What’s a FOUTA ?
A fouta is a piece of fabric with fringes at the ends. Generally the foutas are made of cotton. Unlike conventional towels, the fouta is very light, dries quickly and is easy to maintain.
Fouta designates a woven pareo that is tied around your waist to go to the hammam, mainly in North Africa”. It is often said that it is Tunisian. A fouta is a piece of fabric with fringes at the ends. Generally the foutas are made of cotton. Unlike conventional towels, the fouta is very light, dries quickly and is easy to maintain. This is why, at the beach, at the swimming pool, this fabric was first exported to Europe on the beaches of the Côte d'Azur and the beaches of the West in France to become a beach towel. It has therefore become the bath linen to be used on the beach or at the swimming pool, to mop up after swimming, but also to lay down on. Being used as a loincloth in the hammam, its use as a sarong at the beach is quickly essential. The natural use of the fouta is to use it as a bath towel in the hammam or sauna. It is actually found in many SPAs. The fouta that we thought we had bought for the summer can also be used in winter to curl up in during a sauna or hammam session. That's good news!
I have found other uses for the fouta: I use them as a tablecloth or as a sofa or armchair throw! One day, a customer told us that he bought it to take his yoga class. He places the fouta towel on his mattress. Another time, a client told us that she used it to go for a picnic. Foutas are towels that have also been declined in other sizes: they are found in hand towels and guest towels. To conclude, the fouta is a very practical towel to use and a very easy-care cloth. And I promise you that once you get to know the Fouta you won't understand how you managed without her!
