I’ve used a towel style bath mat for decades, I think it’s the most hygenic. It goes on the floor to shower, then gets hung to dry between showers.
I lay floors and hadn’t seen a “permanent” bath mat in years but ran into one today. It was that typical shag rug style, bright pink. This was a clean house but it was strange to me, I didn’t think anyone used those anymore.
We have those bathmats that are just mats without a rubber backing. The rubber backed ones tend to get really ratty and messed up in a dryer.
The pure cloth ones tend to last longer, imo. And they don’t make your clothes smell like rubber. White ones work best, as they can be bleached as needed.
I remember reading something a while ago that said the rubber backed mats should never go in the dryer, and while I forget the exact reason, it wasn’t just because the dryer damages the mat. Searching online, it looks like the rubber can also damage the dryer and poses an increased fire risk.
Aaaand I read “your bath math situation”…
I have a towel rotation schedule. I have the new towel to dry myself off and the towel from last time to wrap around my waist and the towel before that (which I had wrapped around my waist the last time) goes on the floor for the same purposes as a mat. After that it goes in the laundry.
My partner bought a diatomaceous earth bathmat to replace the rug in front of the shower. It’s like stepping onto a piece of cardboard, so zero points for luxury. It does catch and re-evaporate the water well, so full marks there. Humidity is naturally low here, so no I have little to no worries about mold.
Huh, weird. DE? I’ve used it to filter beer at a small brewery and I use it as a natural insecticide.
In case anyone was wondering, as a powder, it dries the fuck out of insects who cross it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatomaceous_earth#Pest_controlYeah; we’ve got one too - primarily for when you first get out of the shower. It’s really good for drying the soles of your feet, so you don’t slip on tile - and the water evaporates very quickly.
I have one if those and love it! It’s never wet and the cat doesn’t pee on it.
Never knew this was a thing. My wife has now ordered one 😆
I love our DE mat. We had an issue with one of our cats peeing on the cotton mats while they were damp, which is why we switched, but i personally find it oddly luxurious. Clearly not soft and cushy tho.
This ^ I’ll have to give DE a try now
Glad that you asked! I weave rag rugs from dead clothing and sheets. It goes Sheet > Rag for spills > Cleaning rag > Teared into strips for weaving. When I have a full bag, I weave a new rug, having fun with the colors on hand. I get 60cm*1m absorbent rugs for the bathroom or the mudroom. Some are so cute my kid preempts them for her bedroom. They’re resistant, thick, easy to wash, easy to discard when they get ratty.
I like that idea, I’ll have to search how to do that.
I have a towel rotation. I use a towel for a couple of showers then it will go on the floor for a couple of days. Then into the wash.
I have had bath mats before and they have all gotten pretty gross or end up getting thrown out after a while.
I use a 100% cotton bath mat. About twice the thickness of a towel with a non-slip bottom. Gets hung to dry between showers. You can pick them up at Ikea for cheap.
I have one of those stone bath mats. I’ve never like the plush ones, so I’d have a whole floor of this if I could.
Stone like thing
How do you like it? Those look cool.
I like it. Have had it for 2 years. Was worried about mold and stuff but there is zero mold still.
Nice, thanks for the report.
I read this headline and immediately raced into the bathroom to see what was up, but yeah, they’re still there. Everything seems fine.
I use a plush dedicated mat with a rubber back so it doesn’t slide around. The fabric is like soft microfiber I think. We use the ol squeegee method before stepping out of the shower so it doesn’t get drenched. I just toss it in the washer when it needs a cleaning!
We are just upgrading ours for our primary bathroom since we are doing a glow up. We are going to have two waffle style rugs / mats to fit our strange space. One for in front of the mirror and one in front of the tub. We have a large shag style one that was always on the floor but now has been upgraded to be used to get out of the shower and then hang to dry.
The “permanent” bath mat gives me the ick thinking about it.
Got a cheap one from (I think) IKEA. I prefer it as it catches most of the water when coming out of the shower. I know I can dry myself fully in the shower, but I find that’s cramped.
My wife made some sort of Tibetan crochet for our showers. Feels great and can go through the was easily.
I have a few nice cushiony ones that are quite comfortable to stand on. They stay in use for quite a long time before I swap them out because they don’t get that dirty. Though I recently learned that may be because apparently some people don’t towel off in the shower first like I do, and instead just immediately step out after finishing their shower, dripping water all over the floor. Thankfully, these people do not live with me. Lol
Yeah we towel off in the shower.
We have a wooden slat type mat thing. Inevitably a few drips on the floor but not a puddle.
It got mouldy once, I put it outside in the sun for a few days.
A wooden one? Can you send a picture? That actually sounds kinda interesting.
My wife and I shower together, someone is getting out sopping wet because either the other one is still going or there’s just not enough room to both dry in the shower. Heated floor dries the bath mat just as well as the towel rail anyway
