How often do you change your bath towel or bathrobe?

do you change your bath towel very often? - bath towel or bathrobe to dry and cover yourself after taking a bath.
Philippines
April 24, 2007 4:04pm CST
How many times do you take a bath or shower in a day? Well, I presume most people here on mylot take a bath or shower at least once a day.:P And do you use a towel bath to dry yourself up after a shower?:P Some people are using towels to cover and dry themselves up after a shower, while some others use only bathrobe. To which group of people do you belong? and how often do you throw your bath towel or bathrobe to the laundry basket and go get a new one from your closet? is it like every other day? or once a week? or once every two weeks? or once a month? do share your thoughts.:P
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47 responses
• Philippines
24 Apr 07
Of course, I take a bath everyday and prefer to use a towel than bathrobe. :) I usually change my towel every two weeks, so it's like twice a month. :) But my towel is simply for my body only. I got another face towel for my face. I always like to separate both because our face's skin is too different and sensitive from our body skin. And I usually change my face towel once a week. :)
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
24 Apr 07
that's a good tip for those who have sensitive facial skins. separate towels for your face and body. it's better. plus, i do take a bath everyday, too. sometimes, twice or thrice a day depending on the weather. and that's the reason, too why i change my towels every now and then.
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• Philippines
25 Apr 07
your response reminds me of my aunt, myworld. She's like you, very particular when it comes to her towels, face and bath towels. :P
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
24 Apr 07
I tend to have a shower twice a day, once when I get up to awaken myself up and again when I have been to the gym after a heavy workout, I'm all sweaty! I use a clean towel every time I go to the gym which is five times a week! And a clean towel each morning for the shower, I never use them more than once, however it does mean my washing machine is on virtually 24/7!
• Philippines
25 Apr 07
WOW! changing your towels after every first use. :P
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
24 Apr 07
i don't use bathrobes. i just cover up my body in a towel after taking a bath. i change my towels atleast once a week. there are times, i change it twice a week. there are times when i already hate the smell of it. so i just change it right away. nope. i don't throw my bath towel on a laundry basket especially if it's still wet. i just let it hang to dry. happy myLotting!
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@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
26 Apr 07
yup. because if it isn't smelling good anymore, it's no longer comfortable to use... hehe. better get another one and feel more refreshed.
• Philippines
25 Apr 07
LOL like you, I also sometimes depend on how the smell of my towels have become for me to finally grab another one from the closet. :P
@KrisNY (7590)
• United States
24 Apr 07
I shower daily-- sometimes a shower in the morning and a hot bubble bath at night- and many times 2 showers a day depending on how dirty or grungy I feel-- when it gets hotter I tend to hop in twice a day! refreshing! I use a towel to dry my hair and a towel to dry body and cover up- I usually switch them out every other day- I mean come on we are clean when we use it right?? But still I don't use them long-- I like nice fluffy towels!
• Philippines
25 Apr 07
Oh yeah, towels can still be used for a couple of days before changing them. :P
@gemini1960 (1161)
• Philippines
25 Apr 07
I do changes bath towel every week , i dont use bathrobes since i dont have one, and i prefer towels anyway, i do take a bath everyday including the rest of the member of the family, except when not feeling good or sick.
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
25 Apr 07
I am from India...in summer... I take bath twice in a day... but in winter it is once in day. I use towel to dry myself and once in week I prefer chaning my towel. I am not sure whether bathrobe is good substitute of towel. Which one do you use?
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@babykay (2131)
• Ireland
9 Oct 07
Good discussion by the way... I take a shower once a day. The odd time I get to take a bath too, this is usually if my husband has my child, but its not often. I change the towels around the entire house just once a week. I don't know if this is not often enough, but I would use the towel about three times before it is washed usually.
@Buchi_bulla (8298)
• India
2 Oct 07
I take bath daily and use towel to dry myself. Usually every three days once, I change my towel.
