Tissue paper is a soft, feathery, lightweight, highly absorbent, tear-resistant, disposable, and relatively strong paper product. The tissue paper name originates from the French word “tissue”, which means cloth because tissue paper is as soft as cloth. It has become an important part of our daily life. Uses of this type of paper are increasing rapidly worldwide. Overall, a person who lives in a developed or developing country uses some kilograms of tissue paper per year.

Like other paper products cellulose fibers are the main source of tissue paper manufacturing. The thread may be 100% virgin or 100% recycled or mixed. 100% recycled fibers are used due to environmental responsibilities. The main source of recycled fiber is office paper collection programs. The virgin fiber is mostly kraft fiber which is produced from soft or hardwood. High-quality tissue paper is made from virgin-grade wood pulp. The consumption of tissue paper has increased worldwide because of the improved standard of living and hygiene of the people.

According to a recent study, 63% of the respondents said that they believe tissue paper is more hygienic than towels and would prefer tissue paper over cloth towels any day. This paper is made from pulp or recovered paper. Tissue paper is trendy when it comes to toilet hygiene and facial tissue, paper towels, and napkins.

Types of Tissues Papers

1. Facial Tissue: Facial tissue is very soft and absorbent paper. It is used to clean the face as well as for the removal of makeup. Tissue paper minimizes the spreading of infection as it is supposed to be thrown away after usage.
2. Paper/Kitchen Towels:  Paper towels are sold in stacks or rolls. These paper towels come in handy for many cleaning purposes in the kitchen like drying hands, cleaning, and wiping as a substitute for cloth towels. Paper towels are highly absorbent which helps to soak up the water quickly.
3. Wrapping tissue: These colored tissue papers make your gift paper bags look more attractive and classy. Also, these can be used for other creative works such as artwork like pom poms, garlands, or craftwork for gifts, cake boxes, or sweet boxes.
4. Toilet Paper: Today billions of rolls of toilet paper are used all over the world. Toilet paper is designed to decompose in a septic tank which does not create any kind of waste. It is used for wiping and cleaning during which it acts as a protection for hands. It is available in one-ply (single layer of sheet) to six-ply (six layers of sheet).
5. Table napkins: You can find these mostly at restaurants folded into various shapes. These can be made from one-ply to four-plies and can be used for household uses also as these are available in multiple forms, sizes, and colors.

Properties of a tissue paper

1. Absorbency: This property of tissue paper comes from its roughness. The rougher the tissue paper is, the more capacity it has to absorb liquids. This is often the reason why some types of tissue paper are rougher than others.
2. Weight: Basis weight is a term used in the paper industry to denote the amount of mass per unit area. Tissue papers come in different GSM(grammage per square meter) and qualities such as hard and soft tissues.
3. Brightness: The brightness of tissue paper is an optical property. Brightness is measured along with color under indoor and outdoor lighting conditions. This is done as certain international standards are to be met while manufacturing tissue paper. There are different standards in place for the brightness of different types of tissue paper so single-ply tissue paper would have a different brightness than multi-ply tissue paper.
4. Stretch: The stretchability of tissue paper comes from a process called crepe control in the manufacturing of tissue paper. The sheet of tissue paper is stuck to a dryer surface and then compacted to make micro folds on the sheet which is what makes it stretchable and consequently, soft.
5. Appearance: One of the most important properties of any product is its appearance. This also goes for tissue paper as the appearance of tissue paper is very important to customers. Consumers would be hesitant to use tissue papers that are unattractive or unappealing in some way due to their appearance.
6. Comfort: Comfort, of course, is what makes Toilet Paper Jumbo Rolls different from other types of writing. Nobody would opt for a newspaper to wipe their hands over the tissue paper. This is because tissue paper has been explicitly designed while keeping in mind that they are comfortable to use.