Based on the numerous questions I receive such as “How do I care for bamboo towels”?, or “Do new towels need to be washed before I use them”? and “What is the best care of bath towels in general”? – I have written another new article “Caring for Your Bath Towels”. It covers the washing instructions for new towels, tips on washing bath towels in general and also tips getting the most absorbency from any bath towel! Most people assume that the best care for the softest bath towels includes the use of lots of liquid fabric softener. Nothing could be further from the truth! Follow my bath towel washing instructions and you can improve the absorbency of any bath towel.
This article and other informative article can be found on my website by following the “articles” link in the Information Box. You can read the article now by following this link:
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Hotel Collection 100% Egyptian Cotton Waffle Weave Bath Towels, 600 GSM
Posted by Gentle Bath on 10.31.2009 at 6:57 pm// Tagged: Bath Towel Care , Bath Towel Care, Care of Bath Towels, New Bath Towel Care, Washing Bath Towels //
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Bamboo Blend or Egyptian Cotton? Supima or Pima? The bath towel choices now available in stores and online are enough to make your head spin! Towels represent a significant investment to most people and there is nothing worse that using your new towels after their first wash only to find they feel rough to the skin or push the water around and around on your body without soaking up much at all.
Choosing the right bath towel set for your needs is much easier once you understand how they are made and what fibers are used to make them. There is no one “best” towel, only the best towel fit for your needs! There are quality towels at many price points if you know what to look for…
Read the Rest of the Article Here – Your Bath Towel Buying Guide
Colors Collection Towels - Reversible, 100% Egyptian Cotton Piles, 600 GSM. Is this towel right for you? Find out by reading my guide to buying bath towels!
Posted by Gentle Bath on 10.28.2009 at 11:42 am// Tagged: Choosing Bath Towels , Bath Towel Buying Guide, Bath Towel Fibers, Choosing the Best Bath Towels, Luxury Bath Towel Construction //
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Have you ever noticed that new towels seem to repel water, rather than absorb it? Usually, it takes many trips through the washing machine for a towel to get more absorbent, but these tips from WikiHow will help speed up the process.
Steps
- Wash the towel in hot water before using it. Some people run their towels through twice (without drying). This will remove extra dye and any coatings (e.g. fabric softener) left from the manufacturing process. Don’t wash anything else with them because colored towels might bleed.
- Add a cup of white vinegar to the rinse cycle. Dilute it first or wait until the water level is high enough to dilute it instantly, or else it might discolor your towels. The second wash cycle can include 1/2 cup of baking soda, but don’t use baking soda and vinegar in the same rinse.
- Note that these are time-proven folk remedies. When the vinegar (an acid) or the baking soda (an alkaline or base) dissociate (chemically come apart) the atoms are free to recombine with the minerals, salts and other chemicals that have accumulated in forms that more readily rinse away.
- Avoid using fabric softener of any kind. Fabric softeners coat the surface of fabric with a thin layer of chemicals that makes the fibers hydrophobic. If you can’t stand how towels feel without fabric softener, use amido amine softeners if available.[1]
Tips
- You can hang towels outside on a clothesline to help them smell fresh and be more absorbent. They will also hold their fold better. Line drying is also greener and cheaper. However, line dried towels may be rougher than those dried in a dryer. You can soften them after line drying by tumbling them in a dryer for 3-5 minutes.
- Put two rubber dryer balls (old tennis balls work too – just make sure they’re clean!) in the machine with the towels when drying them. This will help to fluff up the towels and they will then be more absorbent.
- This is a relatively slow process. It can take a couple months or more of washings for any fabric softener layers to completely break down and bring the towel to its full absorbing potential.
- Baking soda will get your towels cleaner and whiter; vinegar will get rid of smells and stains. Both are great for washing cloth diapers.
- White vinegar is a GREAT fabric softner. Works for the static of most fabrics and help make towels softer.
Warnings
- Don’t use vinegar and baking soda in the same rinse!
