Matt, the disposable hand towel would be the way to go. If they would hold up in use it would be a win-win for everybody. I suppose though certain people might look at it as cheap, but who knows. Thanks for the link. One could take some with them on a trip and be done with it.
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Ah, Stefan -
The dangers of using two languages to express irony.
I'm not talking about Waldsterben, I'm refering to the - surely you've encountered it- absolutely hysterical Angst many Ökofreaks have of damaging the acid balance of the human skin through too frequent bathing, especially with any sort of cleanser which actually works -
The dangers of using two languages to express irony.
I'm not talking about Waldsterben, I'm refering to the - surely you've encountered it- absolutely hysterical Angst many Ökofreaks have of damaging the acid balance of the human skin through too frequent bathing, especially with any sort of cleanser which actually works -
the only thing about using someone elses bath soap.....
think about the last part of their body they used it, and the first place you did!...
for guests, I strip the beds, and re-wash the bed linens to freshen them, and then re-wash after they leave....
if its only been a few weeks between washing and use is one thing, past that, they just need a quick wash to freshen them up....
dust can settle on them as well as the furniture and carpeting....
towels and such get rotated frequently as they get replenished.....as you can sometimes get in the habit of placing the current laundered ones on top, over and over..
think about the last part of their body they used it, and the first place you did!...
for guests, I strip the beds, and re-wash the bed linens to freshen them, and then re-wash after they leave....
if its only been a few weeks between washing and use is one thing, past that, they just need a quick wash to freshen them up....
dust can settle on them as well as the furniture and carpeting....
towels and such get rotated frequently as they get replenished.....as you can sometimes get in the habit of placing the current laundered ones on top, over and over..
michaelman2
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Martin, I will be enroute, we think and clean alike! ( not to mention you and your partner know how to have guests/entertain)
So for once I will not be looked at by TSA as though I am crazy ( by taking my own towels and linens). Funny story: I had a bag filled with towels and bed linens and the TSA agent said " I do the same" and at first I did not know to what he was referring, then we had the epiphany and side wink... I walked on through.
As mentioned above, I detest a towel that has been treated with fabric softener. Also sheets and pillowcases that have fabric softener on them.
Give me absorbent or give me ......home.
So for once I will not be looked at by TSA as though I am crazy ( by taking my own towels and linens). Funny story: I had a bag filled with towels and bed linens and the TSA agent said " I do the same" and at first I did not know to what he was referring, then we had the epiphany and side wink... I walked on through.
As mentioned above, I detest a towel that has been treated with fabric softener. Also sheets and pillowcases that have fabric softener on them.
Give me absorbent or give me ......home.
Keven, I know you didn`t mean it seriously when you said acid RAIN coat.
As a German and as a strong believer in pH balanced shower gels and certainly not an "Ökofreak" I just felt challenged by your mockery.
Should have finished my response with an emoji to be clearer.
So I`ll try again.
Keven, the acid rain and resulting Waldsterben was a serious problem we finally solved with exhaust catalyzers not by taking less showers ;-)
Better now ?
Your washcloth by the way almost looks like a pot holder to me. Never seen one of these in my entire life but still learning something new every day. There is a more common special shape in Germany which is also sewn together but it`s meant to be worn like a glove.
As a German and as a strong believer in pH balanced shower gels and certainly not an "Ökofreak" I just felt challenged by your mockery.
Should have finished my response with an emoji to be clearer.
So I`ll try again.
Keven, the acid rain and resulting Waldsterben was a serious problem we finally solved with exhaust catalyzers not by taking less showers ;-)
Better now ?
Your washcloth by the way almost looks like a pot holder to me. Never seen one of these in my entire life but still learning something new every day. There is a more common special shape in Germany which is also sewn together but it`s meant to be worn like a glove.
wash cloths
Personally I don't feel clean if I don't use a wash cloth in the shower (or bath rag as we say down here) to help scrub away old dead skin cells and general bleck from working in a hospital for 12 hours. I'm around stuff that Ajax won't wash off! I've tried those scrunchy things but it's not the same. Besides, rubbing a bar of soap on a washcloth and then rubbing said washcloth on me prevents the bar of soap getting short curlies on it! And I hate body wash gels.
