Using a Shamwow as a bath towel.

As a part of my travel plans, I am considering using a shamwow as a bath towel as it is a lot less bulky to pack than a regular bath towel.

In my first test today, it seemed to perform only an average job on my skin. I expected to be bone dry, like the surfaces in the commercials. However I felt a layer of moisture continue to linger upon my flesh.

Furthermore I did not use it to dry my hair. The ability to dry hair could be a deciding factor. To be fair, it did its job despite only being 1/4 the surface area and probably 1/3 the thickness of my bath towel.

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In my second test in the evening, I washed my hair and dried my hair first. My body ended up much drier. Here is the trick: the Shamwow performs better when initially damp.

The shamwow soaked up the moisture from my hair without a problem. I wonder though if I would end up with skin a little too dry. In the commercials, the shamwow soaked moisture out of the carpet leaving the underside pretty dry. In the case of a person, would it then soak moisture out of the skin that should normally be there?

I will continue to use it as a bath towel for the next few days and see if it is a viable alternative to a regular bath towel. The regular towels take up much more space in my pack.

If I was to have one gripe, it would be it’s small dimensions. I need to find a slightly larger shamwow. I usually take steaming hot showers, so it would be nice to wrap something warm around my shoulders when I step out or I’d feel pretty cold. A larger shamwow would also allow me to dry my back a little easier.