CR explains how often you should wash your towels and shares tips on washing them as well as drying them between uses.

In the Good Housekeeping Institute Textiles Lab, we test towels of all kinds — from bath towels to beach towels ... We also work with our consumer testers who use the towels at home and rate ...

The GSM ranges from 300 to 900, and just like a thread count it gives you an idea of the towel’s overall quality and best use: Good Housekeeping performed tests on bath towels a few years ago ...