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Throw Your Nasty Terrycloth Towel Away. The K-25 Bath Towel is Odor-Free, Absorbent, and Quick Drying

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I hate to break it to you, but it’s time we left terrycloth napkins and towels in history along with VCRs, film cameras, and corded telephones. The reason I’m listing those examples out is because in all those cases, we found something vastly better and made a concerted shift to it as a species. Similarly, I’m here to tell you that terrycloth towels have met their evolutionary successor – waffle-weave cotton. Unlike terrycloth napkins that slowly absorb and retain moisture, becoming a breeding ground for bacteria and odor, waffle-woven cotton is both rapidly absorbent and quick-drying. This means a lower chance of that musty smell you get with regular towels. Moreover, the waffle-weave pioneers at K-25 also manage to make their towels naturally anti-bacterial and longer lasting.

Designers: K-25 & Maria Rykhlovska

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Perfected over the years through their wide range of products (their bathrobe remains a personal favorite), the folks behind the K-25 are back with an update to their classic Bath Towel. The K-25 Bath Towel is a large, absorbent, quick-drying, and odor-free towel that’s set to become the new bathroom standard. The waffle-weave fabric is soft on the skin, while absorbing water much faster than your regular ‘fuzzy’ towel. The waffle texture both dries as well as gently exfoliates your skin at the same time, before distributing the absorbed water back into the air in minutes, so you’re never left with a damp, smelly towel.

The K-25’s secret lies in a combination between the waffle-shaped pattern as well as the fabric itself. The square-shaped waffle pattern does a clever job of giving the towel much more surface area than it otherwise would – this allows for easier absorption as well as drying. The towel is also dramatically lighter than your average thick terrycloth towels, and doesn’t have those millions of looped fibers that snag on objects, get torn, or unravel over the years.

The K-25 folks make their towels from OEKO-TEX 100-certified all-natural cotton that’s hypoallergenic and naturally bacteria-resistant. The towels are woven, dyed with non-toxic dyes, and then stone-washed to lock in the color as well as prevent shrinkage after you buy the towel. The K-25 bath towels come in 3 colors (with more on the way) and with four sizes to choose from – the smallest face towel, the slightly larger hand towel, the bath towel, and the large bath sheet. Go ahead and throw your terrycloth towel away… more than 20,000 people around the world have already made their switch!

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Here are 5 reasons why you should ditch your cotton towel for a bamboo one

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You know what, cotton’s had a good run. It’s still a great material to make comfortable fabric, but at least as far as towels are concerned, it clearly seems like bamboo fibers offer a distinct set of advantages that pure cotton just can’t match. Bamboo is more absorbent, softer, and lasts longer. It’s also the fastest-growing grass in the world, which makes it an easily renewable raw material. Casacru takes all of these advantages and packages them into a towel that’s designed to be notches above your average cotton or microfiber towel. Casacru’s towels use a blend of bamboo and cotton fibers, relying on their individual properties to create a towel that’s literally the best of both worlds. Here are 5 reasons why Casacru’s bamboo towel offers a distinct advantage over your average towel.

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Higher Absorbency

Casacru’s unique waffle weave, alongside the combination of both bamboo and cotton fibers, makes the Casacru towels exceptionally absorbent. The unique weave increases the surface area of the towel, allowing it to absorb more water faster, while also gently exfoliating your skin to remove dirt and dead cells, leaving your skin dry and supple after every wash.

Soft and Non-allergenic

While bamboo fibers are themselves softer than cotton fibers, Casacru’s towels are Oeko-Tex® certified, 100% plant-based and don’t use any harmful chemicals that would otherwise cause skin ailments or rashes on you. The Casacru bamboo towels are soft to the touch and gentle on the skin… and they’ll remain that way for years.

Quick-drying

This is where the cotton comes in. Casacru’s unique bamboo and cotton weave allows the towel to not just absorb faster but release moisture faster too. How? Well, Casacru’s towels are lighter and thinner than your average fuzzy cotton towel, which enables them to dry much faster. Combine that with the waffle weave’s maximized surface area and the Casacru towels dry in mere minutes.

Anti-bacterial

A damp towel is a breeding ground for bacteria and mold. That musty smell you get on normal towels isn’t just a bad odor, it’s your nose telling you something isn’t fresh! Casacru’s towels don’t stay wet for long, given their quick-drying abilities. This prevents bacteria and other germs from being able to breed on the towel.

