Our tests were conducted over a period of days (between 8 to 9 am each morning), with the internal room temperature at 70 degrees Fahrenheit and 50 percent humidity after the first hour (80 degrees and 70 percent humidity immediately post-shower). Making towels can be environmentally taxing; conventional cotton is incredibly absorbent and uses a lot of water during production. A 900 GSM towel is heavy-weight towel which offers a pleasant and luxury feeling and a high absorbency but takes a long time to dry. We feel confident recommending the Lauren Home as an ideal choice for most households, and we suggest the Superior if you don’t mind a heavy drape. At whatever point conceivable, we prescribe contacting, holding and feeling the towel face to face - this is the quickest method to know whether it's what you like.

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While towels made with Turkish cotton aren’t as absorbent as Egyptian cotton, they are lightweight and dry more quickly, making them ideal for humid climates. That said, the affordable luxury of the Lauren Home – Wescott Bath Towel and the Superior – 900 GSM Bathroom Towel make them well worth a try. Once we had our criteria in mind, we looked closely at reputable reviews on sites like Wirecutter and Business Insider. The Fieldcrest – Luxury Solid Towel is a solid option (no pun intended) in terms of softness, absorbency, and durability.The seams stayed intact, and while it may not keep its original beauty, it didn’t appear as if it would fall apart or tear any time soon.

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It comes in a coordinating six-piece set of washcloths, hand towels, and bath towels and is available in a wide range of colors. These oversized bath sheets come in a set of two, each with a weight of 800 GSM, giving you a heavyweight towel that can absorb quite a lot. While it offers a good compromise in terms of softness/scratchiness and weight, it had already begun to look discolored and linty after a few washes. While not an exact science, we gripped each towel with our hand to see if they were dry to the touch, without being bone dry (which might harm the fabric). When testing for durability, we found that the towel withstood our abrasion test well—its texture was disturbed but not diminished.

So if you want to the best experience and the softness towels, you should be ready to change them more often. The fabric softener finishes used by the manufacturers make the towels soft to the touch, but also make them less absorbent. Many brands these days offer towels made from organic cotton, and these are both luxurious and nature-friendly. Despite these few drawbacks, which prevented it from becoming our number one pick, the Chakir is a luxurious towel that we confidently recommend.

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Made of low twist cotton, it was one of our most absorbent towels and gathered no lint after multiple washes. All textures have a weight, and the standard estimation for the weight and nature of textures (counting towels) is grams per square meter.

The two are closely related, as thicker towels tend to be more absorbent, but absorbency doesn’t always translate so clearly or obviously. We examined each towel to see if the stitching held up, if there were any worn spots, and whether the hems were frayed, then rated it on a scale of one to five.