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The natural benefits of unbleached cotton
Mechanically cleaned
No water, chemicals or heat.
Oliophillic
Natural pectins and waxes absorb oil.
Highly Absorbent
With low amounts of surfactant present
Environmental
Annually
renewable, biodegradable,
compostable and recyclable.
Preferred by consumers
Soft, comfortable, natural and hypoallergenic.
Clean
Available sterilized to meet pharmacopeia
standards.
- -
that products should be
soft, comfortable, absorbent and prevent
skin irritation.
- cotton and trust it for the
properties they value.
Get Specific.
(Research results on baby wipes.)
Natural unbleached cotton fiber offers
an affordable option for a wide variety of wipes.
83%
of consumers said they would be very or somewhat
likely to purchase off-white, unbleached cotton baby
wipes by their preferred brand and at price parity.
75%
of
consumers reported the off-white shade
would NOT be a barrier to trial and useage.
72%
of consumers felt that unbleached
cotton wipes would be safer for the
environment.
Wipes Research
Technical Development:
"Adsorption of alkyl-dimethyl-benzyl-
ammonium chloride on differently
pretreated
nonwoven cotton substrates" Textile Research
Journal 81(15):1617-1624. 2011.
http://trj.sagepub.com/content/81 /15/1617 .abstract
Technical Development:
Topsheet application research substantiates superior performance of natural cotton spunlace materials.
"Electrokinetic properties of functional layers in absorbent incontinence nonwoven products"
Textile Research Journal 21 April 2012. http://trj.sagepub.com/content/82/10/1001
"Electrokinetic analysis of hydroentangled greige cotton-synthetic fiber blends for absorbent technologies"
Textile
Research
Journal 26 November 2013. http://trj.sagepub.com/content/83/18/1949
Medical & Skin Wellness:
Properties imparted by natural oils and waxes on unbleached cotton include low level hydrogen peroxide production,
hemostatic properties and reduction of chronic wound inflammation.
"Modified cotton gauze dressings that selectively absorb neutrophil elastase activity in solution"
Wound Repair and Regeneration 9(1 ):50-58 2001. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11350640
"In vitro hemostatic, hydrogen peroxide production and elastase sequestration properties of nonwoven ultra clean greige cotton dressing"
Southern Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, New Orleans, LA 70124.
"Emerging Concepts in Nonwovens Dressings" Nonwovens Report International Issue 4 2013.
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