Abstract: The invention constitutes a towel for the drying of the human body. The towel includes an elongate strip of moisture-absorbent cloth having reinforced edges and further having a ratio of a length-to-width of between about 8:1 and about 12:1, the strip of cloth having a first end and a second end, each end having a void space sufficient in area to facilitate engagement of the ends by respective hands of a user. The towel is between about 40 and about 72 inches in length.