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Rather Good Hand Towels That Won't Destroy the Ocean
Look, we'll be honest with you. Most hand towels are made from microplastics, which is rather like wrapping your hands in the detritus of a landfill. Not ideal. These ones, by contrast, are 100 percent organic cotton and actually rather splendid. They're absorbent enough for drying plates (though we shan't judge if you use them primarily for looking at), soft enough for your skin, and when they've finally given up the ghost, they biodegrade properly instead of floating about in the ocean upsetting the fish.
Why Choose Our Hand Towels
- Genuinely Absorbent: Made from organic cotton that actually works, rather than pretending to.
- Kind to Your Skin: No nasty synthetic fibres or microplastics lurking about.
- Properly Biodegradable: When you're finished with them, they'll break down naturally instead of haunting marine life for decades.
- Workers Treated Fairly: Made under safe conditions with happy workers, because we're rather particular about that.
- Eco Packaging: Because plastic packaging rather defeats the purpose.
- Low Carbon Footprint: We've done our best to keep the environmental impact as small as possible.
- Supporting Conservation: A portion of proceeds goes to marine conservation efforts, which feels rather important given what we've just said about microplastics.
Product Details
- Pack Size: 1 towel per order
- Colours Available: 7 different shades to choose from
- Dimensions: 40 by 60 centimetres
- Material: 100 percent organic cotton, dyed to Oeko Tex Standard
- Hanging Tag: Comes with a useful loop so you can hang it up between uses without creating a damp puddle
Care Instructions
- Washing: Machine wash at 60 degrees Celsius
- Drying: Can be tumble dried, though line drying is rather lovely if you've got the time
- Fabric Softener: Don't use it, we're afraid. It coats the fibres and makes them less absorbent, which rather defeats the purpose of having a towel
- Odour: If your towel develops a smell, soak it in warm water with vinegar before washing
These towels represent rather a splendid alternative to the microfibre varieties that are slowly suffocating our oceans. They're biodegradable, naturally antimicrobial, and fabulously made without a hint of plastic. Order one now and do your bit for the planet, without sacrificing comfort or actually functioning absorbency.
SHIPPING + RETURNS
THE RATHER IMPORTANT BITS
This rather lovely piece ships directly from our brand partner - we work with independent brands who are absolutely brilliant and work frightfully hard to create beautiful things.
SHIPPING DESTINATIONS
Now, here's the thing - our wonderful brand partners ship to lots of different places, but not all of them can ship worldwide.
Some are brilliant at international shipping, others prefer to keep things closer to home.
At checkout, you'll see exactly where this particular brand can send your goodies.
We're terribly sorry, but shipping costs do vary rather wildly depending on where you are in the world. The exact figures pop up at checkout - no nasty surprises!
RETURNS
You have 14 days to return items.
Now, we absolutely adore our brand partners - they work incredibly hard and we do try to support them as much as we possibly can. So I'm rather afraid we have to pass the return postage costs back to you. Frightfully sorry about that!
🌍 PLEASE CHOOSE THOUGHTFULLY:
Our wonderful partners put their hearts into everything they make.
Ordering multiple sizes to try at home is rather hard on our planet and makes things jolly difficult for these brilliant independent creators.
When in doubt, do ask us first!
PAYMENT
We're frightfully modern and accept all the usual suspects:
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Shop Pay
SECURE AS HOUSES
Everything's properly encrypted and secure - your details are safer than the Crown Jewels!
All prices in lovely British pounds £ GBP, though international chaps will see converted prices.
Any payment pickle? We're here to help sort things out! Contact us
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