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?
Is that normal?
No.
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It does sound like an obsessive trait but if it’s not causing you any problems and it makes you happy, then why not?
Although, a tip for you or anyone else reading this - letting your hair completely dry naturally without towel-drying it can make the texture so much nicer. I stopped towel-drying mine completely and now it dries with lovely, soft waves, no frizz at all.
I can understand using more than one towel because they’re dry, but to keep yourself clean after a shower sounds obsessive.
It probably makes you less dirty, yes, but not to the point where you would get smelly.
One towel is all that’s needed. Start at the top, work your way from head to feet, floss the crotch last,. When the towel dries, it forgets, and the towel is clean for the next shower. If you have long hair, a second towel may be useful as a turban
I like to use an old t-shirt for the hair. It helps preserve the curls shape.
So… I just love that i basically wrote my post as a shitpost because i think the concept of towels forgetting is funny and you answered with a serious and informative response. It is, and i mean this with all sincerity, quite lovely.
Sadly I don’t need hair care tips anymore, but i bet someone will be like, “Heh, the towel forgets… oh, a T-shirt, that’s brilliant!”
I use 4 towels as well, big one for body, small ones for hair and hands and tiny one for the face. Last one is more like a washcloth and not a full fledged towel.
Shouldn’t have to worry about the towel being clean if you cleaned yourself properly. You’re just drying off water from a body with no oils or dirt.
I am a dude with long hair, so I need a separate towel for my hair and one for everything else. I even learned how women do that towel turban thing when I grew my hair out.
All you really need is a bath towel and hand towel. There’s no need to go nuts with it unless you love doing laundry. If you feel “less clean” then you might want to see a therapist or something. It might be too mild to be OCD but it might not.
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.
Balls and arse crack last - the towel forgets by the next day.
If your balls and crack still smell after taking a shower: wash them too.
Lol. I was making a (poor) joke about it. Balls and arse crack get the most attention, don’t they?
It depends on what you’re wiping off. If it’s for drying yourself after a shower, then I’d just use my big bath towel to dry every part of my body since they should all be clean by that point. I sometimes use an extra towel for my hair since I have long hair and it needs some extra fabric to help dry out.
Run away from any OCD-like compulsions early, if that could be the case. please
I’m not sure how effective that would be at preventing it lol
Important question: Is this the only situation where you strictly divide clean and unclean?
Excessive imo
