Download 3.00 MB There's sponge gunge and packed plug holes, but damp, used towels are also a source of bacteria in the bathroom and the kind of fungi that causes athlete's foot can live on towels and even cause infections in cut or sensitive skin. So, if you don't want to wash your bathroom towels every single day, are heated towel racks the way to go, do they really do what they're supposed to do and are they really worth it? Dr Cameron Jones is the Director of Biological Health Services and he's chatting with ABC Radio Brisbane Afternoons presenter Kat Feeney.