However, experts say it’s a little more complicated.
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Can You Wash Your Kitchen Towels With Bathroom Towels?
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In general, yes, you canwash kitchen and bathroom towelstogether.
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This is especially true of lightly used kitchen towels such as those used for drying dishes.
However, this alone is not a sufficient reason for washing kitchen and bathroom towels together.
“Kitchen towels and bath towels almost always recommend laundering in warm water,” Ceconi says.
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“But that does not always mean you might or should wash them together.”
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“Greasy kitchen towels may also transfer unpleasant odors to bathroom towels.”
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However, exposing your towels to hot water can damage the fabric fibers over time.
That said, bathroom towels can also harbor their fair share of bacteria.
