Do you have these questions in your mind when you buy tissue? In this regard, do you "jump" in the past and make it just a fixed question? Do we decide to buy toilet paper for ourselves or to save money?
Toilet paper and tissue paper are always with us in our daily life. They affect our health all the time. Because of this, we have to pay attention to them and face up to the embarrassment and misunderstanding we have encountered.
Can toilet paper be confused with tissue paper?
Toilet paper and tissue paper (including handkerchief paper, facial tissue paper and napkin) are most easily confused in daily life. It is common that they replace each other: someone is used to using tissue paper instead of toilet paper; someone is used to wiping face with tissue paper; some restaurants use tissue paper, and some even use inferior tissue paper instead of napkin
You might say, what's so strange about that? My life doesn't need to be so elaborate and fussy.
Wait a minute, let's see what experts think.
Q: Is there a big difference between toilet paper and tissue paper?
A: (Ma Xin, an expert from the quality inspection center of China Paper Research Institute) there is a fundamental difference between the two. The production process, quality and hygiene standards of the two are different. They can not be replaced by each other. In particular, inferior toilet paper can not be used to replace napkins, to package food and snacks, or to wipe mouth.
Q: Does the mixture of the two have any effect on people's health?
A: Toilet paper, especially inferior toilet paper instead of napkin, will pose a potential risk to people's health. It is said that the potential reason is that some people do not get infected with any pathogenic bacteria when mixed with toilet paper, but some people will react immediately after using it, which varies from person to person. As for tissue paper (mainly for qualified tissue paper) instead of toilet paper, we say it is "surplus value". As long as you are not too expensive, we do not oppose it in principle. But in the toilet, we advocate using toilet paper. Why? One is that toilet paper is cheaper than tissue paper. The other is that the wet strength of tissue paper is higher than tissue paper. Tissue paper is easy to cause toilet blockage.
Q: How to ensure that the household paper you buy is up to the hygiene standard without pathogenic bacteria?
A. Don't go to some wholesale markets to buy cheap tissue paper, because they are the distribution centers of "three noes" products, shoddy products and fake and shoddy goods such as famous brands. Consumers should go to regular shopping malls or supermarkets to buy, because there are usually regular channels for purchasing goods, and the quality of products is guaranteed. In addition, the sanitary conditions of goods and storage environment are more reassuring, and the paper will not be polluted again. At the same time, in the purchase, pay attention to check whether the packaging is intact, whether the seal is neat and firm, whether there is any damage, whether the shelf life has passed, after the shelf life of the paper will breed bacteria, reaching a certain limit is not hygienic. Long term use is bound to have an impact on people's health.
Q: When choosing paper, does the higher the smoothness of paper mean that the paper is more hygienic?
A: There is no connection between the two. Many people think that the whiter the paper is, the cleaner it is. This is a misunderstanding that consumers often fall into. The cost of paper bleaching is very high, but it has nothing to do with the hygiene index. In my opinion, as long as the toilet paper reaches the hygiene index, there is no need to emphasize white and finish. Tissue paper sometimes emphasizes these, but it is also because of consumers' personal aesthetic, preferences and other factors. As long as you are willing to bear the cost of bleaching, you can care whether it is white or not, and whether it has exquisite patterns. It all depends on the individual.
Can tissue paper be mixed?
I remember when I was a child, every time I went out, my mother often reminded me to bring a handkerchief. But such a warm scene only exists in my memory, because now the handkerchief has become yesterday's yellow flower, replaced by colorful napkins, handkerchief paper, facial tissue paper. However, when we are in close contact with them, we seldom care about their quality and hygiene.
Q: Napkin, tissue paper, handkerchief paper are tissue paper, what is the difference between them?
A: It should be said that the sanitary standard of tissue paper is the same, napkin, facial tissue paper and handkerchief paper are almost the same, there is no difference. If there are, it's just the difference of folding, packaging and application. For example, at home and in the office, we usually use boxed tissue paper, while when we go out, we often use small bags of tissue paper, which we usually call napkin.
Can paper towel be disinfected?
After SARS, many people tend to buy disinfectant wipes or paper towels. Just look at the word "disinfection", my heart is like eating a reassuring pill. I can't help laughing: ha ha, I can finally stay away from germs.
Q: Can disinfectant wipes / paper wipes disinfect thoroughly?
A: So far, there is no national standard to determine the hygienic performance index of disinfectant wipes. And the concept of disinfection actually has two kinds of understanding. One is that it is disinfected; the other is that it has disinfection function. In our country, as far as I know, the general disinfection paper towel is that it has been disinfected. Some manufacturers came to us to test, we asked them if the disinfection paper towel has disinfection function, they said no, but the disinfection paper towel itself has been disinfected.
Q: Does it mean that the sterilized tissue is more hygienic than the dry tissue?
A: Absolutely not. The technology of measuring tissue paper has been quite mature in China, but there is no unified standard for measuring disinfection tissue paper, most of which are made by manufacturers themselves. In addition, disinfection tissue is easy to carry bacteria, because it has the temperature and humidity of bacteria growth and nutrition. Wipes are generally made of non-woven fabrics, with a large number of fibers, which can provide nutrients for the growth of bacteria. There is also liquid in the wipes, including disinfectant, so bacteria are quite easy to breed. According to comprehensive statistics, the proportion of bacteria in wet tissue paper is higher than that in dry tissue paper. Sometimes, even before using the disinfectant tissue, the disinfectant tissue becomes hairy. Therefore, the choice of disinfection tissue must be cautious. As far as I'm concerned, I try my best to avoid using disinfectant paper towels. I don't have to.
Who benefits from the price war of paper industry?
The competition among the manufacturers of tissue paper has reached a stage of intense competition. Your side is 20% off, others are 60% off, what's more, you can increase the quantity after the discount, or you can bundle things with a certain brand, and you can get two things for one price, which makes many consumers happy.
Q: Are consumers the biggest beneficiaries of the competitive price reduction of household paper?
A: Wool is also found in sheep. Price reduction is just a business need. The profit instinct of tissue paper is very meager, and the manufacturer cannot be so "open-minded" unless he decides to go bankrupt. You just need to pay attention to the fact that the length and size of the reduced price or added quantity paper are not as good as those of the non reduced price paper. This is what we call "cheap to buy, expensive to use". Therefore, we should keep a clear mind about the price reduction and promotion activities of paper companies.