Frosty Towels, are they worth it?

[karensi]

Just wondering about laundering them, if you wash them in warm/hot water is that OK??

 

[EKKloppers]

Just wondering about laundering them, if you wash them in warm/hot water is that OK??

I've usually laundered mine in hot water, for sanitary reasons, with a cold water rinse per my machines' preferred/recommended settings. Works, beautifully! Just grab them out of the washer, fold, and put them, immediately into zip-lock bags to preserve the moisture. And, as an aside - I've even been able to resuscitate the stiff, dried-out cooling towels that have gone neglected by either simply running them under water, or re-laundering.

 

[mousestruck]

We tried them on our last summer trip, and they definitely helped to cool us off. I kept them in zip lock bags while in the parks. However, they became somewhat stinky. Anyone have a solution for that?

 

[Ambear]

A frosty towel isn't the same thing as a frogg togg thing. I liked the towel better because it was nicer to use on my face. I got mine at AK for $8.

 

[mousestruck]

A frosty towel isn't the same thing as a frogg togg thing. I liked the towel better because it was nicer to use on my face. I got mine at AK for $8.

Thank you for the clarification! Can you re-use the frosty towel, or is it good for a single use? I'm thinking that the natural scent and lack of water will avoid the mildew smell. That was my only complaint for the Froggy Togg.

 

[Ambear]

Thank you for the clarification! Can you re-use the frosty towel, or is it good for a single use? I'm thinking that the natural scent and lack of water will avoid the mildew smell. That was my only complaint for the Froggy Togg.

The package says you can reuse it. It comes in a resealable bag. I was bad about resealing mine so it dried out after a bit... But I have it in the freezer now to use again around the house. It comes soaked in a bunch of natural ingredients to make it feel cool and it tingles on the skin which I liked haha. You don't need to soak it in water again to make it cool again, you just wave it around in the air. But what I like about it was the small size and the soft cotton material. I might actually try getting some of the ingredients and soaking it in that stuff again... If the ingredients are easy to find haha.

 

[LSKN]

We tried them on our last summer trip, and they definitely helped to cool us off. I kept them in zip lock bags while in the parks. However, they became somewhat stinky. Anyone have a solution for that?

Yes, I've found that mine gets a mildew smell after awhile of being wet. At home I wash it out in the sink with dish soap and that seems to do the job, but I bet the dishwasher would work to sanitize them too. I've never traveled with mine, but I bet bringing along a small bottle of soap or detergent and washing them in the sink every couple days would kill the smell.

 

[tnklvr]

If you want them super cold in the parks go to the ice barrels with the drinks in them and dunk them in there.

 

[Isatricia]

How different are "Frosty Towels" and "Frog Toggs" from the quick dry towels that swimmers use? My swim team kids use those towels.

 

[Mabel67]

If you want them super cold in the parks go to the ice barrels with the drinks in them and dunk them in there.

That sounds pretty gross. Pretty sure I don't want to buy a cold drink that people have been putting sweat soaked rags in....I know that hands etc likely touch the ice, but this seems to really cross a sanitation line.

 

[dmunsil]

A frosty towel isn't the same thing as a frogg togg thing. I liked the towel better because it was nicer to use on my face. I got mine at AK for $8.

Ah, I didn't realize the Frosty Towel was a different thing. Looks to me like it's a pre-moistened cotton towel, with some menthol to make it feel even cooler. The menthol effect isn't actual cooling, though; it's tricking your nerve endings and making them sense cold that isn't there. Any actual cooling is coming from the evaporation. I tend to think a PVA towel will work a lot longer without rewetting, because it's much more absorbent.

 

[LSKN]

That sounds pretty gross. Pretty sure I don't want to buy a cold drink that people have been putting sweat soaked rags in....I know that hands etc likely touch the ice, but this seems to really cross a sanitation line.

I agree. Why not just ask for a cup of ice water and pour that over the towel?

 

[Nohal]

That sounds pretty gross. Pretty sure I don't want to buy a cold drink that people have been putting sweat soaked rags in....I know that hands etc likely touch the ice, but this seems to really cross a sanitation line.

I'll make sure I never by a bottled beverage at Disney again from the barrels.

 

[tnklvr]

That sounds pretty gross. Pretty sure I don't want to buy a cold drink that people have been putting sweat soaked rags in....I know that hands etc likely touch the ice, but this seems to really cross a sanitation line.

Then I suggest you don't take a coke bottle from the barrel because people do it all day long. Everyones hands are in that water all day it is no less sanitary than a rag going in it in fact the rag will be less likely to contain ecoli and other nasty stuff than hands.

 

[LSKN]

Then I suggest you don't take a coke bottle from the barrel because people do it all day long. Everyones hands are in that water all day it is no less sanitary than a rag going in it in fact the rag will be less likely to contain ecoli and other nasty stuff than hands.

Why would a rag be less likely to contain bacteria than a person's hands? Presumably the rag owner touches it, so bacteria would transfer as would skin cells and sweat. The warm, moist environment of the rag contributes to the growth of the bacteria as well as mold (thus the funky, mildew smell the towels get after a while). That barrel water basically becomes bath water. I can't believe Disney allows this to go on since it would be a major health code violation that, if seen by a health inspector, would require that all the drinks in the tub be thrown away and the barrel scrubbed and sanitized before being used again.

 

[tnklvr]

Why would a rag be less likely to contain bacteria than a person's hands? Presumably the rag owner touches it, so bacteria would transfer as would skin cells and sweat. The warm, moist environment of the rag contributes to the growth of the bacteria as well as mold (thus the funky, mildew smell the towels get after a while). That barrel water basically becomes bath water. I can't believe Disney allows this to go on since it would be a major health code violation that, if seen by a health inspector, would require that all the drinks in the tub be thrown away and the barrel scrubbed and sanitized before being used again.

That rag touches one persons hands that barrel has thousands of hands in it every day. Sorry but I will not let your issue in being a germaphobe effect me. All I can say is if you don't like the idea don't buy the drinks.

 

[LSKN]

That rag touches one persons hands that barrel has thousands of hands in it every day. Sorry but I will not let your issue in being a germaphobe effect me. All I can say is if you don't like the idea don't buy the drinks.

I'm not a germaphobe. I didn't call you the name that I have in my head for you, and I don't appreciate you calling me a name either. My husband is a chef, and any one in the food industry will tell you that the barrel is contaminated once that rag goes in. I honestly don't drink soda so it makes no difference to me, but you should know you are grossing out a lot of people.

 

[tnklvr]

I'm not a germaphobe. I didn't call you the name that I have in my head for you, and I don't appreciate you calling me a name either. My husband is a chef, and any one in the food industry will tell you that the barrel is contaminated once that rag goes in. I honestly don't drink soda so it makes no difference to me, but you should know you are grossing out a lot of people.

Germaphobe is a when you have an issue with germs and make more of them than need to be made. It not a name I called you. There are lots of names in my head I could call you too but I will refrain like you have. Wow that is nice that your husband is a chef, good for you. I don't drink soda either so it also makes no difference to me either. People being grossed out is not something I can control only those people can and so be it we are all different and get grossed out by different things. I personally think it is funny that on the internet people feel so free to call out people they don't know and make a big issue over little things where there doesn't need to be one.

 

[tnklvr]

There are also cool towels by Mission that are a real lightweight fabric that hold less water but stay cool.

 

[Mabel67]

It's obvious some people have a me first attitude with no regard or respect for their fellow human being. You can't fix that with any logic, science or fact.