Recommended for people who want to wash away hard keratin, this is a stiffer body towel that combines thread derived from washi (Japanese paper) with corn-derived fiber to better remove keratin, dirt and stickiness from the skin. As you use the towel, the washi fibers soften and the towel becomes more pliant.(Soaking your body in hot water will soften dirt and waste on the skin, so that it can be washed with a gentler touch.)