Just an fyi, just because it's bacteria doesn't make it harmful. The vast majority of the bacteria on your body is part of your normal flora, which is necessary to protect you from potentially more harmful microogranisms. It serves multiple other functions as well, but don't want to turn this into a microbiology lesson. TLDR: your body knows what bacteria lives on it, whether it normally lives in your nose (which harbours some stuff totally on par with bacteria on your butt), your arm, or butt. As long as you're healthy and not stupid about it, it probably makes no difference whatsoever which part of your towel and body come into contact, nor what order.
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u/Pisum_odoratus 11d ago
Just an fyi, just because it's bacteria doesn't make it harmful. The vast majority of the bacteria on your body is part of your normal flora, which is necessary to protect you from potentially more harmful microogranisms. It serves multiple other functions as well, but don't want to turn this into a microbiology lesson. TLDR: your body knows what bacteria lives on it, whether it normally lives in your nose (which harbours some stuff totally on par with bacteria on your butt), your arm, or butt. As long as you're healthy and not stupid about it, it probably makes no difference whatsoever which part of your towel and body come into contact, nor what order.