how often should you wash towels being used daily for hygiene purposes? and should you soak towels before washing? what is better - washing laundry by hands or washing machine?
I wash towels once a week generally but if it gets dirty before than that then I use another one. I do not like the musty smell on towels so I try to wash them often during monsoons.
Towels... I toss mine after about two weeks? When it feels dirty. I use a different one for my body and then my hair / face, so the hair one doesn't get changed as often or it downgrades to becoming the body towel...In my family each member has a different towel.
I feel that towels should be washed by hands and that too after soaking. To keep the fluffiness and softness intact, my mother advises me to wash the towels by hand. I also use a fabric softner at the end to keep their softness intact.
I mostly prefer manual washing !! It would satisfy me. In the case of towels, I usually wash them separately i.e never add with clothes. Without any fabric softener, I wash bath towels once a week. I think that would be fine and protecting the fabrics of the towels !!