Sandy cares about what happens after you receive your towels. That’s why it’s essential to offer some suggestions on the care and wise use of your towels, even before you remove them from the package.

Cotton Towels - In order to reduce freight cost, some of Sandy’s towels have been compressed. Please WASH and DRY BEFORE using them. They will fluff beautifully! Follow the instructions listed on the towel label. Bleach can damage towels. Use bleach sparingly, if at all, unless you have purchased Sandy’s special King Lani Bleach Proof Towels.

Do not wash different types of towels together. Wash each color separately. Do not use fabric softeners which can reduce absorbency. Do not overload your washer or dryer as it may cause your towels to weaken or possibly fray.

You must wash & machine-dry all towels before their use! Nothing will take more lint out of the towel than a few good spin cycles in the dryer. Remember to clean the lint trap before and after each drying cycle. It is also useful to soak new towels in a cup of white vinegar and several gallons of warm water. This will dissolve any oils or treatments in the fabric that inhibit absorbency. Another good wash formula is 1 cup of ammonia with ½ cup of detergent. This will help release lint, break the towels in and keep them fresh. Keep in mind that colored towels, because of chemical penetration into the fiber, are less absorbent than white towels. Queen Hoku towels weighing 4.0 lb per dozen, with proper care, can last UP TO 15 times longer than 3 LB China towels. Queen Hoku towels additionally have much less lint than China terry towels. Your lint problems will go away when you go with Queen Hoku!