What is GSM?

A super absorbent microfiber towel can hold up to six to eight times its weight in liquid . The amount of water that a towel can absorb is determined by the weight of the towel. Therefore, weight is one of the most important factors when it comes to choosing a microfiber towel.

Grammage can be figured as the grams per square meter (g/m², GSM) of an object. Generally used for figuring paper density, it's equally useful when it comes to microfiber towels. Microfiber towels come in all sorts of different sizes and weights. A microfiber towel with a higher GSM weighs more than a towel with a lower GSM. The towel with higher GSM is typically thicker, and if there is a pile, it is plusher. Heavier towels will absorb more liquid than lighter towels.

Since thicker and heavier towels have more depth, they're good not only for heavy cleaning, but also for lighter jobs such as dry dusting; the deeper strands will capture and hold more dust. But thicker isn't necessarily better for all cleaning tasks. Workers who clean glass or polish a surface will want to use a tightly woven, but thinner microfiber towel. The better(more expensive) microfiber towels are actually tighter and more tightly woven.

Here are the most common GSMs of the microfiber towels being sold in the market.

• Terry Cloth: 200-400GSM
• Waffle Cloth: 300-500GSM
• Seude Cloth: 150-250GSM
• Glass Cloth: 200-300GSM
• Fluffy Cloth: 250-1200GSM