• Philippines
26 Apr 07
i take a bath and shower everyday and i always used a towel when drying myself. i usually change my towel once a week. i change it on saturdays because this is pur wash day. i love using new towels. if it is not that difficult to wash towels, i might change it every other day :)
@aweins (4199)
• India
29 Apr 07
not every month because my towel is just for the body not for the feet and face. i have a differenttowel for my feet. before going in to the bathroom i put that on the floor and when i come out i use that for my feet. i change that very often i mean after evry 15 days or so. my facial ones go long and my body towels also go long. i shower 3 times. once in the morning, once after coming from exercises, once before sleepig and i enjoy the last shower the most because after that y hubby gives me a good massage on my feet and that relaxes me fully. i goes to sleep in minutes after that. the weather at this place where i m after marriage is hot all the 12 months so i cant afford to not bath or take shower. but i was born n brought up in a very cold beautiful atmosphere. i use to enjoy the snow in winters, rain , hail, breezes and then summer that too was not to such high temperatures. i just cant bear the heat. water is very necessary for me to survive. i cant do without that. after every work i go n stand under the shower . in the day when i come out after shower,m i dont use towel. i sit under the fan, enjoy the cool air on my body and wear my clothes straight. i use my towel only in the morning because i have to rush at that time. i m a Piscean and my hubby says that i m a true fish, i just cant lkive without water. after every second work u do , u go n stand under the shower. n as a property of the fish i m very hot and water just slips down my body . people who hve a very hot body from inside , like i sad that i m having, cannot enjoy too much of coffee, eggs or any non-veg item because all that is hot in nature. if i eat all that, sometimes my nose starts bleeding and some times i have blood pressure problem. my head, i feel as if it spins. I think Rexy, i have gone out of the topic , all in a flow of writing. well, then too i m writing............. ENJOY READING........
• Brisbane, Australia
24 Apr 07
I take bath daily. In normal days(winter and rainy) once in a day but in summer season I do take bath 2 times to feel like a cool and get refresh. I use towel to dry my body after bath and shower. Every weekend I throw my towel in washing machine.
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• United States
24 Apr 07
I try to take a bath at least once a day or every other day, but as for washing towels its just when the occasion arises. Probably about once a week.
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• United States
25 Apr 07
I change my bath towel about every 2-3 days I think and I take a shower usually once a day and sometimes twice. I don't think I've ever owned a bathrobe because I reall don't know what's the point of wearing a bathrobe when you get out the shower. I just makes more sense to put on my clothes when getting out the shower. My towel is pretty clean most of the time because its only water on it.
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• United States
1 Oct 07
I wash my robe when i think its dirty and the same with my towels they never realy get dirty your just get them wet with water. so i keep my towels for about a week or two. I bathe everyday, dry with a towel and put on my robe either when im being lazy or i need to do something before i finish getting ready.
@lafavorito (2959)
• Philippines
25 Apr 07
Usually I change my towels once a week and I don't wait for them to become smelly or gather dirt.
• Canada
25 Apr 07
We only use towels in our household and we always use a new one . When one takes a shower or bath when they are done it goes straight to the dirty clothes . I would never feel clean if I had to use the same one more then once without being washed even though one is clean when they get out of the shower . I woudl still somehow feel dirty . It is said that anything that gets wet will carry more germs on it then anything else in your house and ever since I heard of this I will even change my dishcloth and dish towel with each use . I don't find it that much harder to throw it all in with a load of wash that we have going since we have wash going all the time anyway as there are seven of us in the household :)
• Philippines
25 Apr 07
I change my towel once a week. As for bathing, it is once or twice a day. It really depends upon the weather and the working situation that I am into for the day.
@easy888 (10405)
• Australia
25 Apr 07
Hello,rexy_leigh,I would take a shower twice a day,I would use a bathing towel to dry myself up after shower, I would not use a bathrobe. I will wash the bathing towel every week and change to a new one, or if i feel it is too dirty,i will wash it straight away and dry it up so that i can use it the next day.
• Philippines
25 Apr 07
I use both bathrobe and towel. Hehe. I use the towel to dry my hair. :) I change my bathrobe and towel i think every week/every 2 weeks. =))
• India
25 Apr 07
Once in a while, when it starts to change color..just kidding actually i live in a hostel so i change the towels whenever the one which i gave in for the wash comes back