• garbagebagel@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    Like others have said, this def shouldn’t happen over a single use, but towels do eventually collect some leftover dirt over time. Please wash your towels regularly (alongside all the other tips here).

    My partners ex-roomie used to think that because he only used the towel when he was “clean” that meant that he didnt have to wash it… I’ve only heard stories about that thing but just, no.

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      16 hours ago

      Teach me your ways. Literally scrubbed my body down 3 times in succession tonight but still couldn’t pass the trial of the white lotus.

      • queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone
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        13 hours ago

        Get a washcloth (several) and a scrub brush and make sure you hit the areas you can’t reach with your bare hands. I like cotton. Don’t go so hard that your skin feels raw afterward, you can use the same pressure you normally use with your towel. the mechanical action of the cloth/loofah/sponge on your skin helps break stuff off in a way that soap+bare hands won’t get. That’s likely why your towel is getting stuff off of you even right after a shower.

        Also it takes some trial and error to find soaps (and shampoo, and conditioner, and skin lotions etc.) that work and don’t make your skin feel bad. Try something different from what you usually get, if you can afford it you might benefit from doing some research and getting fancier cleansers than just plain bar soap or body wash. A lot of them are snake oil, especially the ones that are super expensive or aggressively advertised, but different people respond better to different compositions of cleansers, and it pays to figure out what works for your skin.

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    16 hours ago

    Oh dear, this isn’t a thing.

    You need to exfoliate and maybe use a better soap, OP!

    Happy scrubbing.

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    15 hours ago

    um. my wite towels just get wet when I dry off. I mean im sure there is some oil or dead skin or such with it but not enough to make it not appear like wet clean towels. I use a shower poof sponge thing with soap and shampoo.

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    16 hours ago

    I used the same fuckin’ soap you did and when I finished, the towel didn’t look like no goddamn maxi-pad!

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    15 hours ago

    Excuse me sir and/or madam, I am an animal. I shed skin and hair constantly, and I piss, shit, barf, sweat, ejaculate, and occasionally bleed. I am fully aware that I am unclean. I will foul my towel unabashedly, thank you very much.

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    16 hours ago

    Ohhh no no lol didn’t mean to. But… Stuff should be def washed off you so it doesn’t come off on a towel! Maybe either bleach your towels hotel style or really scrub, and with a better / safe solvent /soap. Good luck! We’re all learning.

  • [deleted]@piefed.world
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    15 hours ago

    I have a bright white towel, use it a few times and wash it even though it is still bright white because I do clean myself in the shower.