First off I’m so glad I bought these. These will work perfectly by the pool this summer. So soft! They hold water pretty well from not getting super wet. We went out of town and I got up to get into the hot tub when it was 11 degrees outside and still snowing!! There was no where “DRY” to put the towel down on. After about 15 mins I got out and grab the towel thinking it was going to be frozen but it wasn’t! I was still able to dry off and feel slightly warm. I didn’t wash before use either (oops) but no loose fuzzies that came off of me. Love the towels!!