On the evening of July 16, CCTV 315 party exposed the dark side of towel production line in Gaoyang County, Hebei Province, China's largest towel production base: old socks and old underwear are actually raw materials for towel production. According to the report, Gao Yang County, Hebei Province, as China's largest towel production base, the annual output of 5 billion towels, the market every 3 towels in 1 from Gao Yang.

Towel is an item that we have "skin-to-skin" with every day, wiping our faces in the morning and bodies in the evening, and we cannot do without it. The quality of towels has a vital impact on people's daily life and health. But how to see the raw material of towel? How to choose a good towel? This issue of quality public class with experts to decipher what kind of towel is considered a good towel.

Representative materials on the market, the process of towel samples

Cut pile towel, no twist towel

More comfortable feel than ordinary terry towels

Towels belong to the textiles in direct contact with the human body, what are the raw materials of towels on the market? Towels of different materials, what are the different characteristics? Dai Wanjun, technical director of the Textile Physics Laboratory of the Guangzhi Group, said that the raw materials on the market towels are mainly made of cotton fibers, regenerated cellulose fibers, ultra-fine chemical fibers, etc.. From the processing process, there are ordinary terry towels, cut pile towels, non-twisted yarn towels, etc.. Whether it is cut pile towels, or twist-free towels, mainly to improve the feel of ordinary towels, making them softer and more comfortable.

Pure cotton towel: very good water absorption and breathability

Regenerated cellulose fiber towel:good breathability, moisture absorption, soft and comfortable handfeel

Microfiber towel: strong water absorption and fast drying, very good cleaning ability, not easy to lose hair and color, durable. Such as dry towel, coral velvet towel

Cut pile towel: the ordinary loop towel terry is cut and processed, with stronger moisture absorption and softness than the ordinary towel

Twist-free towel: the use of the smallest possible twist, so that the terry is twist-free fluffy state, so that the feel is soft and thick, with outstanding softness and moisture absorption

Inferior towel: the surface terry size, length is not the same, around the edge sewing process is rough, threads exposed, feel rough and not soft

The new standard for towels will be

September 1 this year to implement

What are the criteria for judging the quality of towels? Dai Wanjun introduced, the current towel standards are: national standard GB/T 22864-2009 "towel" and textile industry standard FZ/T 62015-2009 "antibacterial towel" and so on.

Among them, the national standard GB/T 22864 applies to all kinds of woven towel products with textile fibers as raw materials, a wide range of applications, and therefore the most widely used in the industry, consumers buy towels mostly to implement this standard.

The National Standards Committee released a new revised version (i.e.: GB/T 22864-2020) on April 28, and the new version will be implemented from September 1, 2020. Whether it is the 2009 version or the 2020 version of the towel standard, the towel's breaking strength, water absorption, shedding rate, color fastness, and chemical substance limits have been specified in detail.

The new 2020 version of the towel standard adds the assessment of water extracts in the superior towel, has limited requirements for the towel chemical PCP, and also has clear requirements for the staining and transparency of the aqueous solution.

What is the current situation of domestic standards for children's towels? Dai Wanjun said that there is no national or industry standard specifically for children's towels, but it is recommended that towels for children should meet the requirements of GB 31701-2015 "Safety Technical Specification for Infant and Children's Textile Products" related safety items. Children's skin is more delicate and sensitive compared to adults, so the towel's touch, comfort and chemical content requirements are higher.

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