Suddenly feeling the need to toss your current towel in the wash ASAP? Here's what you need ... peroxide or non-bleaching agents like citric acid. Damp and with a high surface area, they’re ...

HOW OFTEN YOU wash your bath towels is a hot-button topic ... hydrogen peroxide or non-bleaching agents like citric acid. Damp and with a high surface area, they’re havens for microbial survival ...

It's important to note that uses does not equal days. "Do not confuse uses with days," Anderson says. If you use your bath ...

In the crevices of a damp bath towel, all kinds of bacteria are proliferating. They arrive in droves, wiped off their hosts along with dead skin, fungi and other microorganisms. They thrive on the ...

A common bath towel can have yeast, mold and E. coli growing on it without you ever knowing it. Gross, right? Regular washing ...

Alina Bradford has been writing how-tos, tech articles and more for almost two decades. She currently writes for CNET's Smart Home Section, MTVNews' tech section and for Live Science's reference ...