I do as maddielee. I like a thin, kind of rough wash cloth and have certain ones I use for my face. Then they are laundered. I also have a little sponge thingy with a slightly textured side that I like for exfoliating. I cannot remember where I found them! I have a couple, but eventually they are going to need replacing. I've never used a face wipe, but I wondered if they would fit in a baby wipe warmer.

”: I just hate the thought of wipes going to landfills.‘ I do feel that! My experience is the need to drape the washcloth over something to dry. Otherwise, it could become stinky. With only two of us, I only need wash once a week. I have this same issue in the kitchen: using cotton cloths and draping to dry . I’m tempted to go non greenie in there as well. I Even dry and reuse paper towels, to the head shaking of many. I could soak them in vinegar once a week, maybe. I‘m just tired of this issue. Maddielee, do you drop them in the hamper wet.... and no issues ? I’d be wary of the damp drawing silverfish, or, again, that yukky damp smell.

So, in the bathroom, I’d use 14 cloths a week, with One or two hanging out to dry daily . I just don’t know 😞

I use white washcloths and replace everyday. They dry just hung up in the shower or under the sink on a hook. I bought 24 for $6 at Costco a few years ago. I wash in very hot water and they never stink. Once in a while I use a bit of bleach. Wipes have chemicals on them that I don't want on my very sensitive skin.

“ Maddielee, do you drop them in the hamper wet.... and no issues”

Truth, they first go in the bathroom hamper but I never leave anything in the hamper much longer then a day. I take everything to the laundry and I drape wet or damp laundry over the dirty clothes basket until I have enough for a load.

I think that you could reuse your morning washcloth in the evening.

i don’t put anything in my hampers wet. We don’t have a problem with washcloths drying. Either hung in shower (hubby), hooks in bathroom linen closet or over the side of hamper. My laundry area is near my kitchen, so I hang damp dish towels in there till dry then they go in the linens hamper.

My child and step-children all learned that fire and brimstone would rain down upon their heads if they ever put anything wet or damp in a hamper. My laundry room is functional, not picture perfect, because wet things are draped over whatever available surface to dry before being put in the appropriate basket.

I, too, use cheap white thin washcloths only once for face cleaning. I think mine came from Walmart. They are sufficiently rough that you would never need a separate exfoliation gizmo.

The thin washcloths will dry faster than the plush ones that match your bath towels. I hang mine over the edge of the hamper and then when dry, in it goes. I also drape damp kitchen towels over laundry bin edge to dry or open front loader door.

I've tried wipes and thin washcloths and finally settled on using a plain white paper towel to wash my face. I get the choose a size version, 1/2 piece to wash my face, 1/2 to blot dry, throw it in the trash. I don't wear a lot of makeup, especially since covid.

I use linen cloths for my face. you can buy a couple yards of a heavier linen and make multiple face cloths, dish washing and drying cloths. I prefer an Orkney linen that is a bit rougher than a smooth fabric so it’s great for exfoliating. Sew a loop on them and they’re so easy to hang on a hook in the kitchen or bathroom. Linen drys very quickly. I do have linen bath towels that I love using in the summer especially.

I think I'm in a minority. When I wear makeup, I use a cosmetic oval and micellar water to remove it. I wash my face with my hands. But use a wash cloth to dry my face in case there's any makeup left over (lest I I stain my hand towel) but it doesn't get that I can't hang it up and use it again.

Nowadays I'm not wearing foundation; I just wash with my hands.

There are many Etsy sellers who sell reusable face wipes if you’re interested. I’ve been tempted but haven’t ordered any yet.

I thought I was the only one who used cheap washcloths for my face. :)

As mentioned, I like them a bit rough, very thin. I use one per day by only wetting half each time. I drape it over the side of the tub or sink, totally flat, and it’s dry enough by morning to put in hamper.

Another cheap washcloth person. I drape mine over the edge of the tub to dry.

When I use a washcloth that I want to wash and it is still wet, I drape it over the side of the hamper and when dry, I toss it into the basket. I also do not like to think of it being wet in the basket.

I'm also in the minority, I suppose. I never use a cloth to wash my face, but only just my hands. I rinse thoroughly then blot with a hand towel.

I use the facial wipes from Costco, followed with CeraVe lotion. I do think about using something disposable, although they seem like they would break down over time. There’s always the conundrum of which is more wasteful, throwing away something that disintegrates or using water, detergent, and electricity to wash a load of cloths. I don’t know the answer.

I use a face cleanser on my face using my hands, then wipe off with a wash cloth and throw wash cloth into my rubber/plastic "towel hamper" that sits by my shower. We go through so many towels and wash cloths and it gets full by day 2 around here, and goes into the washer, so I don't worry about wet things in it. I use a new wash cloth everyday. I wash a full load of towels every 2 days for three people-I feel like I'm always folding towels!

Ta Da! This is a trivial concern, but posting it ,and all your feedback, made me see what should have been a no brainer. I keep a stack of folded washcloths in our family powder room for hand towels, along with a drop-in basket. . Duh me! I will do this by my sink, using the thin cloths! I also don’t prefer the little wipes because I so enjoy a nice, very warm cloth over my face and breathing in the steam ...ahhhh. I felt a bit silly asking here, but glad I did....thanks all!

I use cheap washcloths to dry my face. I don't want to dry my freshly cleaned face with the same hand towel that I've been using for a few days.

Glad we could help Martina lol!! I don’t actually dry my face as after removing cleanser with the washcloth I put on my morning or night potions on damp skin.

That’s my routine, too, TM :)

I too wash my face with my hands, and use a face towel to dry it. Then it hangs on the hook near my vanity. At the end of the day, it goes in the hamper.

Like deegw I use a paper towel - but I've upgraded to Viva Select-a-Size.

I use round cotton pads to wash my face, the rougher side to wash and the smooth side to dry.