I take my own towels but I was told by the gum clinic that bacteria and virus can't live outside the body for longer than 5 minutes.
I also buy this disappearing disinfectant type spray which can be used on material and surfaces which kills hpv and other things apparently. 
I know what you mean though I'd rather all these things be put through a hot wash

Interesting to read about wash temps. I wash mine at 30 bio liquid

I have started to give clients clean towelling flannels to clean up rather than wet wipes and tissues after hand jobs or self stimulation (no condom so full load of cum to soak up).

I started with freshly warm water dampened flannels (10 seconds in the microwave) - got the idea from a friend that works in a beauty spa where they do this and wash the flannels between uses.

I have a set of flannels and I wash them at 30 degree with persli bio. They come out super clean and fresh and I tumble dry them which also heats to sterilize

No more buying wet wipes or boxes of tissues and no seedy bog roll for cock wipes. I think I'm saving money ... wash one load a week and much easier than big towels.

Clients seem to like the luxury and I have never had a question about wash method - but some might assume they are new and just for them.

The flannels I use are black .... white ones not recommended by my friend in the beauty spa cus they go yellow after several washes.

There is no reason at all to wash anything at 90 degrees unless you have bedbugs or lice. Modern detergents and automatic washing machines make it totally unnecessary (I may not know about much but non-ionic surfactants, I know); 40 degrees is perfectly adequate - 60 at a push if something is dirty or stained.

I'd agree about the quick wash cycle being insufficient especially if towels are actually dirty (rather than a clean towel being used once by somebody who has washed properly and is also clean), but the rest is nuts and I would have been annoyed too (especially if it was my electricity bill). The link to sex work here is tenuous too, to say the least.

Oh and the majority of hotel towels are collected and professionally laundered, where they are bleached and tumbledried into oblivion. I still don't use them (and the number of people who will steal towels that a thousand people have dried their arse with has never ceased to amaze me), but they are definitely clean.

I always wash on 60 as it kills bed bugs.

Better to get rid of someone else’s semen or skid mark I’m sure!

When I worked in some (less busy) whore-flats I was shocked to discover towels weren't washed at all - just hung up to dry!!!!

It was common not to change the bedding either. Cleanliness was just superficial.
It was a shock to me. I never expected such a lack of hygiene.
And was in more than one place.



When I trained for my (massage) qualification, I was taught towels should be washed at 60 C
But I have also read up on research into laundry advice for healthcare, and it turns out that heat temperature is only one factor.

if there is little water then heat is important but laundry is just as good - in hospitals - if washed at a lower temperature but using a great quantity of water.

At home, I launder most things at 30, sometimes 40, and always push the extra water button that is on my washing machine. Sometimes I soak stuff too.
Electricity to heat to higher temperatures is very expensive.

The soap itself plays an important role in destroying the germs.

Also I note that heat has two negatives - it destroys the fabric faster and it locks in stains.

So cool temperature with plenty of water and soap is cheaper and preserves the quality of the materials for longer.

I typically launder my work towels at 40C. Occassionally higher. I do not over fill the washing machine but make sure there is plenty of space fr the water to slosh about. And I use the extra water feature - or soak first.