To ask about microfibre towels

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My towels at home need replacing, I have a microfibre towel for the gym and love it. Would you replace your home towels with them?

If not, why not?

If you would, why?

Thank you.

We use them on our boat so we don’t have lots of wet towels laying around. It means we have dry towels to shower with.
I wouldn’t use them at home personally. I like big, fluffy white bath sheets at home and sitting in them until I’m dry.

We use them at home, we have the biggest size. They dry really quickly so dont smell ever, the kids prefer them. It is nice having fluffy towels but we find it practical using the microfibre ones. We all have dressing gowns for the snuggly feeling

No, I’m not a huge fan.

Plus I recently learned that they lose micro plastics into the waterways when they’re washed, so not very environmentally friendly. Stick with good cotton.

@Glitterfisher that's how I feel. The biggest I've found is 200 x 100 which seems a good size. Is that what you've got?

Plus I recently learned that they lose micro plastics into the waterways when they’re washed, so not very environmentally friendly. Stick with good cotton.

I had not realised this, I will research and dependent on findings may well change my mind.

Terrible for the environment

I hate the feel of microfibre, makes my skin crawl

I can't stand the feel of them on my (dry as sandpaper) hands, they make me shudder. So I wouldn't personally use them. My husband got some for the dogs but I see no advantage to them at all to be honest.

Yes Joxter, same here! Makes me feel a bit sick.

We have some micro fibre cloths for cleaning, I HATE them, they feel so horrible. I would hate to use one as an actual towel!! If they are bad for the environment what's the best thing to do with the ones I already have?

I wouldn't because the fluff that comes off them when they're washed stays in the watercourse/ecosystem as microplastics.

And they're revolting to touch.

The microfibre towels arent like microfibre cloths. They feel totally different.

Yes they are the 200cm by 100, they're massive.

I will have a read up re the environmental thing but they definitely dont feel like the clothes, they are super smooth.

The microfibre cloths you use for cleaning have a sandpapery feel definitely and fluff comes off them. The towels are not made of the same thing as far as I'm aware

I thought most fabric that's man made gives off micro plastic? There's an arguement for washing machines to have in built filters.

Bellanotte22 according to what I have just read that is the case. I can't find anything to suggest microfibre towels are bad for the environment, in fact the opposite according to most sources.

We use dock and bay for camping and swimming lessons. I wouldn’t have them for home towels but they are fab!

Dock and Bay do fab colours too!

I don’t like them. It feels as though they just spread the water around rather than absorb it, and they’re weirdly slimy feeling. I’d use cotton hamman towels if you want an alternative to the standard ones.

@Doobigetta where would you get this from
please?

Apparently there is no shedding from the microfibre towels as they are made differently to the microfibre cloths

The White Company do some lovely hammam towels.

@VanGoghsDog thank you, I'll look there.

I ended up with a micro fibre towel, it makes my skin crawl and it doesn’t absorb much

I have some microfiber teatowels and they don't seem to dry the dishes or my hands at all. I don't like them and hate the feel of them.

@Glitterblue I think these are different to the beach/bath towels though. The tea towels/cloths are a weird feel. The towels soak up the water well, well the ones we have bought do.