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Post by myshelly on Sept 9, 2019 13:25:31 GMT
We are on vacation at the beach and rented a condo off AirBnB.
In the master bathroom there is a printed out, framed sign that says
“The towels hanging on the towel rack are decorative only. Please do not use or touch them.”
Of course it made me think of the peas!
There is also a sign next to the stack of washcloths that says not to get any makeup on them. To use something else for makeup remover (what exactly, I’m not sure).
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Post by iluvpink on Sept 9, 2019 13:31:33 GMT
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 9, 2019 13:35:15 GMT
When we moved into this house, we bought all new tan towels for our guest bathroom. Bath sheets, regular sized bath towels, hand towels, wash cloths. The first person to stay here and use them must have used some kind of skin product that left big splotchy bleach marks after I washed them.  (We have a septic system, so we don’t regularly use bleach on anything, so it wasn’t anything I did or put on them.) I wasn’t too happy about that.  I expect my towels to get used, not ruined. I wouldn’t put up decorative hand towels though if I didn’t expect people to use them. That’s just dumb. As for your question, they’re called makeup remover wipes. Target sells them. I’d look into it if I wore makeup before ruining someone else’s towels. |
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Post by Basket1lady on Sept 9, 2019 13:35:58 GMT
That is really funny! And strange that they would have towels that you can’t use in an AirBNB. Do people really abide by that? What about kids who can’t read?
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 9, 2019 13:36:45 GMT
That is really funny! And strange that they would have towels that you can’t use in an AirBNB. Do people really abide by that? What about kids who can’t read? They were in the master bath, so maybe they’re not expecting too many kids to be in there? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2019 13:40:16 GMT
In the master bathroom there is a printed out, framed sign that says “The towels hanging on the towel rack are decorative only. Please do not use or touch them.” Lunacy. As for your question, they’re called makeup remover wipes. Target sells them. I’d look into it if I wore makeup before ruining someone else’s towels. I wouldn't want to ruin someone else's towels either but I wouldn't encourage the use of wipes. What's wrong with just lathering up your face with face wash and using your hands? |
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Post by smcast on Sept 9, 2019 13:51:00 GMT
I sense a rendition of the butt crack thread coming on.  If you have to hang a sign up, maybe it's not appropriate to have them there. |
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Post by used2scrap on Sept 9, 2019 13:52:00 GMT
When we moved into this house, we bought all new tan towels for our guest bathroom. Bath sheets, regular sized bath towels, hand towels, wash cloths. The first person to stay here and use them must have used some kind of skin product that left big splotchy bleach marks after I washed them. (We have a septic system, so we don’t regularly use bleach on anything, so it wasn’t anything I did or put on them.) I wasn’t too happy about that. I expect my towels to get used, not ruined. I wouldn’t put up decorative hand towels though if I didn’t expect people to use them. That’s just dumb. As for your question, they’re called makeup remover wipes. Target sells them. I’d look into it if I wore makeup before ruining someone else’s towels. Products with benzoyl peroxide in them will ruin tan towels/sheets. Not everyone knows that, and it doesn’t always discolor right away. I’ve seen hotels have a specific washcloth designated for makeup. I’ve started traveling with my own. I can’t imagine hanging towels up and expecting people to not use them though, sign or not. |
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Post by lisacharlotte on Sept 9, 2019 13:55:53 GMT
I don't wear foundation and I remove eye makeup with remover and cotton, so I wouldn't need to worry about leaving makeup on towels. I would never remove my makeup on someone else's towels, that stuff never comes out even after bleaching. Do makeup loving peas use special towels at home or are your towels stained with makeup?
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 9, 2019 14:02:20 GMT
As for your question, they’re called makeup remover wipes. Target sells them. I’d look into it if I wore makeup before ruining someone else’s towels. I wouldn't want to ruin someone else's towels either but I wouldn't encourage the use of wipes. What's wrong with just lathering up your face with face wash and using your hands? That would probably work too.  I almost never wear makeup, but I did bring some with me when we went on our cruise in March because I knew we would have some formal portraits taken. I bought a small pack of wipes specifically for removing makeup so I wouldn’t have to travel with yet another container of liquid in my checked bag. They worked great for getting the makeup off of my face and didn’t even sting my eyes. |
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Post by disneypal on Sept 9, 2019 14:12:39 GMT
And strange that they would have towels that you can’t use in an AirBNB. I thought that as well. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2019 14:22:16 GMT
I use a foaming facewash and my hands, everything is gone after the final rinse so there's no makeup on my towels. If you get make up on your towels you haven't washed properly.
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Post by milocat on Sept 9, 2019 14:30:32 GMT
I think some people just DGAF when they get to hotels and just half ass wash their face or forgot their makeup remover or cotton rounds so they just use the towels and facecloths. Leaving the towels with half a face of makeup. I've seen a few hotels that have black or green facecloths for makeup, that's a good idea.
Very odd to have decorative towels in a "hotel" which is what an air bnb is.
