Most of us have done it without thinking twice.

You gather the dirty laundry, toss the kitchen towels into the washing machine, add a few bath towels, and press start.

After all, they’re all towels, right?

But what if that simple laundry habit isn’t always the best idea?

Kitchen towels can collect cooking grease, food particles, and moisture throughout the day. Bath towels, meanwhile, absorb water, skin oils, and dead skin cells.

When everything goes into the same washing machine, it’s natural to wonder whether those different types of dirt should be mixed.

Some people insist kitchen towels and bath towels should never be washed together.

Others believe a good detergent takes care of everything.

So who’s right?

The answer isn’t as simple as you might expect.

There’s one important detail that determines whether combining your towels is perfectly reasonable or whether you should wash them separately.

Continue below in Part 2