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Do not evaluate a sample dry
A sample is usually approved dry, in a bright room, by someone in a hurry. Here is a ten-minute routine that avoids that.
Wet it before anything else
Soak the sample, wring it once, then pull it apart with both hands. A web that survives this is usable in a bathroom; one that does not has told you something no data sheet would.
Do the same test on the crease. Fold the towel where it will actually be folded in service, wet it, and pull.
Check lint on a dark surface
Wipe a dark cloth firmly and look at it under direct light. Repeat wet. This is the check that decides whether a salon or a studio can use the towel at all.
Absorbency rate is next: place a measured amount of water on the surface and watch how long it takes to disappear. Capacity without rate is a data-sheet number, not a working property.
Then open the pack
Pull one towel from the pack as a user would. If two come out, or the fold has to be re-made, the format is wrong regardless of the web.
Write the results down against the sample code. An approval that exists only in memory is not an approval.