Lightweight and Long Lasting

Casacru’s towels aren’t just more absorbent than regular cotton ones, they’re more absorbent WHILE being lighter too! This means they’re more compact and easier to travel with. The towels come in a generously large size that can be used by anyone, and are perfect for taking outdoors or using as a luxury towel in your guest room for visitors. The fabric is designed to hold its shape over constant use and minimize any wear and tear!

The towels come in four sizes – a face towel, a hand towel, a bath towel, and the largest bath sheet. The bath towel and bath sheet are available individually for $29 and $45 respectively, or you can grab the full set of four towels for $95 in three color variants – Charcoal Grey, Deep Navy, and Crispy White.

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These high-quality towels bring the Japanese design spirit to your bath and home

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It’s too easy to ordinary everyday objects take for granted precisely because they are mundane and common. It is, however, where great product design shines the most. It isn’t enough for something to work as advertised; it also has to make the user feel great about it, both in body and in mind. Bath and hand towels seem to be odd objects to fuss over, but it’s also the perfect example of how low-quality materials and poor design can ruin what should have been a relaxing bath. Premium towels, however, don’t need to cost an arm and a leg, and neither do they have to look extravagant. In Japanese culture and design, simple, understated solutions are often the best, and these Japarcana Imabari towels prove that point.

Designer: Taisei

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After taking a bath or even after heavy exercises, our skins tend to be more sensitive than usual. Our minds are also often put into a state where we become more attuned to the things around us, especially what we put near or on our bodies. A soft, absorbent, and durable towel is the perfect complement to a soothing bath and the perfect cap for an exhausting workout, but most towels you buy off the rack aren’t made to be that way, especially after even just a few months.

The imabari Towel Brand Mark – Only given to towels that have passed quality standards in Japan’s largest towel producing area, Imabari.

The Japanese towel industry based in Imabari has long solved this problem, and Japarcana wants to bring that to the rest of the world. Simple and time-proven weaving techniques, high-quality cotton, and strict quality standards all come together to create a towel with excellent water absorption, soft texture, and long-lasting durability. These towels have the imabari towel stamp of approval, something that isn’t just given out to any towel brand.

Yudono – A highly absorbent and durable towel.

Japarcana towels come in two flavors. Yudono, which means “to bathe” in Japanese, is designed to be light, thin, and perfect for almost everyone. Make no mistake, it is also made to be very durable, solving one of the biggest problems with cheap towels. Its softness feels great on the skin after a bath, and its loop pile weaving lets it absorb water with a single swipe, no scrubbing necessary. And to further cement its Japanese roots, the towel’s label utilizes an ukiyo-e illustration depicting traditional Japanese baths, clearly pointing to the towel’s primary function.

Wipes Dry With Excellent Water Absorption – This towel will absorb all liquids with just a simple wipe.

Smooth, Velvety Touch – Has a soft, smooth, and elegant feel to it. It has a moderate thickness and softness that you can enjoy.

Omiyage – Increased volume and softness increased.

For those who want a bit more heft and softness to their bath towels, the Omiyage line is a perfect choice. It uses 100% high-quality Superior Pima Cotton and untwisted yarn to produce a thicker towel that retains its water absorption qualities and even increases its fluffiness. It delivers a more luxurious and premium-feeling towel, befitting the feudal lord or “tono-sama” ukiyo-e illustration on the towel’s label. And just like its name, which means “souvenir,” the Omiyage is like a gift that you give to yourself, one that you’ll treasure for a long time.

Using Untwisted Yarn, Increasing Softness – The yarn in ordinary towels are twisted to give them a durable toughness, but untwisted yarns make the surface fluffy and extremely soft.

It’s a good thing, then, that these towels are made for keeps. Unlike regular towels that thin and wear out after just a few months, these Japarcana towels will last far longer and retain their softness and water absorption long after other towels have given up. It’s like buying the equivalent of three or more towels that you’ll just throw away after a short period of time, making the price of a Japarcana Imabari Towel feel more like a long-term investment than a simple one-off purchase.

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The secret to designing better bath-towels lies in looking beyond just mere absorbency…

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Towels are garments too. Sure, they’re designed specifically to dry you down after a bath, but their absorbency aside, towels are meant to be worn, draped, wrapped around you. They’re made for skin contact, so an absorbent towel is just half the battle won… an absorbent AND luxuriously soft towel, however, ticks both the boxes.

