There are various towels on the market. According to different criteria we can classify different type towels.

By material there are cotton towels, bamboo fiber towels, Rayon fiber towels, and synthetic fiber towels, among synthetic towels microfiber towels are popular.

Cotton towels are overwhelming majority. Bath towels, pool towels, hand towels, washcloth, bath mats are almost all made of cotton. Many beach towels, cleaning towels are made of cotton too. Cotton is nature fiber, it is skin-friendly, eco-friendly, absolutely biodegradable.

Microfiber towels most are used for cleaning and some as beach towels.

By the method of application, there are bath room towels, such like bath towels, hand towels, washcloth, bath mats, pool towels, beach towels, sports towels, golf towels, clean towels etc.

By the way of manufacturing, we can classify woven towels and knitting towels. Most bathroom towels are woven towels. All microfiber towels are knitting towels. Generally speaking, woven towels are thicker than knitting towels.

By the loops condition . There is a type towel we called terry velour, which has one side loops sheared give velvety touch. This kind towels are woven cotton towels in general. In the similar way we have microfiber towel both sides without loops/piles, instead of it is sueded finish by sueding. This type towels is sand-free, which means sand is not easy cling to the sand-resistant beach towel.

In summary, there are many types of towels whatever it is made by weaving or knitting, the purpose of towels is to wash, dry or lie on it , it must be soft, absorbent and durable. To classify towels just let us know it better, then help us choice appropriate towels for us.