Hellobee Boards Topic: How often do you replace towels?

Hellobee Boards Topic: How often do you replace towels? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:12:04 +0000 Foodnerd81 on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels/page/2#post-2837850 Fri, 03 Aug 2018 21:24:44 +0000 Foodnerd81 2837850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mediagirl: ha- I purposely do NOT give my MIL white towels because she gets makeup on them, so I give her the tan ones. mediagirl on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels/page/2#post-2837839 Fri, 03 Aug 2018 19:33:21 +0000 mediagirl 2837839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @codeitall: I know it's been like 2 weeks but after doing laundry I thought about this. All of my towels and my husband's towels are fine. It's just guest towels with spots. And then I realized, my mom uses a daily acne cleanser! All white guest towels from here on out! Foodnerd81 on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels/page/2#post-2836248 Thu, 26 Jul 2018 14:07:14 +0000 Foodnerd81 2836248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mediagirl: I had the bleach/ splotchy problem with a lot of purple towels and sheets. I pretty much don’t buy ones in that color now (also I have a husband who doesn’t love purple as much as I do anyway...). I assume it was from something i used on my face (it was bad on the pillow cases) but I kind of need to be able to touch my face with my sheets and towels. pachamama on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels/page/2#post-2836173 Thu, 26 Jul 2018 09:37:49 +0000 pachamama 2836173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I used OxyClean on the white and added vinegar to the detergent compartment of my HE loader (I didn't really know what to do???). Whites are way whiter than they were with bleach which was pretty crazy! I'm gonna donate our ugly, stiff beige ones. But I bought 4 gray towels in the meantime. Now you all can sleep at night!! youboots on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels/page/2#post-2836053 Wed, 25 Jul 2018 15:08:36 +0000 youboots 2836053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We keep ours for a long time. We have the Costco ones in charcoal. I dry outside when I can. alphagam84 on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels/page/2#post-2836031 Wed, 25 Jul 2018 13:36:43 +0000 alphagam84 2836031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think our current towels are 3 years old? They're white and I don't think they're too grungy looking. We use bleach occasionally. Littlebit7 on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels/page/2#post-2836029 Wed, 25 Jul 2018 13:35:38 +0000 Littlebit7 2836029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I just did a HUGE towel purge when our local homeless shelter said they needed towels. I went outside with all of my old white towels and compared them to one brand new white towel. In natural light, it was readily apparent which ones had lived their best lives at our house.. I think I donated 80% of them. I mean, they were perfectly fine to use, but once I had them out I realize how tired they were. Our second bath is in our kitchen so you can see it all the time. waterbear on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels/page/2#post-2836009 Wed, 25 Jul 2018 12:17:30 +0000 waterbear 2836009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @bhbee: @pachamama: I found instructions for stripping the towels online that call for two cycles, one with white vinegar and the second with baking soda. I did that the first time, but since then I've been lazy and just adding the vinegar to a single cycle with detergent. (I've tried both in the fabric softener dispenser and straight in the wash, and both have worked fine for me.) This is for an old-school top loader, though. mediagirl on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels/page/2#post-2835502 Mon, 23 Jul 2018 12:46:46 +0000 mediagirl 2835502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @codeitall: interesting. We both use oxy spot treatment on our faces but don't rub it off on the towels. codeitall on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels/page/2#post-2835501 Mon, 23 Jul 2018 12:43:22 +0000 codeitall 2835501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mediagirl: Does anyone in the house use acne cleanser or treatment stuff? I had a roommate that ruined my towels with hers... codeitall on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels/page/2#post-2835500 Mon, 23 Jul 2018 12:42:12 +0000 codeitall 2835500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @SweetCaroline: Just like you, Target registry, they're 6 years old now :silly: My mother bought some at JCP that are literally the softest ever. They're on my list of things to replace. mediagirl on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels/page/2#post-2835499 Mon, 23 Jul 2018 12:40:01 +0000 mediagirl 2835499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have a problem with towels looking like they've been bleached. I don't use bleach so I don't know what is happening. This went on in our old house (top loader) and this house (front loader). So, we have towels from when we first moved into the old house (11 years now) and a few new ones for the guest bath, but those were mostly to match the color scheme in the new house. hitchhiker on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels/page/2#post-2835495 Mon, 23 Jul 2018 11:51:56 +0000 hitchhiker 2835495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @pachamama: FYI - our gray towels have not held up well. They got discolored quickly. Kind of like bleach stains, but I don't usually use bleach or strong face stuff, so I don't know why. Total bummer because I love gray! kayla0416 on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels#post-2835469 Mon, 23 Jul 2018 09:46:06 +0000 kayla0416 2835469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We got 8 towels from our wedding registry 5.5 years ago, and they still look/feel almost brand new to me. The towels we have in our kids bathroom are ours from college (10-15 years old), and they're a little less soft, but I wouldn't say they're worn out yet! JCCovi on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels#post-2835466 Mon, 23 Jul 2018 09:39:37 +0000 JCCovi 2835466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Ours are from our wedding registry 7 years ago. We have brown and beige and neither