There will be a baby bath towel in many maternity bags, as a must use every day of the big bath towel, mother is very careful choice. After a shower, the baby will be wrapped in the bath towel, and the tender skin has a certain dependence on the bath towel. Then how to choose a good and suitable bath towel has become a concerned problem for parents.
Follow the below tips and you will know how to choose newborn baby bath towels?
- Thick but light
A thicker bath towels definitely absorb water and warm the body better than thinner one. But if it’s too heavy, it can become a cleanliness problem. You will find that is it not easy to rub, hard to dry. So to avoid trouble, it is better to choose a thick but light towel.
- Plain but elegant
Plain bath towels are generally processed without dyes. Some colorful towels or with complicated embroidery are made through printing and dyeing process, if we want to buy these towels, remember to choose environmental and friendly bath towels that are woven and dyed without any additives. Plain bath towel can also be used to cut velvet, no twist, jacquard and other technology woven a beautiful decorative pattern, and there is no lack of elegance.
- Solid but delicate
A good towel should be strong but not rough. Take a look at the edge of the bath towel and whether the trademark or label has been combined with the hidden processing, you can judge the bath towel you like is enough “delicate” or not.
- Soft and dense
Learn to look at the material on the label. Good quality bath towel’s raw material are generally superior combed fine wool cotton or long-staple cotton. Although the cost is on the high level, but it becomes dense and soft in this way. Because bath towel often needs high temperature disinfection and washing, so choose those bath towel which raw material are made from heat-resistant plant fibers.
Most newborn baby towel comes with a small hood on one side, which is just fit for drying baby’s hair. It is also have a super absorption, can absorb the moisture quickly. Also there are many cute patterns, see whatever you want.
Which material are available for newborn baby bath towels?
1.Bamboo fiber material. The most special advantage of bamboo fiber bath towel is its antibacterial property, which is different from other bath towels. In Chinese, it is a called “zhu kun” with antibacterial ability of the substance, its biggest effect is to remove the smell and odor caused by sweating babies. And there is also another substance of bamboo – antioxidants, this special material can make bath towel has certain health care performance.
2.Muslin material baby bath towel. As the name implies, muslin baby bath towel is made of gauze, gauze itself has a strong air permeability, but also has a certain amount of water absorption, soft texture, although bamboo fiber or muslin material are not as good as 100% cotton, but it’s still in keeping with a baby’s most delicate skin. And now science and technology is becoming more and more advanced, there are variety of designs on the market. At present, the most popular one is woven muslin on one side, while the other is designed in the shape of honeycomb, which showing the function of muslin material completely.
3.100% cotton material newborn baby bath towels. Cotton bath towels are the choice of most mothers, one important reason is that the biggest characteristic of pure cotton bath towel is its water absorption, hygroscopicity is strong enough, can quickly absorb the water on the baby’s skin, prevent colds, but also timely heat preservation, which is incomparable to other materials. But the premise of these advantages is “pure cotton”. Now there are also a lot of manufacturers on the market opportunistic, pure cotton but actually contains many impurities, such “pure cotton” bath towel is difficult to play the advantages, but also may cause harm to the baby’s skin.
4.Other material like microfiber, polyester or terri cloth is also alternative.No matter what material you choose, it is better to choose a light color bath towel. Light-colored bath towels can prevent the possible fading, since the baby’s skin is delicate, colorful bath towel fading is easy to damage the baby’s skin, leading to a variety of skin diseases. Therefore light colored bath towel is the best choice for baby. Also choose a soft material, which will feel comfortable against your baby’s skin.
How to wash and protect the newborn baby bath towels?
- Follow the washing instructions on the labels, do not use hot water and excessive drying bath towels. To keep the towel soft, use half the recommended amount of laundry detergent. Do not pour laundry detergent directly onto the towel. This can cause the laundry detergent to remain on the towel, reducing its softness. It is recommended to use a neutral laundry detergent, and do not rashly use chlorine-containing laundry detergents with bleaching properties. Don’t use fabric softeners regularly, and avoid those containing cinnamon resin, which can leave a wax coating on the towel and reduce water absorption.
- Dark and light colored bath towels should be washed separately. When washing bath towels, do not have zippers, hooks and buttons, which may damage the coil of bath towels. Do not mix clothes and bath towels, as the fluff of the bath towels may remain on the clothes and damage the clothes.
- When drying bath towel, fully unfolded, well ventilated, to avoid wet bath towel breeding bacteria. In addition, frequent washing bath towels will also reduce its service life.
There are the tips and advice for newborn baby bath towels. Hope you can have a better understanding after view our articles. Since you can’t go wrong with this bath towel, hope you can choose the towels are sized perfectly for newborn through the first year. Not too big, not too bulky. You just wrap the baby up and hold them for a minute and this soft, absorbent towel will make sure he/she is warm and dry.