Washcloth
Small cloth used for washing the body
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A washcloth, wash-cloth, washrag (North American English) [1][2][3][a][5][6] or facecloth, flannel (British English) [7][2][8][1] or cleansing cloth [9] is a rectangular or square piece of cloth used in personal hygiene, for washing the body.
Washcloths are useful for cleansing[9] or removing dead skin[10] (stratum corneum[11]). Washcloths are typically made of terrycloth and measure around 12x12 inches in size.[12] A sub-variant of the washcloth is the washing mitt.[13] [b]
Washcloths are also used in the context of hospital settings to avoid infection on the pretext that basins pose the risk of multidrug resistant organism contamination.[15] [c] Superior pathogen elimination occurs using washcloths containing chlorhexidine.[17][18]
Washcloths are used also in beauty care.[19] In cosmetics the washcloth is a part of exfoliation.[20]