Bath Towel

A Turkish cotton bath towel is made from long-staple cotton grown and woven in Turkey. Longer fibers make a strong, soft towel that absorbs well. The weave decides how it feels: waffle and muslin are light and quick to dry, mosaic is textured and decorative, and terry is dense and plush.

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How to Choose

• Quick drying: pick waffle or 4-layer muslin; the muslin towels are the lightest.
• Plush and heavy: the 600 GSM bath sheet weighs about 2 lb (900 g) and wraps fully around the body.
• Full bathroom: the waffle set comes as 2 bath, 4 hand, 8 washcloths, a bath and hand pair, or 2 bath and 2 hand.
• Texture: the mosaic towels add raised dots and a hand-tied fringe.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between a bath towel and a bath sheet?

A bath sheet is an oversized bath towel. Ours measures 35 × 67 in (90 × 170 cm), while a typical bath towel is about 27 × 52 in (70 × 130 cm). It wraps fully around the body.

What does 600 GSM mean?

GSM means grams per square meter and shows how dense a towel is. At 600 GSM our striped bath sheet is a heavier, hotel-weight terry with dense loops. Waffle and muslin towels are lighter by design, so they dry faster.

Which towel dries fastest?

The 4-layer muslin towel and the waffle towel dry fastest, because air moves through gauze layers and honeycomb cells. Thick terry holds more water and takes longer.

How do I wash Turkish cotton bath towels?

Machine wash cold with similar colors, tumble dry low or hang to dry, and avoid bleach and fabric softener. Put the fringed mosaic towel in a mesh bag on a delicate cycle. The terry bath sheet can be washed warm at 104°F (40°C).

Where are the towels made and are they certified?

All four are made in Denizli, Turkey, from Turkish cotton, and every towel here is certified. OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certifies that the product meets the standard's limit values for harmful substances.

See how the weaves dry in 4-Layer Muslin vs. Waffle Weave, browse waffle towels and sets, or add a hammam towel from peshtemal towels.

Every VivaMaison towel is handwoven in Denizli, where weaving has 2,500 years of heritage, by women weavers across three generations.