Three lime green towels and two washcloths stacked on a wooden stool. Confession: I think I’m addicted to using my washing machine. I live just with my partner and easily put on 4-5 full washes per week and always include..." /> Three lime green towels and two washcloths stacked on a wooden stool. Confession: I think I’m addicted to using my washing machine. I live just with my partner and easily put on 4-5 full washes per week and always include..." /> Three lime green towels and two washcloths stacked on a wooden stool. Confession: I think I’m addicted to using my washing machine. I live just with my partner and easily put on 4-5 full washes per week and always include..." />
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This Is How Often You Should Wash Towels And I Had No Idea It Was This Complicated

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06.03.2025

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Confession: I think I’m addicted to using my washing machine. I live just with my partner and easily put on 4-5 full washes per week and always include towels in them.

I love the ritual of it and assume, especially when it comes to towels, that there is no such thing as my linens being ‘too’ clean. Plus, once you’ve used a towel once, you’ve dirtied it. Right?

Well, no, wrong.

According to the home experts and consumer champions at Which?, there is a specifc approach to cleaning towels and it’s definitely not what I’ve been doing this whole time.

How often should you wash your towels?

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