How Do I Choose Towels For Hotel Room Linens?

Most of the qualified towels have the problem of fading. According to industry experts, the dye can have varying effects on the skin. If the colorfastness is poor, the transfer of dye to the skin will cause damage to the skin. So how do you choose a safe and suitable towel?

• Look at the appearance

Good towels come in soft and bright colors. Whether it is a printed or plain towel, as long as the materials are exquisite and the craftsmanship is good, it must be very bright, the pattern is clear, and it will have a sense of freshness at first glance. Do not buy towels that are as old as before, because these towels are generally simple in craftsmanship. The materials used are poor and harmful to your health.

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• Smell the smell

A good towel will not have any peculiar smell. If it smells like candles or ammonia, it means there is too much softener; if there is a sour smell, the pH value may exceed the standard; if there is a pungent smell, it means that a color-fixing agent containing formaldehyde is used; there is free formaldehyde precipitation.

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• Soak in water to measure color fastness

High-quality towels are dyed with reactive dyes. During the reaction process, part of the dye is combined with the fiber, and it hydrolyzes part of the dye. We only adsorbed it on the fiber surface, and it is easy to fall off. When drying dark towels, they are adsorbed There is a large amount of hydrolyzed fuel on the fiber, which is difficult to clean, so there will be discoloration in the first wash, which is inevitable. If the light-colored towel loses too much color in the first wash or the dark-colored towel still loses color after multiple washes, the dye is unqualified. Or caused by an inaccurate dyeing process, this is a substandard product.

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• Touch or feel

Good towels are fluffy and soft to the touch. Such a towel feels elastic in the hand, is soft and comfortable, and is not greasy when attached to the Adding too much softener causes the greasiness. A small amount of softener will help the feeling, but too much softener will not only affect the absorbent but also be bad for our health.

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• Drip Detection

Good towels have better water absorption. If water drips on the towel, it will penetrate quickly, but a towel with poor texture will form water droplets that will not penetrate. This situation indicates that there is too much softener in the towel. Too much softener not only affects water absorption but is also harmful to health. It may clog the fine pores of our skin and affect our metabolism. In addition, inferior softeners also contain toxic substances, which are even more harmful to health.