What Types of E-Cigarette Wick Cotton Are There?
What types of e-cigarette wick cotton are there? There are many kinds of cotton on the market now, from medical absorbent cotton that costs just a few cents per pack to fiber cotton that costs dozens of yuan, and even VCC costing over a hundred yuan. Many
What types of e-cigarette wick cotton are there? Currently, there are many types of "cotton" on the market, ranging from a few cents for a pack of "medical cotton" to dozens of dollars for fiber cotton, and even over a hundred dollars for VCC. Many people are unclear about the differences between these cotton types aside from their prices.
1: Medical Cotton
Medical cotton is a primary sanitary material used in the medical industry for dressing, protecting, and cleaning patients' wounds. This type of cotton is commonly used by many people when they first start using e-cigarettes. The advantages are its low price (about 0.5 RMB per pack), long usage duration, and easy availability. The downside is that if the cotton is not handled with clean hands or not properly heated, it can easily produce "off-flavors" or a "metallic taste."
Upon close inspection, the fibers of medical cotton are relatively coarse, with poor smoothness, meaning the fibers are quite irregular. Overall, the fiber arrangement is loose, also known as "fluffy." Medical cotton is the whitest among these five types due to bleaching treatment, and the fibers are free of impurities, making it very clean.
2: Marusan Organic Cotton
Marusan organic cotton is also a type of organic cotton from Japan. However, not many male players are familiar with Marusan. This is primarily because organic cotton is mainly used by women for makeup, so female players tend to know more about it. The advantage is its relatively low price; the previous Muji brand averages around 30 RMB for 140 pieces, while Marusan averages 40 RMB for 200 pieces! It seems to have more quantity, but Marusan's cotton pads are smaller and thinner compared to Muji and Kose. Being organic cotton, Marusan also has a darker appearance with some impurities mixed in the fibers.
The fiber arrangement of Marusan is also very neat, finer than that of Muji. Due to the overall thickness being thinner, the fiber density is also lower than that of Muji.
3: Kose Organic Cotton
"Kose." A full pack contains 80 pieces, averaging around 80 RMB, but it is rarely sold as a full pack; online stores usually sell them for 2-1 RMB per piece. The advantages are fast oil absorption, large oil capacity, high-temperature resistance, and good flavor restoration of e-liquids.
Kose organic cotton pads are the same size as Muji's, and they are the darkest among the three organic cotton types. The fiber arrangement is also the best among them. The fibers are dense and highly aligned. Like other organic cotton, Kose's fibers also contain some cotton seed fragments. The biggest advantage of organic cotton is that the pads are made very uniformly, allowing users to cut a small strip according to the diameter of the heating wire without needing to "twist" it, avoiding off-flavors, which is very convenient.
4: Muji Organic Cotton
Muji organic cotton is also synonymous with "safe" and "non-toxic." Organic cotton is safe and reliable, and its price is relatively low, averaging around 30 RMB for a full pack of 140 pieces.
In appearance, it is much darker than medical cotton, and the fibers contain black impurities, which are actually fragments of cotton seeds. To meet the standards of "organic cotton," it has not undergone bleaching or impurity removal like medical cotton. The fibers are finer than those of medical cotton, with excellent smoothness, and the fiber arrangement is neat and tight. In terms of fiber count per unit volume, Muji's organic cotton has more fibers than medical cotton.
5: FF French Genius (Monster, Freak) Fiber Cotton
First of all, fiber cotton is not what is traditionally referred to as "cotton"; although it is called fiber cotton, it actually looks like cotton but is made from a special ultra-fine polyester material, meaning this fiber cotton is not grown in the ground but produced in factories.
Fiber cotton is specifically used for e-cigarette wicking. Ordinary fiber cotton, being a synthetic product, may melt or burn at high temperatures, releasing toxic and harmful substances. Therefore, fiber cotton taken from bedding or stuffed toys should not be used in e-cigarettes. If you run out of cotton or your delivery is delayed, it is better to buy some medical cotton from a pharmacy for temporary use! Remember!
Wicking speed test:
First place: Genius fiber cotton; second place: Kose organic cotton; third place: Marusan organic cotton; fourth place: Muji organic cotton; fifth place: medical cotton.
