Huckberry Mediterranean Turkish Towel Might Just Be the Perfect Beach Towel
I wouldn’t call these towels divas, exactly, but they can be a little persnickety, similar to that slightly high-maintenance best friend you always want to hang out with because they bring such a good time.
The care instructions for Turkish towels are specific:
- Soak in cold water for several hours before the first use.
- Wash on a gentle cycle in cold water with little detergent and no fabric softener.
- Air-dry (or, if you must, dry on a very cool setting).
Though I completely ignored the advice to first soak the towels in water (this is supposed to help open up the fibers and make them softer), I did heed the gentle-wash-on-cold instructions. I don’t wash these towels after every use, and I’ve never put them in the dryer. I’ve owned mine for a year, and Holly has had hers for two, and our towels have not pilled.
However, senior editor Kalee Thompson said hers started to pill after just a few washes. “I’ve been washing them in with everything else and putting them in the dryer. So their care instructions are meaningful because I’d say mine are slightly pilly after fewer than half a dozen washes,” she said.
Everyone I spoke with said they’d buy these towels again — even Kalee, whose slightly pilled towels still work great for beach, bath, and hot tub sessions. That’s because they’re inexpensive, light, and durable enough to not be too precious.
This article was edited by Alex Aciman and Christine Cyr Clisset.
