Men are five times more likely than women to wash their towels once a year or less

A new survey shows almost one in ten people are only washing their towels twice a year.

Showers to You, which carried out the research, says households could be risking skin infections and other health problems because of poor towel hygiene.

The majority of people wash their towels due to their visual cleanliness, followed by smell and the 'number of uses'.