https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:51:16 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question/page/2#post-813414 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:54:34 +0000 Beth 813414@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep, a fresh washcloth every day. I like to buy the thin, inexpensive ones that come in packs of 6 or 8 at CVS. They're just rough enough to provide gentle exfoliation and thin enough to dry quickly before I toss them in the laundry hamper. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question/page/2#post-812206 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:15:38 +0000 D'Ellen 812206@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't use a wash cloth on my face. I use my hands to apply facial cleanser and splash to rinse. I keep paper towels in my bathroom to dry my face because I don't like using a face towel more than once. Quirky? I do use my bath towel multiple times. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question/page/2#post-812194 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:04:29 +0000 christieanne 812194@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I use one per day - each morning I put the previous day's in the laundry pile. Muslin cloths are good for sensitive skin - my sister uses though. She buys a yard of muslin and makes her own although I don't have the details on how she does it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question/page/2#post-812054 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:46:48 +0000 Louise 812054@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I sometimes use muslin cloths with a cream cleanser. When I use it as a regular part of my routine I use one cloth per cleanse as I would only use this method at night to remove make up x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question/page/2#post-811607 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:13:18 +0000 anne 811607@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A - no I am in Australia, and I grew up calling them "washers" . But the British influence is pretty strong here and I always knew what a flannel was. For some reason my sister calls them that (or flannie, for short) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question/page/2#post-811597 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:30:17 +0000 Kristin L 811597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I change wash cloths every morning when I wash my face. I usually wash my face in the shower in the evenings, so I just use my hands. </p> <p>@Manidipa - I don't reuse my wash cloths because I've noticed my acne seemed to improve when I only used the it once. When you rinse of the cloth, you can't get all the bacteria and whatnot off. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question/page/2#post-811585 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:45:04 +0000 ManidipaM 811585@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't wash my face very often as a rule, but I don't change out cloths every time either (I do actually use a wash cloth in the shower more often, as my dry skin seems to get irritated by the plastic puffy loofahs or even the natural loofahs). </p> <p>I figure I just need to use a little extra cleanser (face wash, shower gel, soap) to wash it up and then I hang it up to dry, and we're good. Surely what's good enough for cleaning my skin is good enough to clean the cloth? I keep two to hand to alternate in case it's slow air-drying weather. They go in the wash at the end of a week or so, with the other towels and such --- only because the build-up from hard water needs to be pounded out by hot water! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question/page/2#post-811565 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:45:13 +0000 Anonymous 811565@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@Anne you must be in the UK. My parents still say flannels and when I went to s friends house as a child, no one knew what I meant. My canadian born husband and sister inlaw are still puzzled by the word. Takes me back </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question/page/2#post-811559 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:01:54 +0000 jenanded 811559@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes definitely. Usually washers are in terry towelling. But I once used the Eve Lom skin care range which uses the wash cloth as an integral part of the program. They use MUSLIN clothes said to be better on your skin. They cost $30 each here for one cloth!!! I sometimes buy baby muslin wraps on sale for under $10, cut them into wash cloth size and hem them on my overlocker machine. I get at least a dozen so easy to have a clean one each time... I don't find them as rough as the terry toweling... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question/page/2#post-811543 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 07:08:32 +0000 anne 811543@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't use a washcloth on my face or body. I spash water and towel dry first thing, and in my shower I wash with whatever soap I have on hand. I don't usually take my make up off either, though I am trying to encourage myself to do it my putting remover and tissues on my bedside table so I can take it off in bed.</p> <p>My house is awash with wash cloths though (or washers as we call them, or sometimes flannels). They are a very useful thing to have around the house with kids, </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question/page/2#post-811524 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 05:47:28 +0000 Anonymous 811524@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I find washcloths to be a great exfoliator, but since my skin is pretty sensitive, I only use one a few times a week. I do use a fresh one for each wash. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question/page/2#post-811406 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 03:03:20 +0000 A.Kiernan 811406@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes. New wash cloth for each face-washing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question#post-811393 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 02:51:28 +0000 Kari 811393@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't use wash cloths any longer on my face, but when I did I had a fresh cloth for every wash. My skin is SO sensitive that I didn't want to expose it to bacteria/mildew from a damp, used cloth.</p> <p>The caveat is that using a washcloth was WAY over-stressing my skin. I believe that's what initially caused the eczema to spread to my face; I suddenly had very dry patches, and then I'd have spots with acne too.</p> <p>When I backed off to only wash my face with cleanser once a day (rubbing gently with my fingers only, and PATTING dry with a washcloth or towel) and then once a day cleansing with jojoba oil on a cotton ball and then spot-treating with diluted tea tree oil where needed, my skin didn't feel so dry, tight, and sore in the patches where I'd previously had eczema outbreaks. </p> <p>Just wanted to throw that out there, for what it's worth to others who have sensitive skin. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question#post-811268 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 01:03:23 +0000 Jjsloane 811268@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think that's why I don't use a washcloth. </p> <p>I now have a Clarisonic that I use every 2 days. If I use a washcloth for face or body (more likely for body) I will use 2 days (if it totally dries between). </p> <p>Ack too much thought and now it's going to haunt me.