Oil retention rate test:
First place: Muji organic cotton; second place: Kose organic cotton; third place: Marusan organic cotton; fourth place: Genius fiber cotton; fifth place: medical cotton.
High-temperature resistance test:
First place: Marusan organic cotton; second place: Muji organic cotton; third place: Kose organic cotton; fourth place: Genius fiber cotton; fifth place: medical cotton.
1: Medical Cotton
Medical cotton is a primary sanitary material used in the medical industry for dressing, protecting, and cleaning patients' wounds. This type of cotton is commonly used by many people when they first start using e-cigarettes. The advantages are its low price (about 0.5 RMB per pack), long usage duration, and easy availability. The downside is that if the cotton is not handled with clean hands or not properly heated, it can easily produce "off-flavors" or a "metallic taste."
Upon close inspection, the fibers of medical cotton are relatively coarse, with poor smoothness, meaning the fibers are quite irregular. Overall, the fiber arrangement is loose, also known as "fluffy." Medical cotton is the whitest among these five types due to bleaching treatment, and the fibers are free of impurities, making it very clean.
2: Marusan Organic Cotton
Marusan organic cotton is also a type of organic cotton from Japan. However, not many male players are familiar with Marusan. This is primarily because organic cotton is mainly used by women for makeup, so female players tend to know more about it. The advantage is its relatively low price; the previous Muji brand averages around 30 RMB for 140 pieces, while Marusan averages 40 RMB for 200 pieces! It seems to have more quantity, but Marusan's cotton pads are smaller and thinner compared to Muji and Kose. Being organic cotton, Marusan also has a darker appearance with some impurities mixed in the fibers.
The fiber arrangement of Marusan is also very neat, finer than that of Muji. Due to the overall thickness being thinner, the fiber density is also lower than that of Muji.
3: Kose Organic Cotton
"Kose." A full pack contains 80 pieces, averaging around 80 RMB, but it is rarely sold as a full pack; online stores usually sell them for 2-1 RMB per piece. The advantages are fast oil absorption, large oil capacity, high-temperature resistance, and good flavor restoration of e-liquids.
Kose organic cotton pads are the same size as Muji's, and they are the darkest among the three organic cotton types. The fiber arrangement is also the best among them. The fibers are dense and highly aligned. Like other organic cotton, Kose's fibers also contain some cotton seed fragments. The biggest advantage of organic cotton is that the pads are made very uniformly, allowing users to cut a small strip according to the diameter of the heating wire without needing to "twist" it, avoiding off-flavors, which is very convenient.
4: Muji Organic Cotton
Muji organic cotton is also synonymous with "safe" and "non-toxic." Organic cotton is safe and reliable, and its price is relatively low, averaging around 30 RMB for a full pack of 140 pieces.
In appearance, it is much darker than medical cotton, and the fibers contain black impurities, which are actually fragments of cotton seeds. To meet the standards of "organic cotton," it has not undergone bleaching or impurity removal like medical cotton. The fibers are finer than those of medical cotton, with excellent smoothness, and the fiber arrangement is neat and tight. In terms of fiber count per unit volume, Muji's organic cotton has more fibers than medical cotton.
5: FF French Genius (Monster, Freak) Fiber Cotton
First of all, fiber cotton is not what is traditionally referred to as "cotton"; although it is called fiber cotton, it actually looks like cotton but is made from a special ultra-fine polyester material, meaning this fiber cotton is not grown in the ground but produced in factories.
Fiber cotton is specifically used for e-cigarette wicking. Ordinary fiber cotton, being a synthetic product, may melt or burn at high temperatures, releasing toxic and harmful substances. Therefore, fiber cotton taken from bedding or stuffed toys should not be used in e-cigarettes. If you run out of cotton or your delivery is delayed, it is better to buy some medical cotton from a pharmacy for temporary use! Remember!
Wicking speed test:
First place: Genius fiber cotton; second place: Kose organic cotton; third place: Marusan organic cotton; fourth place: Muji organic cotton; fifth place: medical cotton.
Oil retention rate test:
First place: Muji organic cotton; second place: Kose organic cotton; third place: Marusan organic cotton; fourth place: Genius fiber cotton; fifth place: medical cotton.
High-temperature resistance test:
First place: Marusan organic cotton; second place: Muji organic cotton; third place: Kose organic cotton; fourth place: Genius fiber cotton; fifth place: medical cotton.
