As you may know that there are many types of towel available, which can be made from different materials. However, the thing you should consider is the function of usage when stocking up this bathing equipment.

The best material that suitable for make towel is cotton fabric, because the main purpose of towel is to blot up water and cotton fabric is hydrophilic so it has strong ability to absorb water. However, the synthetic cotton my not be as absorbent as entire-cotton towel, because only natural cotton is more hydrophobic and it absorbs moisture into its structure, which has many of layers.

Terry cloth or Velvet?

The terry clothes generally has loops that has ability to absorb water. The most loop, the greater ability to absorb. However, some other people prefer velvet towel. Velvet towel is made by shearing process that removes part of the terry and shortens the fabric pile. However, the ability to absorb moisture of velvet towel is slightly less that terry cloth, because of it has shorter loop but this does not affect its performance as long as it is used to blot, rather than rub dry. However, in some case, if you lucky enough during shopping and you can fine the towel that one side is terrycloth and other side is velvet. The way that you can easily check the ability to absorb water of a towel is thickness, the towel has more thickness usually contain more.

There are other problems of some body who can not identify which one is made from real cotton. As mentioned above that quality of cotton is the key to identify the absorbent, so how we will know that the towel made from real cotton? The most easiest way is you have to look for the Seal of Cotton trademark, which appears on many towels, bath and bedding items.

How to keep and maintain your towel

Generally, good quality towel can last for more than 10 years, so I strongly recommend you to invest by purchase the highest quality one that you are able to afford it.

Tips for making your towel long lasting

1. You should launder it quite frequent and use only soft detergent

2. Do not use fabric softener as it has silicones, which effect to towel and make it virtually water repellent

3. During the first three or four washing, you should separate towels that has dark tone colour, because its colour will bleed and make other clothes be stained with the colour from towel. You can mix other clothes with towel when washing after 5 times washing it separately. However, if possible you should forever, washing them separately because it may also be stained by the colour of other clothes.

4. Do not bleach colored towel because it will destroy ability to absorb water of the towels.

5. If drying by hanging, do not twist towel, just shake it only once and hang it while still wet, this will help to maintain quality of terry loops.

6. Do not iron towels, as it will reduce absorbance