I just don’t want to mix them because I feel like it would make me less clean.

Relatedly, what’s the best way I can follow the Patrick Bateman skincare routine as a simplified version that’s actually practical to follow and contains the most important steps?

  • burntbutterbiscuits@sh.itjust.works
    4·
    10 months ago

    No. It’s not normal at all. But you do you. No one is normal.

    But I would be more worried about having OCD if you are worried that (not) using separate towels for your hands and face makes you less clean.

  • folkrav@lemmy.ca
    4·
    10 months ago

    I don’t understand the logic behind the idea that it makes you “less clean” to wipe yourself off of excess water literally seconds after cleaning yourself in the shower. Think about it: to legitimately spread germs around with the towel, you’d need either the towel, or the area you’re wiping off, to be unclean in the first place.

    My wife likes a separate towel for her hair, but it’s because she has very long and thick hair that’s hard to dry out. Not doing so would mean leaving a trail of water dripping on the ground.

    For me that’s just wasteful behavior - if you’re that concerned about cleanliness, those towels need to be washed regularly, therefore 4x the water usage…

    • Mesophar@lemm.ee
      1·
      10 months ago

      Seems a better solution would be a single, large bath/body towel to dry off the whole body after a shower, that itself gets washed after every use (personally, I wash my towels after two uses). Maybe have a towel just for hair, if your hair is long enough to need it.

      Then have separate towels for use throughout the day. A hand towel for drying hands after washing them. A face towel for when you wash your face/brush teeth/shave. And wash those towels and they become soiled.

      Using different towels as you just come out of the shower does seem a little redundant and wasteful.

  • lightnsfw@reddthat.com
    3·
    10 months ago

    I just start at the top and work my way down when I’m drying off. That being said if any part of you isn’t clean enough to rub a towel on and then rub that towel on your face you aren’t washing properly.

  • cosmicrookie@lemmy.world
    2·
    10 months ago

    Why though. I have one that I use even when i haven’t had a bath. This is one large body towel that I also use to dry my hands (and face) when it just hangs there. Not sure what people are afraid of really?it’s your own body!

    • Rakonat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      Not only is it your body, you just washed it. If you’re concerned about contaminating your face or hair with the rest of your body, you should consider how well you washed.

  • detalferous@lemm.ee
    1·
    10 months ago

    Could you have OCD?

    It counts like you have a cleanliness compulsion. Which isn’t a huge deal, but if it gets burdensome then you might want to speak with a psychiatrist about it.

  • RBWells@lemmy.world
    1·
    10 months ago

    I do have a hair towel - two actually, one smooth cotton and one microfiber. Use these for styling, they don’t cause frizz and they get gunked up with conditioner and stuff so I’d not use them to dry off.

    The rest of me gets one towel. As long as it has time to dry off between showers I figure it’s hygenic enough, and I wash it weekly. Husband uses two body towels but no hair towel as his hair is so very short.

    If you are asking about a good and easy skincare routine - CeraVe unscented lotion is good enough for face and cheap enough for body. Wash whatever needs to be washed in the shower, dry off but not super dry, apply the CeraVe everywhere. After you get dressed in morning, a sunscreen for your face. If you have acne and/or are older, add prescription Tretinoin, apply that at night before bed.

  • Izzgo@kbin.social
    1·
    10 months ago

    This sounds like it might be an OCD thing, especially given your reasoning. Do you you have other OCD like habits? OCD is relentless once it gets ahold of you, and can have seriously negative effects for both yourself and your loved ones. The earlier you address it, the easier it is to keep it from ruling your life.

  • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works
    0·
    10 months ago

    I think there’s a missing detail.

    Do you want to use different towels for the different parts of you even right after showering? Or only so that a different one for after shovering, another for your hands for when you just washed hands, and another for the face when you just washed your face?
    I don’t think the former is normal, but the latter is. A different one for showring and just washing your hands is good to have I think, and if you have got oily skin then a third one for your face is also completely understandable.