The main face towel products on the market are cotton towels and cotton towels, these two kinds of soft towels don't look at the word difference, the knowledge in this is great!
Many friends lack understanding of the material and composition of face towels, and using the wrong one may lead to skin allergies and acne.
So, what is the difference between these two types of face towels, how do we choose a face towel, and is there any other way to easily check the quality of a face towel?
Cotton towels and cotton towels
What's the difference?
Cotton towels and cotton towels are actually two different materials.
Cotton towels refer to the use of natural cotton fibers, made of 100% natural cotton towel, only need to go through physical processing, no chemical additives in the production process, is more friendly to the skin.
And "cotton" is to use its extended meaning, representing the meaning of softness. The composition of cotton towels is usually a combination of one or more materials such as polyester and viscose.
Polyester fiber, also known as "polyester", is a synthetic fiber made of organic dibasic acid and diool through chemical polycondensation;
Both of them are chemical man-made fibers in nature. Some chemical fiber face towels need to use strong acids, strong alkalis and some chemical additives in the processing process, and there may be sulfide and compound residues.
In addition, on the product packaging, you may also see the words "spunlace nonwovens" written on it, so does this have anything to do with the material?
In fact, this is a process of reinforcing fibers, which refers to the high-pressure micro-fine water jet to one or more layers of fiber nets, so that the fibers are entangled with each other, so that the fiber nets can be reinforced, and the resulting fabric is spunlace non-woven fabric. Moreover, the molding process of face towels on the market is basically spunlace, which has nothing to do with the material.
In addition, from the perspective of environmental protection, the composition of cotton soft towels is renewable, and it can be naturally degraded after being buried in the soil for three months, which is green and environmentally friendly. The cotton towel contains one or more chemical fibers, most of which come from petroleum and petrochemical products, which are difficult to degrade in nature.
How to choose a face towel?
Although there are many routines in the face towel market, we can still choose and distinguish them when buying. So, how to choose a face towel?
It is necessary to choose the words clearly marked as "100% cotton" and "cotton spunlace non-woven fabric".
It is necessary to give priority to the selection of products marked with the standard of GB/T 40276-2021 "Soft Towel".
If you are still not at ease, we can also DIY a simple test if you buy a soft towel at home.
Submersion method
Soak the soft towel in water, the pure cotton soft towel does not have any peculiar smell, and some viscose cotton soft towel will smell a burnt smell after encountering water, and it is accompanied by a sour smell after wringing out.
Combustion method
The residue after burning is fine and soft flocculent ash, while the residue after burning is a black and hard lumpy solid.
As consumers, we still have to keep our eyes open and find the most suitable soft towel for ourselves in the mixed market, especially some special groups, such as sensitive skin and newborn groups, we should pay more attention.
Let's take a look at what kind of material the face towel is stockpiled at home, and if there is an adverse reaction when using it, you should discard it in time!
Source: People's Daily Online Science Popularization
Editor: Cheng Qian
Editor-in-charge: Gao Qin
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