show any stains or dinginess, but they are starting to fray. skinnycow on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels#post-2835445 Mon, 23 Jul 2018 09:02:31 +0000 skinnycow 2835445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Ummm I think we've had the same towels since we got married 5 years ago. Maybe I should get some new ones... snowjewelz on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels#post-2835441 Mon, 23 Jul 2018 08:57:22 +0000 snowjewelz 2835441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our sets are from 5 years ago when we moved in. I keep saying I should get new sets but haven't! Maybe this is the year haha. I keep some to re-use as towel for our dog and donate the rest to our local animal shelter. Sams Mom on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels#post-2835439 Mon, 23 Jul 2018 08:55:10 +0000 Sams Mom 2835439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ So I have towels that are over 10 years old. They still get used for if I haven't done a load of towels in a while, or to dry the dog off after his bath. The best thing I have found for keeping them looking good is I bleach them (all of them with color safe bleach), and I use wool dryer balls instead of dryer sheets. When they finally become too thin to soak anything up, they get cut up and sent to the man cave as rags. I buy new towels when I want to change up the guest bathrooms or our bathroom with some new colors. gotkimchi on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels#post-2835437 Mon, 23 Jul 2018 08:46:54 +0000 gotkimchi 2835437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @avivoca: totally replacing towels was never a thing for us but my mom always buys us towels for Xmas or birthdays for the kids. When my towels get thin I throw them in the kids bathroom because we use them on the floor during baths and whatever. Also if we ever had towels that were really bad hey just became rags -it was totally a Great Depression household mentality looch on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels#post-2835436 Mon, 23 Jul 2018 08:43:48 +0000 looch 2835436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I am really hard on my towels in terms of using bleach on them, so they do start to show wear. I think I replace them every couple of years, but they do become rags at that point...same thing with my husband's white tee shirts. avivoca on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels#post-2835434 Mon, 23 Jul 2018 08:41:31 +0000 avivoca 2835434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Ha, we're still using the same three sets of towels we got for our wedding 11 years ago. I do want to get a set to have on hand for guests, and I'll need to buy a new set for my oldest daughter because she's too big for the hooded towels we got her as a baby. My parents are still using towels that they got when I was a kid, and I'm 32 now. I feel like it's something that higher socioeconomic classes do, replacing towels all the time if they get dingy or have perceived dirt on them. babypugs on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels#post-2835432 Mon, 23 Jul 2018 08:31:14 +0000 babypugs 2835432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @kiddosc: Haha, many of mine still in rotation still have holes! I had no idea replacing towels was a thing. As long as they dry, I'm fine with them, although I do keep one nice one around for the downstairs bathroom. pachamama on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels#post-2835408 Mon, 23 Jul 2018 06:06:46 +0000 pachamama 2835408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @waterbear: yes, enlighten me about the vinegar process. I have an HE front loader. Becky on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels#post-2835402 Mon, 23 Jul 2018 04:40:03 +0000 Becky 2835402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @SweetCaroline: Yep, 5 year wedding registry towels for us too. Plus one left over from college. I guess I thought they were like clothes. As long as you are washing them properly and they do not smell (so they aren’t growing bacteria), then you’re good. bhbee on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels#post-2835398 Sun, 22 Jul 2018 23:40:06 +0000 bhbee 2835398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @waterbear: what’s your process with the vinegar? Do you have to run two cycles? waterbear on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels#post-2835396 Sun, 22 Jul 2018 23:00:02 +0000 waterbear 2835396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @pachamama: I have the same problems with our white towels. I haven't successfully solved the dingy color issue, but I started stripping ours with vinegar in the wash and it has worked wonders on the stank. cat620 on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels#post-2835377 Sun, 22 Jul 2018 19:50:09 +0000 cat620 2835377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think our last set we had for 5-6 years and then we bought new ones this year. They were definitely getting stained and old looking when we decided to get new ones. We probably kept them too long, but buying towels isn't something that crosses my mind often pachamama on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels#post-2835375 Sun, 22 Jul 2018 19:44:06 +0000 pachamama 2835375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @kiddosc: mine smell like mildew and the white isn't so much white as 'toasty cappuccino'. Otherwise I'd use a towel for like 20 years like I had as a kid (my favorite turquoise one 💙) I'm gonna get grey next time which my husband's face wash will ruin I think ugh. kiddosc on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels#post-2835361 Sun, 22 Jul 2018 17:45:06 +0000 kiddosc 2835361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @petitenoisette: Maybe it's because I don't have white towels? Or because I have a whole closet full of towels, so no one towel gets used too often. Also, I bleach my non-white towels and have only really gotten a bleach spot on one of them... which we still use. Mama Bird on "How often do you replace towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-replace-towels#post-2835355 Sun, 22 Jul 2018 16:56:51 +0000 Mama Bird 2835355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ When they look dirty and it doesn't wash off, or when they're ratty around the edges. Most of ours last for years, but I've had to retire a couple after a year or two. Especially white towels!