Personally I don't feel clean if I don't use a wash cloth in the shower (or bath rag as we say down here) to help scrub away old dead skin cells and general bleck from working in a hospital for 12 hours. I'm around stuff that Ajax won't wash off! I've tried those scrunchy things but it's not the same. Besides, rubbing a bar of soap on a washcloth and then rubbing said washcloth on me prevents the bar of soap getting short curlies on it! And I hate body wash gels.
toploader55
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Going to my Dad's house, I always bring a Bath Towel and Wash Cloth. They have a FL Maytag that is almost 10 years old and has only seem a Hot Wash Cycle once and that is when I was there 3 years ago. The wife almost had a stroke when she saw the settings I had it on.
All their laundry smells sour. My Dad's undies and T shirts are suppose to be white. Dingy. He asked me why my socks, t shirts etc are so white. i told him Hot Wash, Warm Rinse, Powdered detergent and occasionally LCB. I wouldn't dare bring up the STPP.
I'd be scared to death to see what is in that outer tub. I'd wear a HAZMAT suit and respirator while it was being torn down.
All their laundry smells sour. My Dad's undies and T shirts are suppose to be white. Dingy. He asked me why my socks, t shirts etc are so white. i told him Hot Wash, Warm Rinse, Powdered detergent and occasionally LCB. I wouldn't dare bring up the STPP.
I'd be scared to death to see what is in that outer tub. I'd wear a HAZMAT suit and respirator while it was being torn down.
I use a body brush for bathing, and wash cloths as a preliminary dry-off (wipe, wring, repeat as necessary). Tried the nylon/scrunchy things, nope. A problem with applying body wash liquids/gels of various colors directly to wash cloths is they cause graying of the fabric that seems to be impossible to fully combat. I bought this stuff a few days ago, it's a deep GRAY color (duhhh, which I should have expected).
Nivia Cool is my body wash of choice and I do like the nylon scrubbers. Of course I pull them apart a bit, those tiny things are useless. Loosen them up a bit and they work great. Been out for the last few days and have been using Ivory and I hate the way I feel getting out of the shower.
warmsecondrinse
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Despite being middle-aged I have acne from head to toe that would put most teenagers to shame were I to leave it unmanaged. I certainly spend far more time and money on skin care now than I did 40 years ago.
I use a bristle brush all over because 99% of stuff that's supposed to exfoliate simply doesn't.
3% salicylic acid + sulfur soap, 4% coal tar shampoo, 10% benzoyl peroxide soap, and pumice foot scrub all get poured onto my bristle brush. After shower 0.1% Retin-A gets slathered on like moisturizer.
And I still see a dermatologist monthly
And this isn't even the full routine!
Washcloth? My skin just points and giggles...
Jim
I use a bristle brush all over because 99% of stuff that's supposed to exfoliate simply doesn't.
3% salicylic acid + sulfur soap, 4% coal tar shampoo, 10% benzoyl peroxide soap, and pumice foot scrub all get poured onto my bristle brush. After shower 0.1% Retin-A gets slathered on like moisturizer.
And I still see a dermatologist monthly
And this isn't even the full routine!
Washcloth? My skin just points and giggles...
Jim
One just never knows what to expect even if you don't spend the night. About 5 years ago I was invited to dinner over at one of my best friends house. His new wife, which I really didn't know well but wanted to get off on the right foot, fixed dinner. She fixed fried chicken and used a thermometer to check the inside temperature. I thought everything was okay. The first bite I took at the dinner table it was still pink inside and it wasn't fully cooked. Oh what to do?! I ate around the edges. Ate the side dishes, a lot, and said I was cutting back on meats. Thanked them for the dinner, hospitality, and went on my way.
When I was a kid, my grandmother taught me "it's important to know when to go, it's MORE IMPORTANT to know when to leave."
It really is a gamble when visiting. You just have to make the best of it sometimes.
When I was a kid, my grandmother taught me "it's important to know when to go, it's MORE IMPORTANT to know when to leave."
It really is a gamble when visiting. You just have to make the best of it sometimes.
polkanut
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Bedding and bath linens get a hot water wash and line dried, weather permitting. Otherwise, it goes in the dryer on medium heat. I've never been able to get a good night's sleep on strange sheets. Even as a kid I felt this way. I detest laundry that been washed with soft water as I feel the detergent isn't completely rinsed out.