Designer: Hono Bono

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There exist two schools of thought with towels (and we’ve covered them both). Some prefer a coarse towel that’s designed to exfoliate as it dries your skin, others prefer a towel that’s absorbent, but also as soft and gentle as your favorite comforter or fuzzy winter sweater. Designed to fit squarely into the latter school of thought, the YOKU towel feels like hugging a polar bear. Made from the softest and finest Suvin cotton (often referred to as White Gold), the towels are devotedly hand-crafted in Imabari, a Japanese town that’s perfected the art of towel-making.

With a history in towel-making spanning over 120 years, it’s safe to say that the craftspeople in Imabari know a thing or two about towel-making. Designed to be the equivalent of silk clothing, the Yoku towels wrap you in soft luxury. They’re so soft that they come recommended for babies too, and are designed to be extremely gentle on their delicate skin. The towels are meant for wiping, but they’re also meant for everything else. They act as comforters, are soft enough to be hugged, or even used as security blankets.

Yoku is hand-woven in Imabari – a small town off the north coast of Ehime, Japan. Imabari is well-known as the Mecca of towel production for over 120 years.

Only towels of the highest quality that meet stringent local standards can bear the tag of Imabari Towel.

Yoku comes with a tag of quality certification.

Yoku uses zero-twist pile technique that weaves in a special process using a loose yarn with fluffy fibers like a cotton bloom.

That doesn’t discount the Yoku’s abilities as a towel. The towels are made to be highly absorbent (thanks to a higher thread count), and dry as quickly too. The Suvin fibers are exceptionally soft and luxurious and are treated to be anti-microbial too. In fact, the towels even come certified by the Imabari Towel Industry Association, an organization that stringently checks the towels for absorbency, dye-quality, discoloration, tensile strength, formaldehyde, and even check to see if the towel shrinks when washed (hint – it doesn’t).

Yoku is weaved using 100% Suvin cotton, which is the reason that they are so huggable and everlasting.

Suvin surpasses common cotton varieties used to produce texttiles.

Available in a variety of wonderfully muted colors, the Yoku towels come in 3 sizes – small towel, bath towel, and bath sheet – and ship along with a protective linen pouch and a set of instructions to help you take care of your Yoku… because it’s clearly much more than just an absorbent piece of cloth. It’s practically a skin-loving self-loving experience!

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This Smart Bath Towel is designed to soak water as a super sponge waffle. Here’s why it’s a shower game changer.

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Most of the time when we are ready to shower, our towel isn’t.

All it has to do is absorb excess water quickly, dry-out between uses, be durable and soft at the same time. Do we expect too much? The team behind K-25 Smart Bath towels spent years in research and development to finally create one: a giant waffle weave towel that soaks water as a super-sponge. They have a big community of cult-like following around the world, for a reason.

Design similar to our breakfast favorite waffle comes with a load of benefits. The waffle texture gently exfoliates your skin, while the waffle honeycombs help the towel easily absorb all the water in one quick pass. It also dries itself twice faster, thanks to an airy weave and breathability. Being surprisingly lightweight, but feels thick, fluffy and soft to the skin. Great for the hair too, as it soaks all the moisture quickly eliminating the frizz. The towels are generously sized, so you can easily wipe your entire body with it, and comfortably wrap it around your waist when you’re done.

Designer: K-25 Design Team

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Designed as the ultimate upgrade to your regular ‘fuzzy’ towel (which becomes a cesspool for molds and bacteria over time), the K-25 Smart towel is created to be naturally antibacterial, and thanks to its waffle texture, is quick-drying too, so you’re never faced with a damp towel because it didn’t sufficiently dry off. Using these towels is like you have a spa experience at home. You can also use it at the gym, by the pool, travel or even as a kitchen towel.

The K-25 towels are made from GOTS and OEKO-TEX certified 100% organic and ethically grown cotton that’s both soft and incredibly absorbent. The cotton fibers are grown, harvested and processed without the use of any harmful chemicals making them hypoallergenic, and are combed before being ring-spun into yarn, preventing it from beading or fraying with daily use.

The K-25 team experimented with various waffle sizes, fabric weight and weave style to create a towel that had just the right weight and functionality. They are made in four XL sizes: a face towel, a hand towel, a bath towel and even a larger bath sheet. You may buy towels individually, as a set of three or four, or even create your custom sets from the add-on menu. The towels come in 3 colors: Vanilla, Galaxy Blue, or Frost Gray, and they have wide borders for a sophisticated look and extra durability. They even feature a hang-tag so you can hang them on hooks/faucets keeping them off the bathroom floor.

And we are on the hook to get some K-25 bath towels for our own bathrooms and feel the oh-so-needed spa relaxation at home.

