Choosing High-Quality Towels and Bathrobes
Few things feel more luxurious after a shower than slipping into a plush, absorbent bathrobe that wraps you in warmth and comfort. Choosing the best towels and bathrobes, however, can be a challenge. Aside from size and design, you’ll need to consider material like cotton or terry cloth, fabric construction, and how soft the towels feel on your skin. Source
When selecting the best bathroom towels and robes, experts recommend choosing premium materials. Egyptian and Turkish cotton, for example, use extra-long staple fibers to enhance the fabric’s softness, absorbency, and durability. They also become softer with each wash. Other popular towel materials include bamboo, modal, and viscose.
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While terry cloth is the go-to fabric for bath towels, there are a variety of other designs to choose from. For instance, multidisciplinary designer Nick Spain loves Melbourne-based brand Baina’s checkerboard patterned towels—available at Ssense and The Break—which are “super plush, surprisingly quick-drying, and oh so lux.” Decorator Carrie Carrollo prefers the brand’s dark colorway of its reversible loop terry towel, which she says is “super absorbent and a great way to add some boldness to a small space without having to worry about it matching.”
If you’re looking for a green bath towel that dries quickly, try Coyuchi’s Temescal Bath Towel Set, which features a high-quality, Oeko-Tex-Certified 100% organic cotton in either a diamond or cable weave and comes with matching washcloths and hand towels. The towels are a little thinner than some other options on this list, but our associate commerce director Lori Keong vouches that they’re incredibly plush and still absorbent.
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