Micro Cotton

How are they different than the other towels?

It sounds like you are referring to microfiber towels.

They may not be entirely the same, but micro towel technology basically revolves around using very tiny strands of fibers to create the towel.

This smaller-than-usual fiber is exceptionally strong, absorbent, and soft simultaneously.

This article may have more information you'd find useful:

http://www.housekeepingchannel.com/hcp_2 26-Microfiber

2007-01-10 11:10:22 by Professor

Union Textiles minister Dayanidhi Maran on Monday launched Micro Cotton Towels for sale for the first time in India in Coimbatore. www.istream.in

yes...just use a cold water wash with your detergent...don't dry completely...when it is still damp..remove and hang.

2006-04-20 12:51:33 by murolo013

100% Natural MicroCotton (TM)
120 Fiber Loops
Shower Towel (30 x 60")

i think it can partially filters micro-organism.. only if the cotton balls are tightly compressed forming a dense layer of cotton. this action eliminate empty space inside the cotton ball thus provide possible filtration

2008-03-27 20:41:15 by Mendy L

Price: $72.00 $72.00

Placket detail at neckline
Hooded with front pocket

Thanks.

I have found that heavy cotton like denim or twill works well, is durable and is very washable. Microfiber attracts dog hair like a magnet.

2009-10-22 20:05:51 by Julia

I am trying to make some of those "therapeutic warming rice things" that people warm in the micro and put on thier eyes or forhead. Any ideas on good things to fill them with too would be nice. I'm thinking flax seeds and some lavender might work well.

I don't think that most fabrics will burn in a microwave (as opposed to a regular oven) because it's only the moisture in things that heats up in a microwave.
If whatever you put in your bags though has enough moisture to heat up really hot, some plastics (polyesters, etc.) could be affected because of conduction from the fillers, but generally not ...however, the older the bags get, the longer their fillers often need to be microwaved, so longer times could be a problem for synthetic fabrics eventually?

(Other natural fabrics besides cotton would be silk, wool, rayon I think, and possibly others.)

Here are some other things that heating bags (which can also be cooled in the freezer btw) can be filled with, though some behave differently --e.g., hold heat longer, are moister, last longer, are less resistant to bugs (corn), have scent, etc.:

grains like:
rice...flax seed ...millet...barley... corn... buckwheat
also:
cherry pits ...small aquarium gravel... sand

Some scented additives if you want to use them could be dried herbs, potpourri, dried orange or lemon peels?, essential oils, etc.

And check here too for a comparison of some of the different kinds of filler:
http://www.diamondthreadworks.com/microw ave_heating_bags.htm


HTH,

Diane B.

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