What kind of bath towels do I need to buy that won't be bleached by my acne medicine?

Question

I think the residue from my benzoyl peroxide acne wash gets on my towel after washing my face, causing big bleach stains. Some of my towels turn completely orange after a week's worth of use, others have not been affected at all after having them a year. Is there a particular brand that is immune to the peroxide?

Answer 1

I don't think there is a particular brand that wouldn't be affected by the peroxide in the acne product. If I were you, I'd just keep some old towels on hand to use, and I would keep my "good" towels put away until your acne is cleared up and you don't need the special wash anymore.

I color my own hair, and as careful as I am, sometimes I don't wash the dye out as thouroughly as possible. The result is a dark spot or streak on my towel, and I can't get it out. So I keep several old, worn-out, ratty-tatty towels just for my hair color sessions. I keep my "special" towels together on a lower shelf in the linen closet, and I make sure they are not used by guests.

Sometimes you just have to do the best you can and don't sweat the small stuff!

Answer 2

Benzol Peroxide will bleach just about anything with color, which is why spas and hotels usually use white. However, there are some spas and hotels that use colored towels. You would need to purchase a few of the same brands that they use. These towels and sets have the extra benefit of sillingly putting up with all kinds of abuse and washing. . .and lasting lots longer than normal towels. Of course, the world being what it is, they're also more expensive.

Answer 3

it's not the brand that's the problem, it's the color. Use only white towels (till you're done using your acne medicine), and any stained ones use bleach (or Tide with bleach in it) on them and they will all turn white (or at least all one color). Clearasyl is for acne too, but I don't ever remember Clearasyl ruining any towels. Alcohol does the same thing as peroxide and it doesn't bleach out the towels...try rubbing alcohol instead on those blackheads, it removes the grease and kills the germs..

Answer 4

Yeah, I would agree with white towels. If you can't beat the color, join it. hahaha!

You might have better luck with colors using paper towels as a face cloth, not as comfortable, and not the greenest solution but it would prevent the peroxide from getting on the washcloths. Or just designate a couple that you will let get ruined, and use them over and over. Or replace your face cleaning towels ONLY with white.

You may be able to prevent some damage by rinsing the cloth thoroughly after use, and by rinsing your face really well so it doesn't get on the towel you dry off with.

Answer 5

NATURAL ACNE PROTOCOL
1/ Never, ever touch your face.
2/ Use 3 facecloths to wash your face, one to soap on, one to soap off with very hot water, one to rinse off with ice cold water, in that order, once a day.
3/ If you are under 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A once a day with a full meal
4/ If you are over 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A twice a day with a full meal.
Do not get pregnant while taking vitamin A. Do not take any more, like Accutane, it will stop you growing.
5/ Never, ever. pick, squeeze or pop your spot. Read number 1 again.
6/ Do this for 90 days.
7/ Invest in a brand new pillow and 2 new or more pillow cases to �double bag' your pillow. HOT wash every couple of days.
Source:
A bit of advice given to me as a teenager, a bit of science as I am studying allergic reactions and vitamin A is a part of that. A bit of research: I sat in a lecture at the back and watched the acne prone pick at their faces, those with the worse acne touched their faces 32 times in an hour, the clearest complexions didn't touch their faces even once. I have circumstantial evidence that acne is the result of dermatophyte transfer from hands to face...where it does not get washed off and is well fed by hormones, sweat a
nd oil...just a hypothesis... But it would explain why vitamin A is so effective as vitamin causes skin to remove dermatophytes.

The secret is never to touch the spots

Tips on how to treat acne and achieve perfect clear skin in as little as 7 days?

Answer 6

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Answer 7

White ones.

Answer 8

white, or check the label for contents and buy that kind again. and wash your face and rinse well before drying, use a paper towel to dry your face if there is that much of that residue on it.

Answer 9

I would purchase white towels.

Answer 10

Only white.