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This Smart Bath Towel is designed to soak water as a super sponge waffle. Here’s why it’s a shower game changer

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Most of the time when we are ready to shower, our towel isn’t.

All it has to do is absorb excess water quickly, dry-out between uses, be durable and soft at the same time. Do we expect too much? The team behind K-25 Smart Bath towels spent years in research and development to finally create one: a giant waffle weave towel that soaks water as a super-sponge. They have a big community of cult-like following around the world, for a reason.

Design similar to our breakfast favorite waffle comes with a load of benefits. The waffle texture gently exfoliates your skin, while the waffle honeycombs help the towel easily absorb all the water in one quick pass. It also dries itself twice faster, thanks to an airy weave and breathability. Being surprisingly lightweight, but feels thick, fluffy and soft to the skin. Great for the hair too, as it soaks all the moisture quickly eliminating the frizz. The towels are generously sized, so you can easily wipe your entire body with it, and comfortably wrap it around your waist when you’re done.

Designer: K-25 Design Team

Click Here to Buy Now: $29 $60 (52% off). Hurry, only 2/280 left!

Designed as the ultimate upgrade to your regular ‘fuzzy’ towel (which becomes a cesspool for molds and bacteria over time), the K-25 Smart towel is created to be naturally antibacterial, and thanks to its waffle texture, is quick-drying too, so you’re never faced with a damp towel because it didn’t sufficiently dry off. Using these towels is like you have a spa experience at home. You can also use it at the gym, by the pool, travel or even as a kitchen towel.

The K-25 towels are made from GOTS and OEKO-TEX certified 100% organic and ethically grown cotton that’s both soft and incredibly absorbent. The cotton fibers are grown, harvested and processed without the use of any harmful chemicals making them hypoallergenic, and are combed before being ring-spun into yarn, preventing it from beading or fraying with daily use.

The K-25 team experimented with various waffle sizes, fabric weight and weave style to create a towel that had just the right weight and functionality. They are made in four XL sizes: a face towel, a hand towel, a bath towel and even a larger bath sheet. You may buy towels individually, as a set of three or four, or even create your custom sets from the add-on menu. The towels come in 3 colors: Vanilla, Galaxy Blue, or Frost Gray, and they have wide borders for a sophisticated look and extra durability. They even feature a hang-tag so you can hang them on hooks/faucets keeping them off the bathroom floor.

And we are on the hook to get some K-25 bath towels for our own bathrooms and feel the oh-so-needed spa relaxation at home.

Click Here to Buy Now: $29 $60 (52% off). Hurry, only 2/280 left!

Designing the world’s most comfortable bath towel is trickier than you think…

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Take it from the guys at Casamera to figure out how to make the best damn towel on the planet. Over the past year, they’ve focused all their efforts on designing bathrobes so comfortable people prefer working-from-home in them, so if I had to entrust a company with making the most innovative and functional towel, it would probably be these guys.

Casamera claims that there are 7 key features to making a great towel. Its absorbency, weight, texture, size, odor-resistance, ability to dry out, and finally its price. These aren’t details I made up… they’re features listed in Casamera’s ‘Bath Towel Reimagined’, a towel that’s seen over 3 years of research and development. What immediately sets Casamera’s Bath Towel apart is its unique waffle texture – a feature also found in their bathrobe from last year. The texture makes the Bath Towel feel thick, but still remain lightweight, while also increasing the towel’s surface area to aid absorption. The towel isn’t soft too (most soft towels use heavy chemicals and softeners), but it isn’t too hard either. In fact, made from OEKO-TEX certified high-grade Egyptian cotton, the towel feels gentle to the touch, but also has the ability to lightly exfoliate your skin when you massage yourself with it. The Egyptian cotton, combined with the Bath Towel’s waffle texture helps it rapidly absorb water as well as release it, so not only does it help you dry off quickly after your bath, but it self-dries fast too, so you’re never greeted with a musty towel.

Size and shape also play a pretty large role in how good your towel is. The Casamera Bath Towel’s ‘generously oversized’ design makes it easier to use, and even to wear. The towel comes with minimal borders, increasing its functional, absorbent surface, and is large enough to comfortably dry as well as cover your body. It even ships in three sizes, a Hybrid Towel size (a cross between a towel and face towel), the Bath Towel size (the standard), and the Bath Sheet (the largest). All of Casamera’s towels are sustainably produced using all-natural materials in one of Egypt’s oldest weaving factories, and they ship in a Self-Bag made from the same absorbent waffle-textured cotton cloth, eliminating the need for plastic in their packaging. They’re produced with minimal water wastage, minimal chemicals, and minimal emissions. The towels are naturally odor-resistant, and can easily be sanitized by washing at 60°C. While they’re perfect for using at home, their lightweight design makes them easy to travel with too!