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Post by rst on Sept 9, 2019 14:54:15 GMT
The decorative towels plus signage is hysterically bad for an airbnb. What about people who don't read English? Can you imagine doing a google translation of the little sign and being like, what? These towels are not for touching? Stupid translator.
I host a bnb, and I really hate make up stains on my washcloths. We had one very nice older woman who stayed with us for 2 weeks, and in that time she left a full face print on her pillow cases and all the washcloths she used. I've tried all kinds of the "surefire" ways to get that makeup out, but it's just really stubborn. My current solution is to just buy the 50 wash cloths for $25 from Amazon and consider damage to be a cost of business. I do provide a pack of make up remover wipes in the medicine cabinet, but apparently nice thick plush white washcloths are more appealing.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 9, 2019 15:16:57 GMT
The decorative towels plus signage is hysterically bad for an airbnb. What about people who don't read English? Can you imagine doing a google translation of the little sign and being like, what? These towels are not for touching? Stupid translator. I host a bnb, and I really hate make up stains on my washcloths. We had one very nice older woman who stayed with us for 2 weeks, and in that time she left a full face print on her pillow cases and all the washcloths she used. I've tried all kinds of the "surefire" ways to get that makeup out, but it's just really stubborn. My current solution is to just buy the 50 wash cloths for $25 from Amazon and consider damage to be a cost of business. I do provide a pack of make up remover wipes in the medicine cabinet, but apparently nice thick plush white washcloths are more appealing. I’d be buying the thin crappy ones from the dollar store, but that’s just me!  |
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Post by *KAS* on Sept 9, 2019 15:30:50 GMT
I don't wear foundation and I remove eye makeup with remover and cotton, so I wouldn't need to worry about leaving makeup on towels. I would never remove my makeup on someone else's towels, that stuff never comes out even after bleaching. Do makeup loving peas use special towels at home or are your towels stained with makeup? My hand towel (which is a cream color) had a lot of makeup on it recently. Not from washing my face but from not using my makeup brush to put my CC cream on - i just put it on with my hands. I then washed my hands using my facewash, thinking that would get the make up off, but it just didn't. I also noticed that when i used toner (with cotton, not a towel, lol) it was getting a lot of make up off still. Ended up throwing out my (very expensive, from a spa) face wash which apparently wasn't really cleaning my face. Anyway, I threw my towels in with some oxiclean, and they came out very clean - no make up stains at all. I was prepared to replace the towel, so i was surprised! But when i travel I use facewipes. I'm super conscious of getting makeup on hotel towels - would be even more so if it was an air b&b. |
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Post by just PEAchy on Sept 9, 2019 15:35:01 GMT
I don't wear foundation and I remove eye makeup with remover and cotton, so I wouldn't need to worry about leaving makeup on towels. I would never remove my makeup on someone else's towels, that stuff never comes out even after bleaching. Do makeup loving peas use special towels at home or are your towels stained with makeup? I have a pile of dark washcloths that I use to remove makeup. That’s just silly to have a sign saying not to use the decorative towels. I don’t get decorative towels in general. Also, in regards to not getting makeup on the washcloths, the owner should just put out dark ones. The last Airbnb that we stayed at only had a few of each type of towel/washcloth. I went out & bought some additional wash cloths & hand towels (dark)and left them ( washed first along with all their towels). Hopefully, that helped future guests 😁 |
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Post by rst on Sept 9, 2019 15:41:33 GMT
From a host's perspective, having dark towels or wash cloths is sometimes problematic, since benzyl peroxide and some toners bleach them out. And most pragmatically, I like to do a single load of white towels and sheets as my quick turnover, so having to do colored towels separately is a hassle.
On the host forums, there are a lot of comments recently about vape stains on towels and bedding. I haven't had this yet, but they're distinctively colored diffuse stains that are hard to get out.
And then there are the hair dye nightmares -- we have marble tile in our shower enclosure -- not a good match for some of the funky organic hair dyes.
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Post by Merge on Sept 9, 2019 15:51:46 GMT
LMAO. Definitely not our place.
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Post by unknown pea on Sept 9, 2019 16:07:00 GMT
What about kids who can’t read? Hopefully those children are accompanied by adults who can. |
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Post by iluvpink on Sept 9, 2019 16:11:41 GMT
I don't wear much makeup these days and when I do I use the makeup removing cloths. But when I was younger I used washcloths and I don't remember my makeup ever staining my washcloths. Maybe because when I was younger I used cheap make up, perhaps that doesn't stain?
I have used washcloths in hotels because I forgot to pack my makeup remover cloths. Oh well.
