Japanese cotton

[rughead121]

Ok this may seem a dumb question but what is Japanese cotton and why is it better than normal cotton?

[Deleted]

Basically its organic cotton which has had no chemical treatment and is woven so the fibres all line up which makes it easier for getting through your coil.

[Get Off My Cloud]

From what i have been told it's organic,unbleached and the fibers on the outer layers all run in the same direction aiding wicking.
Me i'm using these.


I haven't tried the Japanese stuff but these pads i'm using fit the descriptions i've read of the Japanese pads and they only cost me £1 for 50 pads from a local shop.
They're organic, unbleached and the fibers run in one direction.
Maybe the Japanese pads perform better but these ones seem fine enough to me, i don't get any funky taste or anything from them and they wick perfectly well.

[Deleted]

They are probably just as good i think the Japanese bit is just a passing fad and a way of making you think you are getting something special, so you pay more.

[dreamylittledream]

There are a number of different types of Japanese cotton pads just to complicate matters - some are better at holding juice than others which makes them wick better but honestly probably not masses in it. Certainly not necessarily worth paying a massive premium for anyway

I use the Muji pads and as noted above the main advantage is they are just miles easier to use - I usually split the pad into three and then just gently cut a strip - far easier to work with than a cotton ball. I think the taste is a tad clearer but some of that is probably psychosomatic.

Get them from Muji though as thats £2 for 100 there as opposed to £2-3 for 10 that a vaping retailer will likely charge you

[sydsut]

I'm not sure what all the fuss is about. I've tried Japanese cotton and celucotton (rayon) and definitely prefer the latter. Just makes the juices taste a bit better to my taste buds and it's easy to wick as well and very cheap.

[dreamylittledream]

Rayon is very marmite - gave me (and many others) throat problems. It does wick like the clappers mind

[rughead121]

Thanks for the answers everybody

Well after spending the last 30 mins wrestling with a cotton wool ball and loosing pitifully you have convinced me.

Thanks dreamylittledream for the link. Ordered

[teethcv]

www.muji.eu/pages/online.asp?Sec=17&Sub=70&PID=4479


This don't tell you how many you get in a pack tho doe it's