Bath Towels 70x140 cm

Four white 70 x 140 cm bath towels in 600 g/m² Egyptian cotton: enough for two people, always with a clean set in reserve. A timeless white that suits every bathroom.

What you use it for

• After a shower or bath — covers you from shoulder to knee, so one towel is enough
• To take to the sauna or pool — densely woven, so it doesn't stay heavy and clammy
• As a beach towel — large enough to sit on and to wrap around yourself
• In the guest room or Airbnb — retains its color and volume after dozens of industrial washes
• On the rack next to the bath — the loops stay upright, so it doesn't go limp

What does 600 g/m² mean?

GSM stands for grams per square meter: the weight of one square meter of fabric. Simply put — the higher the number, the more cotton in the towel, and the more water it can absorb. To put it into perspective:

• 350 to 400 g/m² — the thin towel from the supermarket. It tends to push the water across your skin rather than absorbing it.
• 500 g/m² — what most hotels use. Fine, but not luxurious.
• 600 g/m² — this towel. Feels full and heavy in your hand and dries you off in one go.
• Above 800 g/m² — so thick that it takes days to dry. Sounds luxurious, but is impractical in reality.

So 600 is not a random number. It is the point at which a towel feels luxurious and yet is dry again the next morning.

What does 20/2 mean?

A towel consists of thousands of small loops of yarn. 20/2 describes how that yarn is made. The 20 is the thickness of the thread. The 2 means that two of those threads are twisted together into one stronger thread. This is called two-ply.

Most towels in this price range use a single loose thread — that’s 20/1. You won't see the difference in the store, but you’ll notice it after a year: a single thread frays and the loops lie flat, making the towel feel thinner and less absorbent. Two twisted threads stay upright. That is why this towel still feels like a new towel after thirty washes.

Why Egyptian cotton?

Cotton grows as a tuft of fibers. With regular cotton, those fibers are short, meaning many loose ends stick out of the thread. That causes lint, and it starts to feel rough after a while. Egyptian cotton has longer fibers, so there are fewer loose ends per thread. The result is a smoother and stronger thread: soft from the first wash, and it holds its shape.

We weave directly with our weaver in Egypt, without middlemen. We have been supplying bath linen to hotels and the catering industry in the Netherlands for years — this is that same hotel quality, in classic hotel white.

• Color: White
• Size: 70 x 140 cm
• Contents: set of 4 bath towels
• Weight: 600 g/m² (grams per square meter — this determines how thick and absorbent the fabric is)
• Material: 100% Egyptian cotton
• Yarn: two-ply 20/2 (two threads twisted together into one)
• Origin: woven in Egypt

How to keep it in good condition

• Wash it separately once before you use it for the first time. New terry cloth comes with a thin layer from the weaving process. That needs to be removed first, because only then will the cotton truly absorb water. If you skip that first wash, the towel will seem not to absorb well — that is not the quality, it is that layer.
• Do not use fabric softener. Fabric softener puts a thin layer over the fiber. That feels soft at first, but it seals the fiber so that water can no longer enter. After a few washes, you are left with something that no longer absorbs anything.
• Washing at 60 °C is enough to get everything out.
• Tumble drying is allowed, on a low setting. The heat actually makes the loops stand back up, which makes it feel fuller than if you dry it on the line.
• Washing separately for the first time applies to all dyed terry cloth: some color may bleed.
  

  Note: Due to the high weight and the full cotton structure, this bath textile may shed some lint during the first 2 to 3 washes. This is normal and will decrease automatically after a few washes. Wash the product before first use and preferably separately or with similar colors.

Washable at 60°C. Do not use fabric softener — it leaves a layer on the fiber and reduces absorption. Drying at a low temperature keeps the loop intact the longest. Wash separately the first time.

GSM is the weight of the fabric per square meter. Supermarket towels are around 350 GSM, hotels typically use 500. Above that, you get noticeably more volume and absorption.

Shipping within the Netherlands and Belgium. Free on orders over €50, otherwise €4.95. Ordered before 4:00 PM, delivered the next business day. Returns are accepted within 30 days.

Hotels, B&Bs and catering establishments can order at tiered prices starting from 50 units. Request a quote via the business page.