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question#post-811266 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 01:02:51 +0000 Angie 811266@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks so much ladies! I appreciate the thoughts and solutions. </p> <p>That was a thoughtful suggestion, Jules. xo </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question#post-811220 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:30:35 +0000 Janet 811220@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't always use a cloth, but if I do, I use a fresh one for every wash. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question#post-811204 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:03:09 +0000 lyn* 811204@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Definitely! Fresh cloth every 2 or 3 days! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question#post-811168 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 23:01:26 +0000 deb 811168@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I use a wash cloth on my face and body in the shower but not when I wash my face at the sink. I change the cloth every other day. I have been doing this for years. I do not feel clean unless I use a cloth. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question#post-811160 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:53:35 +0000 Debora 811160@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For years, I used to use baby terry wash cloths on my face. I found them to be gentler on my skin than regular terry cloths. Since my youngest is now 18 years old, they have all worn out and have been tossed, and I have fallen out of the habit of using them. This might be a good option for those of you with sensitive skin. I really should buy more and start using them again.<br /> <a href="http://www.carters.com/carters/Pink-6-Pack-Washcloths/V_126-257,default,pd.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.carters.com/carters.....lt,pd.html</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question#post-811148 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:34:12 +0000 cciele 811148@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't use washcloths at all. Just my hands and lots of water to remove the soap/cleanser!</p> <p>I do occasionally use the Olay (Clarisonic-like) brush on my face, when I remember, for exfoliation. For my body I dry brush before showering. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question#post-811146 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:28:06 +0000 Caro in Oz 811146@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes a fresh one every time but I use cold cream as a cleanser/make up remover so it wouldn't rinse out completely. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question#post-811103 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:34:54 +0000 CocoLion 811103@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't use a washcloth to exfoliate. Abrasions irritate my skin more than chemicals like retinol (oddly). And a washcloth is oddly abrasive on me, unless I'm just using it for steam on my face. I am also careful about using a washcloth on my body as it is similarly abrasive. I don't even rub a towel on my skin except my hands. I blot just a bit and then put on an absorbent robe. My skin is so much happier this way, and the towel doesn't rub off the lavender body oil I put on in the shower. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question#post-811091 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:07:25 +0000 Anonymous 811091@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I used to use a washcloth and used a clean one each time. It wasn't enough exfoliation. Now I use a Clarisonic brush, splash to rinse, and use a clean washcloth as a towel. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question#post-811052 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:31:16 +0000 RoseandJoan 811052@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hope when I admitted to using one this morning I was thinking of the same thing. In the UK we would call the item a flannel and it is like a 6" square towel, same thing?<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Linens-Limited-Turkish-Cotton-500gsm/dp/B000T5U0H4/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1357590699&#038;sr=8-22" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Linens.....38;sr=8-22</a></p> <p>I do not use a different one daily but may do from now on.</p> <p>Angie, if you consider a washcloth it may be safer to start with muslin considering how sensitive your skin is.<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Exfoliating-Muslin-Cloths-Pack-3/dp/B002IRK7KG/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1357590781&#038;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Exfoli.....038;sr=1-1</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question#post-811028 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:37:13 +0000 rachylou 811028@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So many people use washcloths! I've always felt awkward using them, like somehow I'm not doing it right. And they flap all over the place on me. I just bought a little a face brush for the occasional at-home spa treatment. I've an electric one, but this plain brush was so cute. </p> <p>p.s. I secretly use my washcloths to dry my dog off after a tromp through wet grass. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question#post-811017 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:29:04 +0000 Aziraphale 811017@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes! I have a bath each night, where I wash my face with mild soap, splash with water a bunch of times, then gently remove the last traces with a washcloth. Only after I've done my face, I use the washcloth for other body parts (feet last, if needed), and then after my bath the cloth goes in the wash. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question#post-811010 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:23:00 +0000 Anonymous 811010@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, and the cloth I use is only for my face. I have other scrubby things I use on my body if needed. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question#post-811003 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:13:41 +0000 rae 811003@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do exactly what Ceit does. I don't find changing it more is necessary, and with how long it takes the cloths to dry before putting them in the hamper, I'd have wash cloths strung up all over my bathroom if I changed them out daily. :T </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question#post-810989 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:52:00 +0000 Anonymous 810989@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mmm, I haven't been but the ick factor just kicked in. I guess I'll be changing once a day </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wash-cloth-question#post-810930 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:11:10 +0000 Laura 810930@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Angie! I use one side one night and the other side the next night. Then I switch to a fresh cloth.</p> <p>Cheapest exfoliator on the market! </p>