KNOW HOW TO PICK TISSUE PAPER WITH THE BEST QUALITY

Of all paper that is sued in our day to day activity tissue paper is unquestionably one that we cannot do without for all the hygienic purposes. And following disclosures last week that some of the tissue in the market Media 1st has decided to inform you of what qualities to look out for when buying tissue paper. Last week it emerged that some of the tissue paper in various retail outlets might not have met the global standards for tissue paper. According to manufacturers of the product the substandard tissue fails in meeting both the chemical and physical properties. The manufacturers say this could in turn affect the users skin meaning hundreds if not thousands of unsuspecting Kenyans could be at risk. This forced Media 1st to seek more information on properties to look out for when buying tissue paper. First is to analyze the uses of tissue paper. Tissue paper is used for maintain personal hygiene after taking a long call or urination. However, it can also be used for other purposes such as blowing one's nose when one has cold or absorbing common spills around the house. Another factor to consider is that whilst tissue is also used in pit latrines in most urban centers it is used in septic tanks hence must be designed to decompose inside septic tanks. In Kenya tissue paper in the market has two plies meaning it has 2 sheets although in other areas of the world tissue rolls have varying sizes from 1 to 3 sheets. The difference in sheets makes the tissue either bigger or smaller thus rolls with different number of sheets have difference in thickness, softness, strength and ability to absorb. Quality is usually determined by the number stacked sheets, coarseness, and durability. Low grade institutional toilet paper is typically of the lowest grade of paper, has only one or two plies, is very coarse and sometimes contains small amounts of embedded unbleached or unpulped paper. Mid-grade two ply is somewhat textured to provide some softness and is somewhat stronger. Premium toilet paper may have lotion and wax and has two to four plies of very finely pulped paper. If it is marketed as "luxury", it may be embossed, perfumed, colored or patterned, medicated with anti-bacterial chemicals, or even treated with aloe. In order to advance decomposition of the paper in septic tanks or drainage, use tissue with shorter fibers than facial tissue or writing paper. And so next time you pick up tissue choose tissue that meets up your needs and keeps the environment clean.