Production · What a specification does not show
Fuzz, lint, and weight consistency
Three properties decide whether two towels that read the same on a specification behave the same in use: how much the surface fuzzes, how much fiber leaves the towel, and how evenly the weight sits across the web and through the roll. This page sets out what moves each one in this manufacturer's own production, and where the limits of the claim sit.
Manufactured by QINGDAO JAROLL HYGIENE PRODUCTS CO., LTD. to your approved specification.
The short version
- Fuzz and lint are different failures. Fuzz is fiber standing up on the surface; lint is fiber leaving the towel. Neither is promised as zero, and one is not evidence for the other.
- Polyester raises fuzz, and the water can bring it back down. More polyester in the blend means more surface fuzz. Higher spunlace pressure bonds the web more tightly and fuzzes less, but the cloth becomes firmer and thinner.
- At high GSM the blend ratio has a floor. On a pearl texture above about 80 g/m², our production needs roughly 70% viscose or more to keep the surface down; above about 90 g/m² the practical floor rises to about 80%.
- Nominal GSM is a target, not a delivered weight. Web forming and rewinding both move the number, so a small share of packs can land outside tolerance in piece weight or packed height.
Last reviewed 19 October 2026. Comparisons are this manufacturer's experience at equal GSM, not test results.
One product line only. The fibers, sizes, and pack formats referenced here are the ones described on the products and packaging pages. Nothing on this page describes another mill, sets an industry rule, or replaces a test method agreed with your buyer.
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Two words that get used as one
Fuzz and lint are often reported together as “quality”, but the two have different causes and different remedies, so they belong on separate lines of a sample report.
A towel can fuzz without shedding much, and it can shed without looking rough. Record the two separately, and do not accept one figure as evidence for the other.
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Fuzz starts with the fiber
In our own production of viscose and polyester blends, fuzz follows polyester content: the higher the share, the more the surface fuzzes. That makes the blend ratio a specification field in its own right, not a footnote to the material name.
| Nominal GSM | Viscose share used in our projects | What happens below it |
|---|---|---|
| Above 80 g/m² | About 70% viscose or more | Below roughly 70% viscose, the surface fuzzes more at the same texture and GSM. |
| Above 90 g/m² | About 80% viscose or more | The practical floor rises to about 80% viscose, because the same fuzz appears at a higher polyester share. |
These are examples from our own projects on the pearl texture, not a formula for every texture, size, or fiber combination. A specification that names only “viscose / polyester” does not define the product: 70/30 and 80/20 are the ratios our projects use, and the ratio is confirmed per project.
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Fuzz also starts with the water
Fiber is only half of it. After the web is laid, water jets entangle the fibers, and the bonding pressure decides how firmly they are held.
| Change | What happens | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| Higher pressure | Fibers entangle more tightly and the surface fuzzes less. | Hand feel firms up and the cloth becomes thinner at the same GSM. |
| Pressure pushed too far | Fuzz keeps falling, but the towel stops matching the sample that was approved. | Thickness and softness fall below what the end use needs. |
| Balanced setting | Fuzz, hand feel, and thickness are held together rather than traded against each other. | Settled on the sample line, and written into the approved specification. |
“Balanced” is not a pressure figure we publish. Which setting holds the three together depends on the fiber, the GSM, and the texture, and it is settled on a physical sample rather than on a table.
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Lint follows the fiber
Bonding pressure does much less for lint than it does for fuzz. What leaves the towel is decided mostly by what the towel is made of.
In our production the order runs polyester, then viscose, lyocell, and cotton, with the three cellulose fibers close to each other. Polyester sheds the most. Cotton, viscose, and lyocell are not prone to linting, which is not the same as zero lint: fiber fragments can still appear on a dark surface after a wet wipe.
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Nominal GSM is not a delivered weight
A 60 g/m² towel is a target for the web, not a promise about the piece in the pack. Two steps move the number after the target is set, and neither is visible on a data sheet.
What a buyer sees is the consequence: in a small share of packs, piece weight or packed height lands outside tolerance. Both are measured after packing, because the pack rather than the towel alone is what ships.
Batch-to-batch consistency is a controllable commitment in our production, not an inevitable drift. It is held through quality inspection, by watching the coefficient of variation over time and by watching how the roll is wound. The tolerance itself is agreed per project and written into the specification.
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What to write into the specification
Six fields close the gap between a sample that was approved and a shipment that matches it. Each one is a line a supplier can be held to.
| Field | Write it as |
|---|---|
| Fiber class | 100% viscose, 100% cotton, or a named blend — not “nonwoven” alone. |
| Blend ratio | Two numbers, for example 70/30 or 80/20, so the ratio can be checked. |
| GSM | A nominal figure together with the range you accept around it. |
| Texture | Plain, pearl, or F, approved on a sample rather than from a name. |
| Size and fold | The unfolded size plus 1/2 or 1/4, because a size alone does not fix a pack. |
| Consistency | How weight variation is checked, and the tolerance you require on piece weight and pack height. |
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What this page does not claim
No zero-fuzz or zero-lint target
Both are properties of a fiber and a process, not a switch. This page describes how they behave in this manufacturer's production; it does not promise that any towel will never fuzz or never shed.
No measured percentages
The comparisons are the manufacturer's experience at equal GSM. They are not laboratory results, not a performance ranking, and not a description of another supplier's product.
No statement about another line
A blend floor or a pressure balance that holds here describes this line. Equipment, forming, and bonding settings differ between mills, and a figure carried across without a sample proves nothing.