I just don’t want to mix them because I feel like it would make me less clean.

Relatedly, what’s the best way I can follow the Patrick Bateman skincare routine as a simplified version that’s actually practical to follow and contains the most important steps?

  • Kalkaline
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    61 year ago

    You’re going to have microbes growing on the towels as soon as they’re used. They’re your microbes that grow on your skin. You’re not going to make yourself sick by using the towel a couple times on yourself on all your different parts unless you’re getting excessive with the booty drying. Swap the towels out more frequently if you’re concerned, but what you’re talking about sounds a little excessive.

  • @WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works
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    I think there’s a missing detail.

    Do you want to use different towels for the different parts of you even right after showering? Or only so that a different one for after shovering, another for your hands for when you just washed hands, and another for the face when you just washed your face?
    I don’t think the former is normal, but the latter is. A different one for showring and just washing your hands is good to have I think, and if you have got oily skin then a third one for your face is also completely understandable.

  • @stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml
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    The error is thinking that your own sebum is bad and should be avoided. It’s like hating that you have tears. If you like, dedicate zones of the towel to functions.

  • @Etterra@lemmy.world
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    All you really need is a bath towel and hand towel. There’s no need to go nuts with it unless you love doing laundry. If you feel “less clean” then you might want to see a therapist or something. It might be too mild to be OCD but it might not.

  • FartsWithAnAccent
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    It seems a bit weird to me, but these towels all exist already so, it’s probably pretty normal lol

    I just wash my towels frequently and only have body towels for showers/baths and hand towels for regular hand washing.

  • @bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
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    21 year ago

    I am a dude with long hair, so I need a separate towel for my hair and one for everything else. I even learned how women do that towel turban thing when I grew my hair out.

  • @cosmicrookie@lemmy.world
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    Why though. I have one that I use even when i haven’t had a bath. This is one large body towel that I also use to dry my hands (and face) when it just hangs there. Not sure what people are afraid of really?it’s your own body!

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      Not only is it your body, you just washed it. If you’re concerned about contaminating your face or hair with the rest of your body, you should consider how well you washed.

  • @kamills@sh.itjust.works
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    221 year ago

    I have figured that if I’m not clean enough to use the same towel all over, I haven’t showered well enough. But I don’t see any problem in having multiple towels

  • R0cket_M00se
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    181 year ago

    Shouldn’t have to worry about the towel being clean if you cleaned yourself properly. You’re just drying off water from a body with no oils or dirt.