An expert guide to why your towels go rough in the wash, including the changes you can make to keep them soft.

Using fabric softener and dryer sheets will make your towels less absorbent. Learn how to remove the residue and keep towels soft and absorbent.

Hands placing neutral-colored towels onto a white bed - ninaveter/Shutterstock Almost everyone makes mistakes when washing their towels. Unless you're a towel expert, even your most luxe and plush ...

The feeling of a luxurious new towel is second to none, but sadly that comforting fluffiness doesn't usually last very long. Following repeated use and endless washing cycles, our towels can become ...

Turns out you really can have too much of a good thing when it comes to detergent – the excess soap residue might turn your fabrics stiff and lifeless. That applies to your towels, too, whose ...

For many years I have heard that fabric softener should not be added to a towel wash because it reduces the absorbency of the towels. Recently, a reader wrote saying she used fabric softener along ...

There's nothing nicer than wrapping yourself in a thick fluffy towel after a hot bath or shower - but how do you make sure they're always fluffy? It seems only fancy hotels and spas can offer fluffy ...

It’s not complicated to make your home towels as fluffy as hotel ones. Nothing beats wrapping yourself in a fresh, fluffy towel straight out of the shower, which makes it all the more pitiful when ...