I had to purchase one of these when I noticed how much damage I was doing to my hair by aggressively drying it with a towel. The internet suggested using a t-shirt, but that was completely useless, so I opted for one of these instead.
First of all I like the size and weight. It weighs nothing - even when wet,and is just the perfect size to wrap around the head and hair so I’m not walking around with a heavy, towel tower on my head.
I do however have to note it is a bit more difficult to secure around your head if you have longer hair, and I struggle having to redo it around 2-3 times each time to get it in and secure.
It’s super soft and the microfiber is really gentle on the hair. It’s also very absorbent, but once it gets wet, it loses its absorbency fairly quickly. I usually notice that the towel around the base of my neck is soaking wet within 5 minutes, which can get really icky and gross, but your hair is dry.
Just rubbing your hair with this will almost dry your hair completely within 20 minutes. I love it for those lazy days when I can’t be bothered blow drying my hair so I dont have to go to bed with wet hair.
My mother bought me one of these intriguing contraptions years ago and I used to think it was a fairly useless gimmick however now that I've become more conscious of how I treat my hair I've been loving it!
Its basically a small super absorbent towel that's shaped for perfect hair turban creations after your shower.
I have long, thin and very fine hair and I used to be a chronic 'towel scrubber'... I.e I would scrub at my hair with the towel in an attempt to dry it however this method breaks my hairs and just creates frizz. With this nifty little contraption I can just pop it on and continue my after shower routine and leave it on for a wee while to let it dry my hair.
For the size, it really does make it great for the gym and I find it dries pretty fast as well. If I was being super picky I would say it could probably be a little more absorbent/they could have made the material a wee bit thicker however it still does its job.
My only huge issue with this product (hence the rating markdown) is the PRICE! Why so expensive?!?! Yes its shaped and yes its 'microfibre' but to be double the price of my regular giant body towels... really?!
To conclude; This is a nifty little creation that does work however normal towels do the same thing so while I have one and really enjoy using it, I don't think I'll buy another one purely because of the price. If these were $15 I would happily purchase another, as I feel this is a far more reasonable price.
Tips: For those with either very long or very thick hair, I would recommend squeezing excess water out of the ends with a normal towel before putting your hair up in this :)
While this is useful if you have a bad habit of scrubbing at your hair like me, I don't think its a 'necessary' addition to your towel collection