Related WikiHow To’s
Sources and Citations
- ↑ http://www.schiff-consulting.com/fabric_softeners.html
Article provided by wikiHow, a wiki how-to manual. Please edit this article and find author credits at the original wikiHow article on How to Make New Towels More Absorbent. All content on wikiHow can be shared under a Creative Commons license.
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Posted by Gentle Bath on 10.25.2009 at 11:35 am// Tagged: Bath Towel Care , Bath Towel Absorbency, Bath Towel Care, New Bath Towel Care, Washing Towels //
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If you live in the Pittsburgh area or just happen to be visiting close-by you can now come and see our products close-up and in person at the Restyle Boutique in Beaver, PA. We have partnered with Restyle to stock some of our most popular items, our Kassatex Bamboo Blend Towels and select Lady Primrose items, in their store.
Stop by and see for yourself just why our Bamboo Towels are a BEST SELLER!! Located downtown at 576 Third Street, Beaver, PA 15009 and open Wed-Fri, 12-5 pm and Saturdays 10 am – 3 pm, Restyle is a new concept in consignment shopping. They sell a blend of consignment, vintage and new women’s clothing, accessories, jewelry and home decor. Mention that you saw this ad in the Gentle Bath Blog and get a free Lady Primrose body scrub sample in Royal Extract or Celadon! Also, during October you can help us raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness by purchasing Pink Ribbon Bath Ducks at the store (or online). See you soon and have a great Fall weekend!
Regards,
Brenda
Visit Us at Restyle
576 Third Street
Beaver, PA 15009
Posted by Gentle Bath on 10.11.2009 at 1:15 am// Tagged: General //
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This NEW adorable Pink Ribbon Bath Duck is now available in our store and 100% of proceeds will go to support Breast Cancer Research. Buy as many as you want – ALL the money will go to the Susan G. Komen foundation. Share them with all the special women in your life and help support women who are struggling with this disease.
Pink Ribbon Bath Duck Available Here
Posted by Gentle Bath on 10.01.2009 at 8:46 am// Tagged: General, Uncategorized , Breast Cancer Research, Pink Ribbon Bath Duck, Support Breast Cancer, Susan G Komen Foundation //
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Hello and welcome to our new bath blog. Here, you will find our about new product arrivals, sales, store news and coming soon our first Gentle Bath & Co contest! Our store has been up for one year now and we will be celebrating with our first ever contest. We will giving away lots of prizes and having lots of fun doing it!
My name is Brenda, and I am the store owner. I apologize about being so late in posting to the blog, but I have been so busy at the end of the summer with coming back from vacation and getting my two boys (and myself) back into the school routines. I have also been getting pages up and going on Facebook and Twitter. Now and lastly I have my blog up. You can join us on all of them and together you will get store updates, get coupons, and be the first (and sometimes only ones) to hear about SALES!!
My store is all about bath products and I specialize in higher quality bath items that are not easily found in local stores. Right now, my favorite and best-selling bath product are my Bamboo Egyptian Cotton blend towels from Kassatex. They are so soft and silky – the cashmere sweater equivalent of bath towels. And it’s not good enough to be just soft, I have tried many soft towels only to be disappointed when instead of absorbing the water they just wiped it around. The Kassatex bamboo towels are as absorbent as they are soft! The perfect marriage of softness and absorbency. What more can you ask for! Well… what about 12 beautiful colors, matching bath mats, bath rug and robes? Yes, that too! You can see now why they are a best seller and why I receive “love” notes all the time when customers try them for the first time!
In addition to Bamboo towels, I also carry a variety of items that any well stocked bath should have. Other popular items include Bath Caddies for various sizes of bathtubs, Spa Robes for men and women, Natural Sea Sponges and Bath Brushes. Our mission is to help you turn your bath, no matter how large or small, into an oasis!
Welcome to our blog and I hope to see you around again soon!
Regards,
Brenda
Above: Best of the Bath Kit with BONUS Lady Primrose Trial Set $29.97
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Posted by Gentle Bath on 09.26.2009 at 10:00 pm// Tagged: General , Bath Caddies, Bath Decor, Natural Sea Sponges, The Gentle Bath & Company. Kassatex Bamboo Towels //
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