How often you should wash your Bath Towel, according to a Microbiologist — and what happens when you don’t


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How often you should wash your Bath Towel, according to a Microbiologist — and what happens when you don’t

In Philip Tierno’s mind, a moist towel is practically a living organism. “A damp towel is growing,” Tierno , a microbiologist at the New York University School of Medicine, told Business Insider last year. Towels serve as ideal breeding grounds for germs because they contain many of the requirements for microbial life : water, warm temperatures, and plenty of oxygen. Where there is moisture, there are microbes

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