Towel is the most ignored member of our wardrobe. We might be having hundreds of dresses, but having more than 2 towels is considered to be an extravagance. But do you know how much care does our everyday friend needs?
Towel has played a very important role in our Indian Cinema as well. Don’t believe me? Let me scratch your head hard. Ranbir Kapoor made a style statement in his debut movie, Saawariya, with this simple white towel. Do you still think our towel deserve all this ignorance?
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Do we ensure that our towel is always clean as a token of services it provides us? I guess no. We know few people who don’t wash their towel even in a month.
Here are some filthy and unhygienic ways which we treat out towels with. Change them and make your life hygienic.
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1. Hanging Two Used Towels Together
When two towels belong to different persons, then their towels shouldn’t be hung together. If you’re hanging two used towels on top of each other, then you’re just making a bridge for the bacteria to wander from one towel to the other. This will also keep the moisture trapped between their point of contact. Let them dry in sun and far apart from each other.
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2. Do You Regularly Wash Your Towels?
I can hear a meek no! many people are there who don’t wash their towel even in a month. You dry yourself using the same towel after taking a bath? What’s the point of having a shower when you’re allowing the bacteria from your towel to crawl upon your body? So, the wisdom lies in washing your towels fortnightly to ensure proper hygiene.
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3. Did You Change Your Towel in Last Few Years?
If your answer is no, then you have to immediately throw away your towel in a trash bin. Or use it as a mop. You should keep more than one towel. This will put lesser pressure on a single towel.
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4. Using Too Much Detergent to Wash Your Towel
Giving your towel too much wash is a no-brainer. Using too much detergent for washing your towel can make the fibres abrasive. You will feel uncomfortable to use this towel.
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5. Washing in Hot Water
You can wash your towel in hot water to get rid of the germs collected in your towel. Apart from the towel, your hand towel and kitchen wash cloth should also be washed regularly with hot water and a mild detergent. You use a towel for the cleaning purpose. And so, the thing used for cleaning should be clean itself.
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