Five characteristics of towels and Tips in taking care of the towels...

When we have to buy towels, we have to keep fivethings in mind:

1) That it dries well is the principal aim of a towel.

2) That it be smooth is to say that it may have an pleasant touch.

3) That it dries well. When we use it again, it is not humid (This depends on its use and where and how we hang it dry)

4) The type of texture/curl that it may have.

5) The color and the design

Five Tips in taking care of the towels 

1) Temperature for washing:  To wash to 40 if they are with strong colors and to 60 if they are white.

2)  Detergent: to wash the white ones with whitening detergent and the colored ones with detergent for colored.

3) In order that it may stay smooth, the use of softener is advisable.

4) Dry leaving towels with 0% humidity. 

5) From the drier, stretch out and fold.  

Fabric Softeners

These are composed of cationic surfactants (Surfactants are compounds that lower the surface tension of a liquid. Surfactants may act as detergents, wetting agents, emulsifiers, foaming agents, and dispersants.). They have a positive charge.

They are used in the last rinse.

They eliminate the static electricity of some fibres, especially synthetic ones (polyester, polyamide, elastane etc..)

They make towels fluffy and leave a pleasant smell.

It’s better no to use them in towels made of natural fibres, especially if the are made of linen or viscose since softeners take out the natural sizing that they posses.

My advice:

Use softeners when washing towels in the washing machine.

You can also use them when washing feather duvet quilts or cotton quilts.

Feather duvet quilts are washed using the mild program (e.g. wool program). In drying them, put a tennis ball inside the dryer with the quilt.  The tennis ball helps “separate” the feathers.  Use the mild program for drying.