Living in the seaside resort of Bournemouth, Dorset, we are regular beach goers and we are spoiled with 7 miles of sandy beaches to choose from.
The kids are always in and out of the water, either swimming, on paddleboards or body boards, which means wet, heavy and extremely sandy towels to bring home.
We were invited to review sand free beach towels from Tesalate and could not wait to really put them to the test.
The first thing to note is that they come in handy drawstring bags and fold down so small that you could pop them in your handbag. We went armed withe buckets / spades and bodyboards and these towels took up next to no room.
Each beach towel measures 160cm x 80cm, so the same size as regular beach towels, but if you want something larger, they also offer an oversized beach towel measuring 160cm x 160cm.
Each colourful towel weighs around 500g, which is very lightweight, which makes it a very versatile towel for not only taking to the beach, but to the gym, camping or for travelling.
Tesalate towels are made of cutting-edge textile technology called AbsorbLite™ fabric to bring you a towel that’s simply smarter than the rest. The AbsorbLite’s engineering allows sand to flow freely from it, meaning you can leave the sand where it belongs, at the beach, plus they are super absorbent, retaining up to 1 litre of water……… but do they really work?
I challenged the kids to really put them to the test.
When dry, the sand does not get caught in the towel and literally slides off it, however, when the towel is damp, we found that you needed to either shake the towel or brush the sand off with your hand.
The towels are super absorbent too, drying the kids off quickly on their first use, however, Isaac and Eliza are constantly in and out of the water and I didn’t find the towels effectively dried off between uses – perhaps as the air temperature wasn’t as warm as it has been recently.
I also found that with them being so lightweight, they needed weighing down as they tend to get blown away on a breezy day.
In conclusion, the towels design is stunning and we definitely brought home less sand than we usually do, but, they didn’t dry in between uses like I thought they would, which is no good if you are in and out of the sea (or pool). These will definitely be useful for when the kids return to swimming or for when we are paddleboarding as we are not in and out of the water.
Tesalate towels have an RRP of £49 and are available directly from Tesalate.com
Disclaimer: We were sent two Tesalate towels for the purpose of review. All thoughts and opinions are my own
The colours of these towels are so striking, they would definitely stand out on the beach!
I like the bright colors. The size is just right too, except of course I would be needing a bigger one for my boys and my husband. I am glad to know that they are absorbent. That’s a big plus. The carrying pouch is a big bonus too. Thank you for your honest review.
Good towels these, the colours remind me of the ones my parents used to take with us our on beach trips
This is a really balanced review. I love the look and the colour but would prefer something that dried a bit quicker too!
These sound awesome and I do love the funky colours! Anything that helps keep the sand at the beach as opposed to the lounge floor! 😉
We could do with some of these! They look great!
I own a Tesalate towel and totally love how light and tiny it is. Perfect to fit into the luggage whenever I travel. Totally loving both your design choice
i adore the bright colours and patterns of these towels , and the bag that they come in is soooo handy , will be looking the brand up in a second
That’s a shame that they didn’t dry too much between uses, but UK weather doesn’t help with that. They’re very cool designs though x
We always bring home so much sand so these sound great for keeping the sand at bay but it is a shame they don’t dry much between uses – not helpful if you’re spending all day in and out the pool or the sea.
These are pretty cool, we are always on the lookout for quality beach towels etc, i like the bag to carry them also, very useful
Anything to bring home less sand is a bonus! Would definitely need weighing down here though, Scottish beaches are not known for being wind still.
These are so cool. I love that they have a bag that you can pack the towel in and I love the colours too. we will deffo be looking to buy one of these xx
We have been using Tesalate Towels now for a few years and they are fab. We use them at the beach and also as a picnic blanket too.
I like the bright colors, as I feel that they would stand out in the beach.
These actually look amazing! Living by the seaside the beach is a regular day out for me and my toddler so these towels could be really useful.
I love the look of these and how bright and colourful they are! Its fab that they dont hold all the dry sand and how lightweight they are as I hate lugging heavy towels to and from the beach. It’s a shame they don;t dry very quickly though as my two are in and out of the water too. As you said though they sound perfect for swim club and much lighter to carry around too!