Hand Towels 50x100 cm

Four 50 x 100 cm towels in 600 g/m² Egyptian cotton, in one colour of your choice from five shades. Handy for rotating at the washbasin so there is always a fresh towel to hand.

What you use it for

• Daily at the sink — it dries between uses, so no musty towel
• As a hair towel — 600 gsm wicks the water out of long hair in one go
• In your gym or swim bag — 50 x 100 cm fits rolled up in any compartment
• In the guest room or Airbnb — hotel size that retains its color and volume after dozens of washes
• At the kitchen or utility sink — sturdy enough for daily tasks

What does 600 gsm 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 the towel contains, and the more water it can absorb. To put it into perspective:

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

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

What does 20/2 mean?

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

Most towels in this price range use a single loose thread — that is 20/1. You won't see the difference in the store, but you will notice it after a year: a single thread frays and the loops flatten, 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 cluster of fibers. With regular cotton, those fibers are short, causing many loose ends to stick out from the thread. This causes pilling, and it feels 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 intermediaries. We have been supplying bath linen to hotels and the hospitality industry in the Netherlands for years — the Nile Collection is that same quality, in colors that belong in a home.

• Color: Powder Pink, Lilac, Light Blue, Mint Green, or Taupe
• Size: 50 x 100 cm
• Contents: set of 4 towels
• Weight: 600 gsm (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 small 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's not the quality, that's that layer.
• Do not use fabric softener. Fabric softener leaves a thin film on the fiber. It feels soft at first, but it seals the fiber so that water can no longer get in. After a few washes, you are left with something that no longer absorbs anything.
• Washing at 60 °C is enough to get everything out.
• The dryer is allowed, on a low setting. The heat actually sets the loops back upright, making it feel fuller than when you line-dry it.
• That first-time separate wash applies to all dyed terry cloth: some color may bleed.

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.