Your towels absorb everything from dead skin cells to bacteria, making them more prone to harboring germs. Unlike sheets, they stay damp longer, especially after a shower. This dampness is the ...

In fact, these common laundry habits will spread more germs than you realise. From bath towels laden with bacteria and dirty, e-coli infested dishcloths, she explains why we should always wash ...

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 ...

If you don't already disinfect or replace your kitchen sponge regularly, get ready to change your ways. Because of all the ...

Washing a towel that infrequently is disgusting, Dan, especially for someone who claims to shower twice a day. The grime you’re showering off is replaced by the bacteria living on the soiled ...

Germs can transfer between towels in the same load. Dirty towels are a prime breeding ground for bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms since they are damp, absorbent, warm, and often hung in ...

Bacteria that can cause human infections thrive ... but never really did anything more than that," he says. After his paper towel-based investigations revealed how manky his water bottle was ...