# bamboo towels?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bamboo-towels/432558>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 7, 2008, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bamboo-towels/432558 "2008-01-07T01:42:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![drhess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/94ad74/32.png) [@drhess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drhess)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bamboo-towels/432558/1 "2008-01-07T01:42:38Z")

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What do towels made of bamboo fibers feel like? Anybody tried them?

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**Author:** ![fighting\_ignorant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ac8455/32.png) [@fighting\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fighting_ignorant)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bamboo-towels/432558/2 "2008-01-07T01:50:04Z")

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I tried some at a dept store awhile ago and they were like absolutely the softest towels I had ever felt, by a large margin. I think it was a cotton/bamboo blend, and I remember thinking they would be rough but MAN were they soft! These particular ones were way expensive so I didn’t get em though.

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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bamboo-towels/432558/3 "2008-01-07T01:50:59Z")

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[Yes.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=441645&highlight=bamboo) 🙂

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**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bamboo-towels/432558/4 "2008-01-07T01:55:24Z")

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[QUOTE=drhess]  
What do towels made of bamboo fibers feel like? Anybody tried them?  
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I have one. They are heavy, so don’t get a large one. They don’t dry as fast as cotton when you hang them up after using them. They dry you off pretty well after a shower, but not as well as cotton. They do feel very soft, not rough or scratchy at all.

I suppose they are more environmentally friendly because bamboo doesn’t require the amount of fertilizer that cotton does. I hear it doesn’t require any at all.

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**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bamboo-towels/432558/5 "2008-01-07T03:09:15Z")

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I found an awesome yoga top and pants that were bamboo, and **fighting ignorant** nailed it- they were the softest clothes I have ever found.

I can’t wait to get a pair. The towels would be cool, I’ll look for some.

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**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bamboo-towels/432558/6 "2008-01-07T03:47:57Z")

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I have some night clothes that are very soft, made of bamboo fiber. They seem to have some problems with pilling, but that could be the weave.