Towels Are The Most Germ-infested Objects In Your Home: How To Keep Them Tidy, Fluffy & Soft?

Just forget about the door handles and toilet seats; the most germ-infested objects in your home are your towels.

The majority of people are unaware of the lesser known fact that ‘Germ-ridden towels could be the worst culprits for spreading bugs around the home.' And we are not just blaming kitchen towels - bath towels can also spread diseases. The problem is twofold;

1. Firstly, towels retain moisture for long periods of time, which eventually allow the bacteria to survive.
2. Secondly, these towels are used in the most germ-ridden areas of the home.

Coliform bacteria - present in feces that can lead to outbreaks of diarrhea and food poisoning - in 89% of kitchen tea-towels and E. coli in 25.6% of towels, a recent study from the University of Arizona, found.

Towels are more likely to be bacteria-ridden than other household items as they are used to clean hands and surfaces that might have come into contact with raw meat products, researchers revealed.

'You can cross-contaminate food when you wipe your hands on a towel and then contaminate other foods or bring your hands to your mouth and infect yourself,’ Study author Charles Gerba said.

So, what's the best towel management strategy?

• Try to avoid using conventional cotton towels in communal situations, where bacteria and fungi can be transferred from one person to another.

• Washrooms must consider more sanitary hand drying, like hand dryers and paper towels.

• Towels should be laundered on a regular basis to remove contamination, whether it’s a gym or home and should be dried effectively, as drying will temporarily seize microbial growth. Used, damp towels will encourage microbial growth.

Usually, tidy and clean towels are known for creating a positive attitude for bathrooms. Most of the house renovators think that even a towel could help you in updating your bathroom decor. It is the most affordable item which you could use; it may be in white color or a vibrant orange shade it’s totally up to your choice.

Why it's so essential to have the tidy, fluffy towels in the bathroom?

If you have kept the stack of clean and fluffy towels near a shelf in your bathroom, then it represents your hospitality. The overall color of the stack should be the mix of something that is exciting and light; this color coordination will improve the décor of your bath.

The smoothness and fluffiness of a bath towel depend on the material used in it. For example, some cotton fabrics are considered to be the best for its fine quality and durability. You could recognize the fluffiness of a towel well, by observing its size and structure.

And even if you get the finest quality towels with the accurate size, high-quality material, appropriate weight, and right structure, them it's a headache to keep them fluffy and long lasting. That’s why we are discussing some of the best tips which help you to keep these bathroom towels soft and long lasting.

How to keep a towel soft for a longer period?

If we will compile the list of all those household linens, that is most important and work the hardest, then without any doubt, we will take the name of towels at the top. So it is really important that you take care of these towels well, especially the 15×25 hand towels. Here we have discussed a list of steps that people should follow for ensuring that every towel in your house will last long.

• You should wash your towel thoroughly, before using it for the very first time. It could make your bathroom towel highly absorbent as any fragments which were present on them will be washed away. And if you want that its color will last longer then you should add a teaspoon of vinegar in the machine while washing.

• Keep in mind that you should not use any fabric softener while washing your towel because it is harmful to your towels. If you are inflexible to use fabric softeners, then it's really important for you to know that if its excessive use will create an upsurge that will reduce the absorbing capacity of the towel.

• If you use to dry bathroom towels in excessive heat, then I must say you are wrong. Because when you will do this, it will make the fabric of your towel annoyingly rigid. That’s why you should dry your towel at the average or low level of heat.

After reading all these instructions, you will make the stacks of luxury towels that will be your arrogance and make others jealous.