Ready, set, DO YOUR #^&! LAUNDRY!

Did you know that your bath towel is one of the dirtiest things in your bathroom? A weekly wash just isn't enough to keep it clean.

Bacteria multiply on towels. Think about it, you use your towel every time you step out of the shower to dry off, some bacteria will still get on your towel during your post-shower rubdown.

Once those bacterias are on your towel, they will multiply and grow. The bacteria will keep on building up day after day. A study led by Dr. Chuck Gerba, Ph.D., a microbiology professor at the University of Arizona found that used hand towels have 1,000 times more coliform bacteria than newly bought ones. Bacteria love dark, moist environments, so they will most likely THRIVE in your steamy bathroom with the door closed.

Did you know that by rubbing down with a dirty towel, you could be at risk for infection? "When you use a towel vigorously, you scratch your skin," says Dr. Gerba. Those tiny breaks in your skin, which are too small to the visible human eye — give bacteria an entryway to get into your body.

It's unusual to pick up an actual disease from your bath towel, your own germs won't make you sick, but you increase your chance of picking up a disease when you do share towels, says Dr. Gerba.

If you have sensitive or acne-prone skin, you might want to wash your towel every time you use it, says Dr. Tierno, Ph.D., clinical professor of pathology and microbiology at NYU School of Medicine. As you rub your skin, especially open pustules with a dirty towel, bacteria could get on your skin and give you zits.

It is highly recommended that you wash your bath towels every two or three days. Any longer than that, and all those microorganisms will make your towel grungy.

Even if it means that you might need to do more laundry, don't get lazy. Remember that bacteria aren't in a rush to leave a thick cotton towel. If you have a thick towel and wash it with hot water, be sure to leave it in the dryer for at least 45 mins to make sure all the moisture is gone.