{"product_id":"rustic-lotus-charm-cotton-towel","title":"Rustic Lotus Charm Cotton Towel","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"background:#faf8f5;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:0;\"\u003eIs 79 × 160 cm the towel I'm actually looking for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere's one size, and it's full bath-sheet territory rather than a hand towel.\u003c\/strong\u003e Worth checking against your rail before you order, because that's the thing people get wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:14px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f0ede8;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eThis works if\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eWhat that means in your bathroom\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou want a towel you can wrap in\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eAt 160 cm long it goes round an adult and stays there, rather than being held shut with one hand all the way to the bedroom.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou have a standard rail or hook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eFolded in half over a rail it hangs to roughly 79 cm — fine on most, but measure if your rail sits low over a radiator or a cistern.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou want the lotus print on show\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eThis size gives the motif room to read as a design rather than a crowded band across a small towel.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you're after something small for beside the basin, this is more towel than that job needs.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#faf8f5;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 28px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:0;\"\u003eWhy do cotton towels stop absorbing after a few months?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFabric softener. Almost always fabric softener.\u003c\/strong\u003e It works by coating fibres in a waxy film, which is exactly the opposite of what you want a towel to do, and the effect builds up wash after wash until the towel pushes water around instead of taking it in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:14px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f0ede8;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eDo this\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eAvoid this\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eWash warm or cold with detergent only, and use less detergent than feels right\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eFabric softener and dryer sheets, which coat cotton and kill absorbency\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eShake it out hard before drying so the loops stand back up\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eOverloading the machine — a towel that can't move doesn't rinse, and trapped detergent stiffens it\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eTumble low or line dry, then hang it spread out rather than bunched on a hook\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eBleach and high heat, which take the lotus print down and make the cotton brittle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eThe step people skip: washing it before the first use. New cotton has finishing residue on it, and one wash is what turns a towel that skims water into a towel that drinks it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003eThe one thing in the bathroom you touch every single day, and it's usually an afterthought.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBathrooms get renovated around towels. New tile, new tap, new mirror — and then the same three faded towels from a supermarket multipack, folded over the rail, dragging the whole room back down. It's an odd blind spot, because the towel is the only object in there you have prolonged physical contact with. This one is a full-size cotton bath towel with a lotus motif, and it's designed to be looked at on the rail as much as used off it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Rustic Lotus Charm Cotton Towel lotus motif detail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/2_4cefc80e-78fe-4371-9033-a55b72d648c2.jpg?v=4503765550%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCotton is not a detail, it's the entire performance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA towel has one job and cotton is the reason it can do it. The fibre is hollow and hydrophilic — it pulls water in and holds it inside the structure rather than simply spreading it across the surface. Microfibre towels feel fast because they move water sideways quickly, but they leave your skin squeaky rather than dry, and they hold odour in a way cotton doesn't. Bamboo blends drape beautifully and take longer to dry out on the rail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCotton is the boring correct answer, and it gets better with age. The loops soften and open up over the first several washes, which is why a two-year-old cotton towel that's been washed properly outperforms the one you bought last week. There's no other household textile where use actively improves the product.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe lotus design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLotus Charm motif\u003c\/strong\u003e — worked across the towel at a scale that survives folding. A lot of decorated towels put the pattern in a narrow band at one end, which vanishes the moment the towel goes over a rail. Here the design still reads when it's folded in half, which is how it spends most of its life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e79 × 160 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e — the single size. Long enough to wrap, wide enough to dry with, and proportioned so the lotus has space around it rather than being squeezed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Rustic Lotus Charm Cotton Towel full towel view\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/1_c0f5def8-238a-41f9-ba84-9dca3d33a6f3.jpg?v=4503765550%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat You're Getting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne Rustic Lotus Charm Cotton Towel\u003c\/strong\u003e at 79 × 160 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCotton construction\u003c\/strong\u003e, which absorbs into the fibre rather than pushing water around\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLotus motif\u003c\/strong\u003e scaled to still read when the towel is folded over a rail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWrap-size length\u003c\/strong\u003e for an adult\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinished edges\u003c\/strong\u003e on all sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMachine washable\u003c\/strong\u003e warm or cold, detergent only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo fabric softener, no dryer sheets, no bleach\u003c\/strong\u003e — softener is what ruins towel absorbency\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWash once before first use\u003c\/strong\u003e to strip the finishing residue and open the loops\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFree tracked shipping to your door. Easy 30-day returns.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"79 × 160 cm","offer_id":53893113479462,"sku":"DHOD4-NM653055","price":59.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1038\/8573\/4182\/files\/1_c0f5def8-238a-41f9-ba84-9dca3d33a6f3.jpg?v=1789686737","url":"https:\/\/www.loftandstone.com.au\/products\/rustic-lotus-charm-cotton-towel","provider":"Loft and Stone AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}