How to choose a towel
How to choose a towel
Home textiles today are colorful anda diverse assortment that offers buyers the opportunity to choose the most suitable thing for their needs. So, when buying towels, many people do not always pay attention to its important characteristics - and it is on them that the quality of the purchased textiles depends.
Choose the composition
Modern manufacturers offer a widea choice of towels made of cotton, eucalyptus and bamboo. To determine their quality at first glance is rather difficult, however, knowing some subtleties, this definition will not be difficult. The most qualitative terry towel is Egyptian cotton textiles, which are evenly dyed, does not leave a wax coating when touched, and has no chemical smell. The marking marked 100% cotton (M) or (PC) means that the towel contains artificial fibers or Polyesterkotton.Pryazha for a towel is single, double, combed and twisted. The combed yarn is considered one of the best because it provides the product with a high absorbency. Towels made of bamboo fiber have natural antibacterial properties, excellent air permeability and resistance to pathogens. In addition, bamboo towels are ideal for allergy sufferers and asthmatics due to their hypoallergenic properties. They do not crumple, do not stick to the body and have a silky soft structure. Similar properties are available and towels made from soy fibers, which do not sit down and do not deform during permanent washing. Choose the density
When choosing towels, it is important to pay attention totheir hygroscopicity and density - so, most quickly wear out towels, the density of which is from 320 grams per square meter and below. Usually they are used in the kitchen or as napkins - the best quality are towels with low density of Latvian production. It is impossible to determine the density by eye - you need to use a scale, but it is known that the optimal indicator for towels should be 450 - 600 grams per square meter. There are towels of very high density, but they are more popular in climatic zones of the tropics, where the humidity is very high. , when choosing a towel, it is important to take into account the height of its nap. The products with short nap have the least low absorbency - in addition, they quickly coarsen and tear. Not very pleasant to use and towels with too long pile, so the ideal choice will be textiles with an average length of pile of 5 millimeters. To make the towel exceptionally comfortable, you need to look at its purchase, whether it leaves on the skin of small villi, which speak of cheap cotton with short fibers.
