Hot tubs and hygiene

[S&S]

This may be the wrong place for this, so mods feel free to move it.

I was listening to a morning talk radio show and the hosts had a nudist on the phone. They were being just as crude and crass as you can imagine.

They brought up one point that seemed to make sense to me, and that is this. Are hot tubs more sanitary/hygienic with nudity or with swimsuits? The hosts were saying when you have a swimsuit on, all the dead skin and other particles are held in and not freely floating in the water.

Is there any truth to this? Even if there are "floating particles" in the water, are they dangerous? Are swimsuit fibers clogging the filters more harmful to hot tubs than body particles are to hot tubbers?

[Eric6420]

They brought up one point that seemed to make sense to me, and that is this. Are hot tubs more sanitary/hygienic with nudity or with swimsuits? The hosts were saying when you have a swimsuit on, all the dead skin and other particles are held in and not freely floating in the water.

Is there any truth to this? Even if there are "floating particles" in the water, are they dangerous? Are swimsuit fibers clogging the filters more harmful to hot tubs than body particles are to hot tubbers?

This is completly ridiculous because even if you have a swimsuit, more than 90% of your skin is still in the water. There are some germs that can prolifacate in theses water, and the person who onws the hot tub is responsable to maintain the hot tube with the right products so that bad germs do not develop there. In Germany, they have stricts laws to make sure that the public hot tubs are clean.

Nudity is not a problem, but it is important that people take a shower before going to a hot tube, espacially if they do not have powerfull produts to maintain it clean. In many swimming pools in Europe, you cannot go to the swimming pool with shorts or bermudas because textiles just add to the problem.

[David77]

No one should go into the hot tub or swimming pool with any open sores (lesions) as it could be contagious.

Persons taking high blood pressure medicine should be cautious (or possibly stay out of the hot tub), as when that person gets out ot the hot tuib he may feel faint, at least, as his blood pressure will not adjust quickly enough.

Showering before entering the hot tub is a must.

[Qikdraw]

Persons taking high blood pressure medicine should be cautious (or possibly stay out of the hot tub), as when that person gets out ot the hot tuib he may feel faint, at least, as his blood pressure will not adjust quickly enough.

That happened to me, and I don't take high blood pressure medicine. First time visiting a nudist couple and we were sitting in the hot tub for awhile, we were all getting out, and I was toweling off and talking with the husband (of teh couple) when all of a sudden I open my eyes and I'm staring at the deck planking. Scared my wife big time. It hasn't happened since, but it was definately weird, and embarrassing.

Qikdraw

[luvnaturism]

I've owned a hot tub for at least 25 years. Swimsuits add to the problem of keeping the hot tub clean, not the other way around. When we have guests who wear suits into the tub, it always requires extra chemicals to clean it up.

Hot tubs are ideal breeding grounds for bacteria, so maintaining proper sanitation is particularly important. The water should be crystal clear, and should be without odor—except that in a properly maintained hot tub you might get a whiff of clean scent. There should never be a sour smell, and I'm always uneasy about getting into a tub with lots of foam on top. The foam comes from soap residue in bathing suits, and I consider it a sign that the tub may not be properly maintained.

Ideally we would do as the Japanese do: soap and scrub our bodies from head to toe at least three times, and only then get into the hot tub. But that's not a realistic expectation for Westerners, and not really necessary. Having the right amount of sanitizer in the water is the key.