Softest towels for eczema sufferer

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Hey lovely people on MumsnetI'm looking for recommendations for soft fluffy towels for my son who suffers with severe eczema (immunosuppressed currently) They can't be too heavy as he uses at least two a day and washing drying is too long, thin ones tend to go stiff quickly too ! I've tried supermarket ones which tend to go stiff after a few washes , I never use fabric conditioner just a small amount of white vinegar and tumble dry. Thank you in advance

I’ve got to say they are pricy but Christie are lovely and soft.

The ones you used to get from BHS were brilliant too. So sad they’ve gone.

Thank you I'll have a look at Christys

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The super cheap white Ikea ones are lovely and soft and very thin too.

Bamboo towelling is supersoft and 3 times more absorbent than Terry towelling. Not sure where you can buy them as I just buy the material and use it to make face cloths and hair turbans.

Thank you I'll take a look at IKEA and bamboo towels

I bought some towels from Poundland (they weren't a £1 though!). I have been so impressed by them! I also have eczema and a lot of times our towels would be painful for me to dry with especially as we live in a hard water area. Nothing I do seemed to make a difference to how hard or soft I could get the towels.

The poundland towels have stayed soft so far (had them about 4 months and they get washed every few days), normally I find towels go hard and crunchy after about 4 washes. They are not thick so dry pretty quickly, but they are not thin either, a nice inbetween.

I don't tend to spend much on towels as I have had some ruined by the creams and oils I have to use sometimes for my eczema.

The complete opposite of soft and fluffy but I find hammam towels are fantastic for my eczema. They're really thin and dry really quickly, but also really absorbent so I only need to pat the area rather than any rubbing to dry, whereas soft and fluffy take a lot longer to dry my skin with, and then I can put on my soft and fluffy robe

I'd agree with @muddledmidget - not what you asked for but the fluff "catches" on broken skin and soft cotton hammam towels avoid this problem. Muslins are also good and get into books and crannies really well.

Also I'm not convinced a small amount of vinegar in a washing machine's worth of water really does much. I would counter the stiffness by occasionally soaking them in a LOT of vinegar for a proper "descaling" and maybe using something like Calgon in the wash if his skin is ok with that. Some people say boil washing can help.