the best towels

One of life’s luxuries is to step out from a hot bath or shower and wrap yourself up in a clean, dry towel.

Not all towels are the same however and while some people enjoy coarse fibred types, others prefer them to be soft and fluffy or somewhere in between.

The choice is purely personal but what does make one towel better than the next is its absorbency and resistance to fading, shrinking and distorting.

shopping for new towels

When buying new towels, you should always look for a substantial feel, a long, thick pile and a good, tight weave. Towels come in all sorts of types, thicknesses, and sizes so you should choose a towel to suit the individual needs of your family 

Most of the towels commonly available are cotton terry which refers to the loops in the fabric. The longer and denser the loops, the thicker and more absorbent the towel will be. The fibre type and the way it has been woven is what gives the towel its thickness, appearance as well as ability to absorb moisture