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Post by likescarrots on Sept 9, 2019 16:45:48 GMT
The decorative towels plus signage is hysterically bad for an airbnb. What about people who don't read English? Can you imagine doing a google translation of the little sign and being like, what? These towels are not for touching? Stupid translator. I host a bnb, and I really hate make up stains on my washcloths. We had one very nice older woman who stayed with us for 2 weeks, and in that time she left a full face print on her pillow cases and all the washcloths she used. I've tried all kinds of the "surefire" ways to get that makeup out, but it's just really stubborn. My current solution is to just buy the 50 wash cloths for $25 from Amazon and consider damage to be a cost of business. I do provide a pack of make up remover wipes in the medicine cabinet, but apparently nice thick plush white washcloths are more appealing. consider buying some dark towels specifically for makeup. I just stayed at a hotel that had one dark purple towel and was embroidered with 'makeup' so it was obvious. I wouldn't use the makeup remover towels because my face can be sensitive to random ingredients so I prefer to use my own face cleanser. |
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Post by lucyg on Sept 9, 2019 16:57:00 GMT
crazy people!! (the AirBnB owners, not the peas)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2019 17:01:33 GMT
Decorative towels? |
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Post by myshelly on Sept 9, 2019 17:35:24 GMT
When we moved into this house, we bought all new tan towels for our guest bathroom. Bath sheets, regular sized bath towels, hand towels, wash cloths. The first person to stay here and use them must have used some kind of skin product that left big splotchy bleach marks after I washed them. (We have a septic system, so we don’t regularly use bleach on anything, so it wasn’t anything I did or put on them.) I wasn’t too happy about that. I expect my towels to get used, not ruined. I wouldn’t put up decorative hand towels though if I didn’t expect people to use them. That’s just dumb. As for your question, they’re called makeup remover wipes. Target sells them. I’d look into it if I wore makeup before ruining someone else’s towels. The makeup remover wipes don’t touch my mascara or lipstick. Like doesn’t budge them. Plus they make my skin feel awful. I expect hotels and rentals to have towels they can bleach after paying customers use them however they need to. |
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Post by sassyangel on Sept 9, 2019 17:39:49 GMT
I don't wear foundation and I remove eye makeup with remover and cotton, so I wouldn't need to worry about leaving makeup on towels. I would never remove my makeup on someone else's towels, that stuff never comes out even after bleaching. Do makeup loving peas use special towels at home or are your towels stained with makeup? I use the same cotton makeup removing pads you do. Or a specific makeup eraser washcloth. |
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Post by sassyangel on Sept 9, 2019 17:44:02 GMT
When we moved into this house, we bought all new tan towels for our guest bathroom. Bath sheets, regular sized bath towels, hand towels, wash cloths. The first person to stay here and use them must have used some kind of skin product that left big splotchy bleach marks after I washed them. (We have a septic system, so we don’t regularly use bleach on anything, so it wasn’t anything I did or put on them.) I wasn’t too happy about that. I expect my towels to get used, not ruined. I wouldn’t put up decorative hand towels though if I didn’t expect people to use them. That’s just dumb. As for your question, they’re called makeup remover wipes. Target sells them. I’d look into it if I wore makeup before ruining someone else’s towels. The makeup remover wipes don’t touch my mascara or lipstick. Like doesn’t budge them. Plus they make my skin feel awful. I expect hotels and rentals to have towels they can bleach after paying customers use them however they need to. Maybe you’re using the wrong type of wipes? Micellar water will get even the waterproof stuff that doesn’t budge off. That’s what I use. |
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Post by Katiepotatie on Sept 9, 2019 17:47:53 GMT
I would never remove my makeup on someone else's towels, that stuff never comes out even after bleaching. Do makeup loving peas use special towels at home or are your towels stained with makeup? Yes! I bought a couple large packs of decent quality white washcloths at Costco. I must have 30-50 of them. I use those for washing my face because they can easily be bleached. And they’re inexpensive enough that they can just get tossed if needed. In our guest bathroom I roll them up and leave them in a cute container on the counter. I don’t bother buying washcloths that match my towels. I just get matching bath and hand towels. |
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Post by myshelly on Sept 9, 2019 17:49:22 GMT
The makeup remover wipes don’t touch my mascara or lipstick. Like doesn’t budge them. Plus they make my skin feel awful. I expect hotels and rentals to have towels they can bleach after paying customers use them however they need to. Maybe you’re using the wrong type of wipes? Micellar water will get even the waterproof stuff that doesn’t budge off. That’s what I use. I also think it’s really unnecessary waste and bad for the environment 🤷🏻♀️ |
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Post by summer on Sept 9, 2019 17:52:36 GMT
It's weird they'd put out decorative towels and that sign not to use them.
At home I use various different colored wash clothes to remove my make up. I don't use bleach and the wash clothes come clean in the washing machine every time. I haven't ruined any.
When I travel I have used makeup remover wipes and I hate them, they are very drying on my skin. For future traveling I plan to pack my makeup eraser wash cloth.
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(We have a septic system, so we don’t regularly use bleach on anything, so it wasn’t anything I did or put on them.) I wasn’t too happy about that. 
I expect my towels to get used, not ruined. I wouldn’t put up decorative hand towels though if I didn’t expect people to use them. That’s just dumb.
If you have to hang a sign up, maybe it's not appropriate to have them there.
I almost never wear makeup, but I did bring some with me when we went on our cruise in March because I knew we would have some formal portraits taken. I bought a small pack of wipes specifically for removing makeup so I wouldn’t have to travel with yet another container of liquid in my checked bag. They worked great for getting the makeup off of my face and didn’t even sting my eyes. 
