Warm and damp towels create the perfect environment for bacteria to grow, and under lab conditions, their numbers can double every 30 minutes.

How often you wash towels also depends on how they're dried after usage. If towels end up on the floor after being used, the lack of air circulation will cause bacteria to grow quickly. To prolong the ...

We all want to make light work of laundry chores, and the easiest way to do it is by simply throwing as many items as we can into our washing machines. But while we might think that we’re saving ...

In the crevices of a damp bath towel, all kinds of bacteria are proliferating. They arrive in droves, wiped off their hosts along with dead skin, fungi and other microorganisms. They thrive on the ...

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Passalacqua recommends dividing your laundry into three distinct categories: Bath, hand, and facial towels Kitchen linens including towels, placemats, tablecloths, and cloth napkins Heavily soiled ...