12 things you're probably not washing nearly enough

Do you take a nice, hot shower and then hang your towel up on its hook, reusing it seemingly countless times before you finally chuck it in the wash? If so, you could be putting your health at risk. According to Science Alert, you should be using a towel three times max before washing, because towels are covered in bacteria, fungi, dead skin and other nasty things from the human body. It’s worse if it’s a damp towel, too. “'A damp towel is growing. If there is odour coming from the towel, wherever there is odour, there are microbes growing so it should be washed,” explains Philip Tierno of the New York University School of Medicine. And if you share with another person, you’re at an even higher risk for infection. Long story short? Make sure your towels (and cloths) are top-of-mind when you’re doing the laundry.