Sizes of towels: standard parameters and purpose

A towel is not only a beautiful accessory that can decorate any interior, but also an extremely useful and necessary thing. It creates a certain coziness in the bathroom, maintains the overall style and allows you to feel real warmth and tenderness after taking a bath or shower. For many, the choice of a high-quality and comfortable towel is a real problem, since the goods offered in the modern textile market are not always of good quality and convenient parameters. To choose a beautiful, and most importantly, comfortable set of towels for the body, face and hands, you need to carefully study the issue.

There are many options for the composition of towels, and the quality of the purchased product will depend on it. Experts consider natural cotton to be the best material for a towel, because it surpasses its competitors in many respects. They are the most expensive, but really high quality.

• Look out for terry cottons from Egypt or Pakistan. These countries have a temperate climate all year round, long-staple cotton grows, from which chic towels are obtained. They are suitable for daily use and frequent washings, because they contain long and strong threads. Such options are striking in their special softness and long service life, which fully justifies the rather high cost compared to Chinese and Turkish counterparts.
• Silk threads are often added to the composition, but such products in most cases are not of good quality. In addition, a silky towel does not absorb moisture well, so it is not suitable for bathing options and can be used as much as possible for hands or face.
• Recently, bamboo towels have been very popular. Manufacturers claim that they are hypoallergenic, absorb moisture easily, are soft and have a long service life. In addition, fungus does not start in such products. If you compare with the same linen towels, then this is a serious advantage. In fact, bamboo fiber is an artificially made material, but the production process is such that there is a minimum of "chemistry" in the composition, and the structure of the canvas is rather porous, which allows it to cope well with moisture.

• Jacquard attracts with its external qualities, but in terms of convenience it is not as good as it might seem at first glance. You need to look closely at this type of material in order to find a really good option.
• For sports and hiking, there are special towels made of hypoallergenic microfiber. They are compact, dry quickly and absorb moisture well. They are quite affordable at cost.
• Linen towels are mainly used in the kitchen. They are distinguished by their natural composition and environmental friendliness, but using such hand and face towels is difficult: the structure of flax makes the towels a little prickly, and when wiped, they give a peeling or massage effect.

Close attention should be paid to density. It is indicated on the label and allows you to understand how much moisture the towel will absorb before it gets wet. The term of use also depends on the density, therefore hand towels should have indicators from 450-600 g / m 2, 700 g / m 2 will have a product for feet. If there is no such information on the label, then you should ask the seller.

The absorbency and quality also depend heavily on the length of the pile. For home use, choose towels with a pile length of 3.5 mm, and products with a finer nap are suitable for use on the beach. Products with long pile get wet quickly, and from this they fail faster. The ideal pile length is considered to be 5 mm. A product with a pile of more than 8 mm will look untidy after the first wash.

According to the statistics and indicators of manufacturers, the typical life of a towel when it remains in good condition is three or four years. However, following all the instructions for washing and ironing the product, you can significantly extend this time, especially if the original high-quality towel was chosen correctly.

Each towel has its own purpose: there are several types of products, different in size. You can choose standard sizes of towels for women and men, for example, 140x70, 100x150 or 180x90 cm. The standard is not always suitable for certain needs. There are towels for the face, hands, feet and body, often a separate towel is used for intimate hygiene.

• Guest towels the smallest, their parameters are 30x30 and 35x35 cm.If we talk about cotton products for the face, then it is better to stop at 50x85 and 50x90 cm.Towels of this size do their job well, while they do not take up much space, being placed on any hook in the bathroom ...
• Sauna options start from 90 to 160 and 100 to 150 cm, while it may well be more: 80 to 180 cm, and here, when choosing, it is worth starting from personal preferences. The large area will allow you to dry quickly and do it comfortably if the towel is soft and pleasant to the touch. Medium options are considered 70x140 cm, they are compact and quite convenient to use after taking a shower.
• For kitchen it is recommended to choose products with parameters 50x70 cm, using them for hands and for other needs. And also products with the dimensions of 30x30, 30x40, 30x50 cm can be attributed to this category, since they are convenient for use both in the bathroom for hands and in the kitchen.

You will learn more about the sizes of towels in the video below.