These towels are super soft. I love them so much that I purchase them as house warming gifts for young adults just starting out. They all love them as much as I do. Well worth the money!I use these to remove oil masks on my face and they are so soft and only get softer after every wash :) the size is perfect and the thickness retains the heat so I can steam my face a little.I love these towels and I'm never going back to regular cotton towels. These are lightweight on the thinner side (not a bad thing) but they absorb all water on the first pass! I like they are thinner because then you don't get too hot when getting ready. My most favorite thing is THESE ARE THE SOFTEST TOWELS I HAVE EVER TOUCHED. other cotton towels are like a mild exfoliate after two washes. Not these! Softer than a baby bunny rabbit. They didn't frey on the first wash like my expensive towels from Macys. Sure there was lint in the dryer but honestly I don't know a single towel that doesn't lint after the first wash. If you're like me and didn't know to wash new towels before the first use, do so with these, they are way softer after a wash. (Apparently this is one of the many things I have suddenly become enlightened to after turning 40). I know you may be thinking $26 for a towel what the heck but I promise these are worth it. I'm considering buying another batch out of fear this is one of those products that you love and suddenly disappears off Amazon never to be found again.I am so disappointed that I washed this set, because now I am stuck with it. I chose this brand because I wanted bamboo towels and needed this shade of taupe to match other furnishings in our bathroom. Unfortunately, they are so thin - I can see through them when I hold them up to the light. When compared to another set of bamboo towels I purchased recently for the same price for a different bathroom, there is no comparison. The others are just as soft, but actually look and feel like they'll hold up. I'm afraid these are going to shed each time I wash them and soon feel threadbare. Buyers' remorse :-(...There was so much plastic. Each face cloth was wrapped in plastic, then another bag to hold them all. Then I read that you shouldn't dry them in the clothes dryer. It didn't mention that in the product description.Not my favorite texture for a hand towel, but very soft and durable. Love how oversized it is though!So much better than I hoped. Super soft and absorbent. Would like to convert all my towels to these!!Very soft and nice size.