Designer: Suliman E.

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Casamera –  Bath Towel Reimagined

A good towel is a dry towel. Casamera’s deep honey-comb like pockets helps it rapidly absorb water. This texture gives it more surface area and allows air to filter through, helping it to dry quicker.

Think waffle-weave only PLUSH.

Soaks up water – It doesn’t just push it around.

The unique, tasty texture feels pleasantly exfoliating on your skin.

Completely plastic and chemical-free.

Garment washed like those luxury apparel brands.

Wash at 60° worry-free (goodbye germs).

Bone-dry by lunchtime.

The Design

What makes their towel good at absorbing moisture is the deep honeycomb-like pockets.

Benefits

Self-Bag

Completely eliminating the need for plastic in the packaging, the self-bag will keep your towels clean and hygienic while making their journey to your door. This bag is completely re-usable, washable, and travel-friendly.

Click Here to Buy Now: $35 $55 ($20 off). Hurry, less than 48 hours left! Raised over $410,000.

The 7 key features needed to design the best bath towel ever

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Take it from the guys at Casamera to figure out how to make the best damn towel on the planet. Over the past year, they’ve focused all their efforts on designing bathrobes so comfortable people prefer working-from-home in them, so if I had to entrust a company with making the most innovative and functional towel, it would probably be these guys.

Casamera claims that there are 7 key features to making a great towel. Its absorbency, weight, texture, size, odor-resistance, ability to dry out, and finally its price. These aren’t details I made up… they’re features listed in Casamera’s ‘Bath Towel Reimagined’, a towel that’s seen over 3 years of research and development. What immediately sets Casamera’s Bath Towel apart is its unique waffle texture – a feature also found in their bathrobe from last year. The texture makes the Bath Towel feel thick, but still remain lightweight, while also increasing the towel’s surface area to aid absorption. The towel isn’t soft too (most soft towels use heavy chemicals and softeners), but it isn’t too hard either. In fact, made from OEKO-TEX certified high-grade Egyptian cotton, the towel feels gentle to the touch, but also has the ability to lightly exfoliate your skin when you massage yourself with it. The Egyptian cotton, combined with the Bath Towel’s waffle texture helps it rapidly absorb water as well as release it, so not only does it help you dry off quickly after your bath, but it self-dries fast too, so you’re never greeted with a musty towel.

Size and shape also play a pretty large role in how good your towel is. The Casamera Bath Towel’s ‘generously oversized’ design makes it easier to use, and even to wear. The towel comes with minimal borders, increasing its functional, absorbent surface, and is large enough to comfortably dry as well as cover your body. It even ships in three sizes, a Hybrid Towel size (a cross between a towel and face towel), the Bath Towel size (the standard), and the Bath Sheet (the largest). All of Casamera’s towels are sustainably produced using all-natural materials in one of Egypt’s oldest weaving factories, and they ship in a Self-Bag made from the same absorbent waffle-textured cotton cloth, eliminating the need for plastic in their packaging. They’re produced with minimal water wastage, minimal chemicals, and minimal emissions. The towels are naturally odor-resistant, and can easily be sanitized by washing at 60°C. While they’re perfect for using at home, their lightweight design makes them easy to travel with too!

Designer: Suliman E.

Click Here to Buy Now: $35 $55 ($20 off). Hurry, only 7/50 left!

Casamera –  Bath Towel Reimagined

A good towel is a dry towel. Casamera’s deep honey-comb like pockets helps it rapidly absorb water. This texture gives it more surface area and allows air to filter through, helping it to dry quicker.

Think waffle-weave only PLUSH.

Soaks up water – It doesn’t just push it around.

The unique, tasty texture feels pleasantly exfoliating on your skin.

Completely plastic and chemical-free.

Garment washed like those luxury apparel brands.

Wash at 60° worry-free (goodbye germs).

Bone-dry by lunchtime.

The Design

What makes their towel good at absorbing moisture is the deep honeycomb-like pockets.

Benefits

Self-Bag

Completely eliminating the need for plastic in the packaging, the self-bag will keep your towels clean and hygienic while making their journey to your door. This bag is completely re-usable, washable, and travel-friendly.

Click Here to Buy Now: $35 $55 ($20 off). Hurry, only 7/50 left!