I’ve used a towel style bath mat for decades, I think it’s the most hygenic. It goes on the floor to shower, then gets hung to dry between showers.
I lay floors and hadn’t seen a “permanent” bath mat in years but ran into one today. It was that typical shag rug style, bright pink. This was a clean house but it was strange to me, I didn’t think anyone used those anymore.
We have those bathmats that are just mats without a rubber backing. The rubber backed ones tend to get really ratty and messed up in a dryer.
The pure cloth ones tend to last longer, imo. And they don’t make your clothes smell like rubber. White ones work best, as they can be bleached as needed.
It’s a literal towel on the floor, usually the last one used. Then after everyone has had their showers/baths, the floor towel goes into the wash and the towels used once by a person are hung to be used one more time.
I do also have bath rugs but they also can go in the wash if they sit wet on the floor. But typically an actual towel to catch the actively wet drippings.
My partner bought a diatomaceous earth bathmat to replace the rug in front of the shower. It’s like stepping onto a piece of cardboard, so zero points for luxury. It does catch and re-evaporate the water well, so full marks there. Humidity is naturally low here, so no I have little to no worries about mold.
Huh, weird. DE? I’ve used it to filter beer at a small brewery and I use it as a natural insecticide.
In case anyone was wondering, as a powder, it dries the fuck out of insects who cross it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatomaceous_earth#Pest_control
I have a few nice cushiony ones that are quite comfortable to stand on. They stay in use for quite a long time before I swap them out because they don’t get that dirty. Though I recently learned that may be because apparently some people don’t towel off in the shower first like I do, and instead just immediately step out after finishing their shower, dripping water all over the floor. Thankfully, these people do not live with me. Lol
Got a cheap one from (I think) IKEA. I prefer it as it catches most of the water when coming out of the shower. I know I can dry myself fully in the shower, but I find that’s cramped.
Aaaand I read “your bath math situation”…
I read this headline and immediately raced into the bathroom to see what was up, but yeah, they’re still there. Everything seems fine.
I’ve got dedicated bath mats that aren’t much more than a towel. They get washed when we wash our towels.
I use a 100% cotton bath mat. About twice the thickness of a towel with a non-slip bottom. Gets hung to dry between showers. You can pick them up at Ikea for cheap.
I have one of those stone bath mats. I’ve never like the plush ones, so I’d have a whole floor of this if I could.
It is a rug I bought from Turkey. It works rather well.
Stone like thing
How do you like it? Those look cool.
I like it. Have had it for 2 years. Was worried about mold and stuff but there is zero mold still.
We have a specific towel we don’t like
I just got one of those stone bath mats and it’s amazing. I always used to dry my feet especially and everything else in the shower. Now I just hop out and slop water all over it. It’s so cool
I use a plush dedicated mat with a rubber back so it doesn’t slide around. The fabric is like soft microfiber I think. We use the ol squeegee method before stepping out of the shower so it doesn’t get drenched. I just toss it in the washer when it needs a cleaning!
