Why do sheets get softer with each wash, while towels get coarser over time?
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After considering this for years (lol yes, I have lots of time to think about inconsequential shit) I actually think the washing of sheets is NOT the main thing that makes them get soft but the oils from being slept on by people. And anyone thinking the washing machine is a magic device that removes everything is believing in a fantasy. But that’s a good question, in relation to bath towels. It may have something to do with the fact that usually most of the excess body oil has already been washed off after a shower, or it could be the cotton (or whatever material) is woven differently in sheets than it is in bath towels usually, and maybe that plays a factor? Hard to say but it’s definitely something I’ve wondered for awhile, because when I was younger, I tried washing new bedsheets several times before actually using them and they didn’t really become softer as quickly as they would have if I had actually used them. But thread count of sheets and quality of towels definitely play a factor. And 1,000 thread count sheets get that number because it’s basically like two-ply. I think the maximum thread count on a single “ply” is between like 600-700, AT MOST (it may even be less than that, but I don’t work with cotton or anything, so I’m not certain how many threads you can get in a square inch or whatever).
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