change a face and bath towel for a clean one every three days.” Gerba's research a few years ago showed that after three days, about 80 percent of the towels contained bacteria from feces.
These bacteria feel at home in damp towels. “And also think about bacteria that are spread in the bathroom when you flush the toilet.
According to the expert, it is also important that you wash your towels well warm, because the bacteria survive cold water with ease. And if you throw a towel in the laundry basket, make sure that it is completely dry, so that no more bacteria can settle in the towel.
If you have sensitive skin or suffer from acne, he recommends changing your towel after every use.
