I have written several articles before about how to choose underwear, and everyone liked them very much. I also received many messages from friends in the background. The most concerning issue is that pure cotton underwear is good. But why is my old love pilling and deforming? Did I buy a fake?

Today we will talk about pure cotton underwear~

In fact, cotton is just a very general term. It can be subdivided into pure cotton, combed cotton, and long-staple cotton. Different names mean that the corresponding craftsmanship and quality are also different, which directly determines whether it is a late-stage product. It will pill and deform, let’s talk about it in detail next!

Why does cotton pill?

If your pure cotton underwear likes to pill, the key is that the quality level of the cotton is not enough!

In fact, as long as the cotton content of clothing reaches more than 75%, it can be called pure cotton. This type of carded cotton is cotton This is the entry-level product. Most of the cotton with lower cotton content on the market does not undergo special post-processing. The surface fibers are also of different lengths. In addition, the elasticity of the cotton fiber is poor, so pilling is inevitable.

The overall cotton quality of the clothes made in this way looks relatively rough, the density is not high, and the texture is very good when you touch it. They are thin, and you can even see the neps on the clothes at a glance in some cases. The advantage is probably that they are cheaper, so if you see such underwear, don’t buy it no matter how well described on the details page.

What kind of cotton is not easy to pill?

Combed cotton

Combed cotton is actually a The process, to put it simply, is the subsequent carding and processing of ordinary cotton. First, a specific machine will be used to comb out the impurities in the cotton, and then the fabric will be sanded and rubbed repeatedly, so that the combed yarn produced will look cleaner and smoother than ordinary cotton yarn.

Because in these links, the cotton has been repeatedly combed and rubbed, so the clothes made of combed cotton will be The quality is more stable, which is why it is less prone to pilling than ordinary cotton.

Long-staple cotton

When it comes to “the best cotton”, we have to mention long-staple cotton!

The quality of long-staple cotton is far superior to ordinary cotton. Its cotton fibers are not only longer, but also very uniform. The touch of cotton will be softer and smoother, and its warmth retention will be better. At the same time, its breathability and hand feel will be more than 5 times better than ordinary cotton. Because of its good softness and smooth surface, it looks silky-like and lustrous. It is also the only cotton quality that can rival wool.

Because of the Xinjiang cotton incident, many people must have a better understanding of “long-staple cotton”. There are not many production bases for long-staple cotton. Except for Xinjiang in China, only Australia, the United States, and Egypt are the producing countries of long-staple cotton. The high quality and low output also make the price of long-staple cotton more expensive.

In order to reduce costs, many businesses add long-staple cotton to ordinary cotton and then add long-staple cotton. The signboards are selling, and sometimes it’s really confusing to tell them apart. When you don’t know how to tell the difference, identifying the big brands is still one of the safest ways.

Why do cotton underwear tend to deform?

Everyone knows the benefits of pure cotton underwear, but its disadvantages are also proven through practice. Pure cotton Underwear is easy to shrink or even deform after being worn for a long time. The reason for this is attributed to the fact that “cotton fiber has strong water absorption and poor overall elasticity.” No wonder many people complain that although pure cotton underwear is good, it is only It can be an annual throwaway type.

We cannot avoid the problem of this fabric itself. If you want to choose an underwear that is not so easy to deform, You have to start with the fabric itself, such as choosing underwear that is “large-scale blending of cotton and other fabrics”.�The popular pure cotton blend thermal underwear is a good choice.

What kind of pure cotton underwear is not easy to deform?

Pure cotton blending, as the name suggests, is to add other functional fabrics to pure cotton yarn to combine the best advantages of each other. It shows. The most popular combination at the moment is pure cotton + German velvet + viscose fiber + spandex. Pure cotton is mainly for comfort, German velvet is for warmth, viscose fiber is to prevent static electricity and prevent deformation, and spandex is to increase the number of clothes. elasticity.

There was indeed a blogger who posted “pure cotton thermal underwear and pure cotton blended thermal underwear” that were worn together for a year In the final comparison picture, the pure cotton is obviously deformed, while the pure cotton blended thermal underwear is still as good as new, which is enough to show that the effect of the combination of strong fabrics is really good!