I always feel like I'm bathing in someone else's (MANY someone else's) old bathwater. Sick.
2007-09-09 13:41:35 · 30 answers · asked by comet girl...DUCK! 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Just FYI, I am not a germophobe. I would much rather use a public restroom than a public hottub.
2007-09-09 14:25:51 · update #1
Yes, the foam that accumulates is actually dead skin cells, body fluids, etc. It is perfectly disgusting!!
If you're going to use a jacuzzi-- or jetted tub-- my doctor suggested bringing your own cup of bleach. Fill the tub up with hot water, pour the bleach in, run the jets for a few minutes, then drain and rinse the tub out. This rids the tub of all the lovely, moist, growing things that are hiding in those jets and crevices. Trust me, I will NEVER use one of these tubs ever again without disinfecting it myself first!
2007-09-09 13:47:57 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most commercial hottubs are treated with chemicals in much the same way as swimming pools. The water itself, if maintained, is safe. The problem is at the water line. If it isn't routinely cleaned there can be a problem w/bacteria. And yes, you can catch things from it.
2007-09-09 20:48:34 · answer #2 · answered by gldnsilnc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of a public hot tub. Sounds repulsive, I'd rather go in a private tub and know that its been cleaned regularly. I don't have a hot tub, so guess i have no choice but to go in a public one.
Heaven knows what people do in public hot tubs...unlike swimming pools, if you pass gas in a hot tub no one will be able to tell. lol.
2007-09-09 20:45:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't even like using my OWN hottub if it hasn't been cleaned in a while! So no, you're not alone in thinking those things are one big germfest.
2007-09-09 20:43:39 · answer #4 · answered by Jelyol 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know someone who cleans swimming pools. He will NEVER go in a public pool/spa. Spas especially because its hot water (bacteria can multiply, and chlorine dies off faster in the hot) and people tend to be more *romantic* in spas too. NOt only disgusting, but unclean and possibly sickening. Gross. I agree!!!
2007-09-09 20:45:59 · answer #5 · answered by EmaLee98 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here here!
thats just gross
id never do that
the only time me and a stranger would be in the same water
is in the public pool(the one were i live gets cleaned every time before it closes and like sanitized once a week)
2007-09-09 20:44:44 · answer #6 · answered by Stace! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's actually unhealthy to use public hottubs.
The heat and the steam are a good enviroment for germs to grow, so I know how you feel.
Haha.
2007-09-09 20:44:18 · answer #7 · answered by Delilah 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I LOVE public hot tubs, saunas, steam rooms and i even use public showers after going to the gym.
2007-09-09 20:44:29 · answer #8 · answered by Ax. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
EWWWWWWWWW I am with you on this one...and may I also say that I hate the pools in some hotels cause I can't bear to think I might be swimming in some kid's pee. Gross.
2007-09-09 21:27:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel the same way when I have to sleep on hotel beds ever since I started watching CSI and they show you stuff you can't see. Gross!
2007-09-09 20:45:46 · answer #10 · answered by luckford2004 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