Pure cotton is the most common material for bedding. It is moisture-absorbent, breathable, highly comfortable, and suitable for all seasons. It is the first choice for most people when buying bedding. But they are all pure cotton, but the prices vary greatly. After searching on a certain website, there are many pure cotton four-piece sets worth around 100 yuan. There are also pure cotton bedding priced at several thousand yuan.
The same is pure Cotton, why are the prices so different? Today Nana will tell you the mystery.
First of all, we need to clarify a concept. Pure cotton refers to 100% cotton, and there are many “washed cotton, washed cotton, Ecological cotton, soft silk cotton, and skin-friendly cotton are actually chemical fiber or blended products.How? How to tell if it is pure cotton? In a word: choose a regular manufacturer, Look at the label. Only products marked 100% cotton are pure cotton.
Even if they are all pure cotton, there are big differences, the main ones areFour aspects：
01Raw materials
Cotton is generally divided into two categories: fine-staple cotton and long-staple cotton.
Fine velvet cottonAlso called upland cotton, it has medium fiber fineness and length and is the most common raw material used in cotton products. Fine-staple cotton has a short growth cycle and high yield, so it is cheap.
Long-staple cotton strong>Also called Sea Island Cotton, Sea Island Cottonhas long fibers, is thin and soft, rich in mercerization and has excellent quality. The growth cycle is long, the heat required is high, and the yield is much lower than that of fine-staple cotton, so the price is high. High-end bedding products generally use long-staple cotton.
Long-staple cotton based There are three main types depending on the origin:Egyptian cotton, Pima cotton, and Xinjiang long-staple cotton.
Egyptian cotton: The production is rare, known as the “white gold” of cotton. Its fiber is rich in silk luster, the fabric is dense and fine, has excellent toughness, is highly breathable, does not stick to sweat, and has a much stronger quick-drying effect than ordinary cotton fabrics.
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Visa Egyptian cotton luxury product “Aurora Dance”
Pima cotton:Also called Pima cotton, it is the collective name for the finest extra long-staple cotton, accounting for only about 3% of global cotton production. Its softness, strength and color are much better than other cottons. It is called the “noble among cottons”.
The fiber length of pima cotton is better than that of ordinary cotton (the animation is from the Internet and has been deleted)
Pima cotton fiber has better softness than ordinary cotton (animation comes from the Internet, intrusion Delete)
Pima cotton fiber Stronger and tougher than ordinary cotton (animation comes from the Internet, deleted due to infringement)
Among them, Supima® is usually considered to be the brand logo of Pima cotton, and Supima® brand representative Out: Its products are 100% Pima cotton.
Fuanna’s Pima cotton products will all have the Supima® label.
Fuanna 140 Pima Cotton Premium “Dome Bird” Dance』
Xinjiang long-staple cotton: It may be the best cotton in China. The main producing areas are the Turpan Basin, Aksu, Kashgar and other parts of Xinjiang. The quality is excellent, the fabric is soft and comfortable, and it is more cost-effective than Pima cotton and Egyptian cotton.
