What actually lives in a damp bath towel: a hygienist explains

A hand lifting a single-use Kunbi Soft Serve face towel from a pink box on a bathroom sink

You use it twice a day. You wash it once a week. Between those two facts is a microbiology problem.

The fact

A damp bath towel is a warm, dark, wet environment. That's the exact combination microbiologists call "optimal bacterial growth conditions."

What to do about it

Once you switch to a single-use facial towel, that ecosystem doesn't get to touch your face.

What Kunbi is

Kunbi Soft Serve Face Towels are single-use, ultra-soft, plant-based, 100% biodegradable. Fifty towels in one pink card-stock box. Certified by Oeko-Tex®. Made in the UK. About 26p per morning.

Shop the 50-pack. Or grab the 10-pack travel size for the gym bag.


Sources: Gerba, C. et al. household surface bacterial contamination studies, University of Arizona. American Academy of Dermatology skin hygiene guidelines. Customer testimonials collected in-house, names anonymised.