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?
Welcome to adulthood
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.
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
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.
No. It’s not normal at all. But you do you. No one is normal.
But I would be more worried about having OCD if you are worried that (not) using separate towels for your hands and face makes you less clean.
It probably makes you less dirty, yes, but not to the point where you would get smelly.
It does sound like an obsessive trait but if it’s not causing you any problems and it makes you happy, then why not?
Although, a tip for you or anyone else reading this - letting your hair completely dry naturally without towel-drying it can make the texture so much nicer. I stopped towel-drying mine completely and now it dries with lovely, soft waves, no frizz at all.
One towel is all that’s needed. Start at the top, work your way from head to feet, floss the crotch last,. When the towel dries, it forgets, and the towel is clean for the next shower. If you have long hair, a second towel may be useful as a turban
I like to use an old t-shirt for the hair. It helps preserve the curls shape.
So… I just love that i basically wrote my post as a shitpost because i think the concept of towels forgetting is funny and you answered with a serious and informative response. It is, and i mean this with all sincerity, quite lovely.
Sadly I don’t need hair care tips anymore, but i bet someone will be like, “Heh, the towel forgets… oh, a T-shirt, that’s brilliant!”
I do have a hair towel - two actually, one smooth cotton and one microfiber. Use these for styling, they don’t cause frizz and they get gunked up with conditioner and stuff so I’d not use them to dry off.
The rest of me gets one towel. As long as it has time to dry off between showers I figure it’s hygenic enough, and I wash it weekly. Husband uses two body towels but no hair towel as his hair is so very short.
If you are asking about a good and easy skincare routine - CeraVe unscented lotion is good enough for face and cheap enough for body. Wash whatever needs to be washed in the shower, dry off but not super dry, apply the CeraVe everywhere. After you get dressed in morning, a sunscreen for your face. If you have acne and/or are older, add prescription Tretinoin, apply that at night before bed.
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.
I can understand using more than one towel because they’re dry, but to keep yourself clean after a shower sounds obsessive.
Does it matter if it’s normal? You using 4 towels isn’t hurting anyone anymore than me using one towel does.
As for the skincare routine, I can’t help there.
You using 4 towels isn’t hurting anyone anymore than me using one towel does.
I can only guess where the idea of wastefulness is such an alien concept that it’s completely overlooked here.
Do you not wash and reuse towels…?
To be devil’s advocate, it’s still 3 times embodied carbon of a small towel, that doesn’t need to hurt the planet. And you’ll probably replace towels every year or so.
I know it’s nitpicking and annoying to point out such a small thing when people are buying 3year cruise tickets. But it’s still true.
I’m supposed to be replacing towels every year?! I bought top of the line Target towels about 8 years ago and they’re fine… am I missing something?
Honestly if your towel lasts 8 years, kudos man you’re doing better than me.
Yes, apparently four times less than some though. The chemicals used to wash them, not to mention the water waste, are really impactful if you start multiplying them among millions of people.
Could you have OCD?
It counts like you have a cleanliness compulsion. Which isn’t a huge deal, but if it gets burdensome then you might want to speak with a psychiatrist about it.
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.
For the last question I welcome you to [email protected] where’s there’s a lot of helpful people that can help you with that! 😊
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