If you think that a bath is not a place where you can flaunt beautiful clothes, then you are mistaken. Women's pareo for the bath is a practical thing and at the same time stylish and very different from the usual beach cape.
Features
For a long time, lovers of steam did without a pareo. So the logical question is: is it really necessary, because you can wrap a sheet or a bath towel around the body. What are the specifics of this subject?
Bath pareo, unlike a towel, is made with a rubber band, which ensures a tight fit of the fabric to the body. And the presence of a velcro fastener gives confidence that the pareo is firmly fixed and will not fall as a result of an awkward movement.
If you have such a pareo, then you can not think about how best to tie a towel so that it does not accidentally slip, and there is no need to correct it from time to time. As bath clothes, the velcro pareo is much more convenient than the towel wrapped around the body. In addition, the pareo can be used if desired as a towel or as a blanket for wooden surfaces, that is, this thing is multifunctional. Some manufacturers of bath accessories and call this item - towel skirt.
Pareos for baths and saunas are often sold complete with “turban” and a towel. These things are made from the same fabric and match in color, pattern and design, which allows you to create an image in the same style and mood.
Men's "pareo" is often called a kilt for a bath.
What are the?
Bath dresses are made of the same fabrics as ordinary towels. Pareo can be:
- Terry. Terry cloth is most often made of cotton, however, it happens from flax with the addition of cotton.
- Waffle This is 100% cotton.
- From linen fabric.
- From bamboo fabric.
Cotton pareo
When choosing a pareo for a bath, you should pay attention to the properties of the fabric from which these clothes are sewn. Two kinds of bath dresses are made of cotton: terry and waffle.
Terry cloth absorbs moisture well and produces a gentle massage effect; does not cause allergies and irritations on the skin, due to the fact that it is made from natural materials.
Makhra is very practical: it has a high wear resistance, a quality product made from such fabric can withstand more than one hundred washes, and you can not be afraid that the thing will sit down or, conversely, stretch. Terry cloth perfectly tolerates washing at a temperature of 60 degrees Celsius, which allows you to get rid of dirt and germs.
The disadvantage of terry cloth is that it dries long enough. In addition, the product of the mahra, which absorbs moisture very well, has a thick and high pile and therefore is rather heavy. The fabric should be protected from contact with objects that can catch on the pile and pull out its hinges.
Waffle fabric also absorbs moisture and is hypoallergenic, while it has good air permeability (that is, it passes air well to the body) and dries quickly. Also, waffle fabric is characterized by durability, it is durable and can be washed at high temperatures. And it is light and does not take up much space in the bag. In addition, a waffle pareo is cheaper than other options.
Linen and bamboo
Bath dress-towels are made from linen fabric.It is considered the most durable and wear-resistant among natural fabrics, it also has excellent breathability (allows the body to breathe) and is very durable, while it does not require special care. Moisture evaporates from it faster than from other types of fabrics, so it is very comfortable to wear clothes made from flax in the heat - you can not be afraid of overheating, and for a bath a linen dress-towel fits very well.
It is believed that flax has natural antiseptic properties.
The disadvantage of linen clothing is that it is very strongly crushed. However, this can be considered as evidence of the naturalness of the fabric from which it is sewn, and this deficiency does not matter much during its stay in the bath.
Bamboo fiber fabric in some of its properties is similar to linen. This is an excellent breathability, wear resistance, durability, natural antimicrobial effect. Bamboo fiber cloth is considered artificial, but it is made from natural raw materials. Not wrinkled and pleasant to the touch.
Styles
Bath dresses made of terry cloth can be decorated with embroidery and are most often made monochromatic, some styles are sewn with pockets. There are models with lace and bows or with ruffles at the top. A part of bath-dress towels is sold complete with turban, mitten or bath slippers. The choice of colors is very wide: pink, blue, red, green, yellow, olive and others, you can always choose according to your taste.
Waffle pareos are most often not only in one color, but also with drawings, for example, on bath themes or imitating a Scottish cage.
Some of the styles look like a traditional pareo, the birthplace of which is the island of Tahiti. Other models look like dresses on the figure, because they are made with straps at the ends of the cloth, the shoulder strap on the right side leans on the left shoulder and vice versa. In this case, the back remains practically open, and the bath dress becomes very similar to an elegant evening dress.
Pareo can also be seen in the composition of the gift bath sets.
The length of the bath dress is also different: above the knee, to the knee and to the middle of the leg. For a dry bath (saunas) it is recommended to choose a pareo longer, and for a wet one, on the contrary - to choose a shorter one.
How to sew yourself?
If you wish, you can sew a pareo for a bath yourself. For its manufacture you will need a cloth of one of the four types of fabrics, which were discussed above.
Some craftswomen make such bath dresses from ordinary towels. The ends of the velcro fastener are attached to the ends of the towel, taking into account the expected depth of the smell, and the middle of the cloth is scraped by an elastic band, which is sewn from the inside about an inch from the edge. The width of the elastic can be different, choose it according to the weight of the towel, the length is determined after fitting. During fitting, the gum should be slightly tensioned.
In order to sew a gum, you will need a piece of cotton fabric along the length of the gum and a little wider than it. It is sewn to the towel along the upper edge, then an elastic band is passed through the resulting drawstring and fixed along the edges of the piece. After the flypaper is sewn, the pareo is ready.
