What is the difference between long staple cotton and whole cotton?

The difference between long staple cotton and whole cotton is their softness. Long staple cotton and general cotton are both natural materials, with environmental and health benefits, excellent comfort and softness. Compared to general cotton, long staple cotton has excellent quality, fiber flexibility, breathability, rich mercerization, high strength, and excellent comfort.

Long staple cotton is named after its longer fibers, and is also known as island cotton, which is a type of all cotton material. Under the same heat conditions, the growth period of long staple cotton is 10-15 days longer than that of ordinary cotton. Due to long sunshine time, high maturity, long cotton lint, good hand feel, and much better quality than ordinary cotton.

Although long staple cotton is also pure cotton, its various properties are higher than ordinary pure cotton, and it is a key material for high-end textiles.

It grows in Xinjiang, which is rich in natural resources and has long exposure to sunlight. The quality of Xinjiang long staple cotton is second only to that of Egypt, and some indicators are even better than that of Egypt.

Long staple cotton has a very high level of comfort and texture, making bedding with the following characteristics:

1. More warm: The fibers are soft and long, with fast heating and strong warmth retention.

2. Softer: Finer and stronger than regular cotton, with better softness.

Touch is crucial for the quality of sleep, and the contact between skin and fabric is the most comfortable. Long staple cotton fibers are soft and long, typically ranging from 33 to 39 millimeters, with a maximum length of up to 64 millimeters. Generally, the longer the length, the higher the uniformity of the length, the less short velvet, the finer the spinnable yarn, the uniform yarn lines, high strength, and a smooth surface with less hairiness. The fabric is more skin friendly, bringing a comfortable experience.

3. Higher quality: The growth cycle is 10-15 days longer than regular cotton, making it more high-quality.

4. Smoother: Good drape, with a silky smoothness.

5. Non fading: The fabric has high color fastness and will not fade after prolonged washing.

6. More durable: wear-resistant and durable, with good wrinkle resistance and less pilling.

7. More breathable: With good breathability and moisture removal, it has 5 times the breathability of ordinary fabrics.

Cotton refers to the use of cotton, but you cannot know which type of cotton it is.