How often do you wash things like bedclothes and towels?

Slinky

gemmajenkins0208 wrote: »

All towels are washed and dried in the washer dryer when they start to smell(usually after about 10 days or so). We only have 1 set - one massive bath sheet to share, 2 largish ones(for hair) and 2 hand towels.

One bath sheet between two of you washed every 10 days..........eek

I'd be treating myself to another bathsheet, they're not that expensive.

beedeedee

A j-cloth does the trick instead of a towel if desperate! Always used them when we went camping over the years. Couldn't be doing with manky towels hanging everywhere.....
No real alternative for bedsheets though. They get washed more often in summer than winter, but no real routine. It's a bit as and when....

Carrot007

karcher wrote: »

(I always have a bath or shower every night, most mornings too, but I prefer going to bed clean after a hard days work)

That's got to be really bad on your skin. Every other day is what is recomended. (at a maxiumum)

Chappers27

I change my bedsheets once the green mould goes black.

I'm kidding. Once a week for bedsheets.

Towels every three days, hung next to radiator.

Frith

Towels daily. No central heating so no means of drying them once damp.

Sheets done weekly.

166million

Thanks JoJo for the useful advice.

I think I/ my house might be smelly. Some people visited us the other day and didn't want a drink, and looked a bit uncomfortable.
I do feel quite stressed - almost without realising it - about the mess. When we tidy up we feel much calmer

I actually changed my bedding yesterday, must have been influenced by this thread

166million

Wednesday2000 wrote: »

I was reading the other day about a type of Japanese towel that is very thin, but dries you properly and then it also dries very quickly. I don't see how it would work? I did see one on Am*zon, but I didn't buy it.

I find the towel drying a pain as I don't put them in the tumble dryer as it takes too long so it means I have a newly washed wet towel hanging over the bannister almost every other day. It's annoying.

It's okay in the summer obviously as I put it outside on the line, but in winter it's a problem.

I have a microfibre towel - I think that's what they are called.
It ok, but not like a nice fluffy bath towel

mrsr

My sheets are changed weekly with out fail there all white and look clean,even though we shower every night it's what can't be seen that's the problem dead skin cells etc.Towels are changed every other day,it's a pain drying in winter but IMO they need doing.

gemmajenkins0208

Slinky wrote: »

One bath sheet between two of you washed every 10 days..........eek

I'd be treating myself to another bathsheet, they're not that expensive.

10 days give or take.

I have quite a sensitive nose. I can tell when things are starting to smell and are due a wash but I keep the bedsheets to weekly as it's routine for me(not that they even start to smell until very near changing day anyway).

As for the huge bath towel, it is hung over the towel rack all the time(apart from when it is actually being used) and the towel rack is on every evening at the mo while it is cold and we need the heating on(it's part of the central heating system and we can't figure out how to turn it off :rotfl: ). If there is a section of the towel that feels a bit eurgh or I catch wafts of smelly coming from it it'll go straight in the wash as soon after that time it's been used, this could be after just 2 uses since last wash, or a few(approaching 10 day mark).