Best Hair Towels of 2025

To find out which hair towels were the best, three of my coworkers and I (all of whom have different hair types) tried out hair towels from Aquis, DevaCurl, and Turbie Twist, among others. 

We evaluated the towels based on the following criteria: how well they absorbed water from our hair and cut down on frizz, how comfortable they were to wear, and how easy they were to use, which included applying the towel to our heads and having it stay secure there. To have a more objective gauge of water absorption, I also cut a 4×4-inch square out of each towel, doused it in water, and measured the weight of the water it had absorbed.

We quickly realized that if you have longer hair, many of these towels might be either a little too small or have trouble staying in place on your head. In fact, only one of these six towels posed no issue for all of the evaluators in terms of fit and remaining in place. With that in mind, after a month of evaluations, here are the ones we think are the best.