On 17/07/2015 13:46, Chris J Dixon wrote:
Tim Streater wrote:

In , Chris J Dixon
wrote:

Additionally, despite the images that advertisers used to love (I
don't see them nowadays) the last thing you should use on towels
is fabric softener, it significantly reduces absorbency.

Ah. Is that why brand new towels feel nice but are no good at drying
until they've been washed a few times?

Quite right. I once had some named brand seconds from an outlet
store that, despite repeated washing, never came good. That was
not money saved. :-(

Chris

Apparently (so I have been told) that part of the manufactureing process
when weaving cloth on modern high speed machines at some point the
`thread` gets soaked in a wax type solution so it doesnt jam in the
looms so all new stuff has this waxy coating that prevents proper water
penetration, hence the need to wash towels at a highh temp 1st wash to
get rid of it.