The quality of down does not lie in the color, and the price is not the only criterion for judging the quality of down.
Source|Lotadd 趣辅
Author | 黄七月
Some time ago I chatted with a friend on a topic:
Why do some people think that the quality of white duck down is better than that of gray duck down Is it because the price of white duck down is more expensive? What is the difference between white velvet and gray velvet?
I don’t know what your personal views on this issue are. I look forward to you coming to the comment area to chat with us after reading the article.
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White down and gray down in color contrast
Down according to the classification of varieties can be divided into white goose down, gray goose down, white duck down, gray Duck down. At the same down content, goose down is more expensive than duck down, and white down is more expensive than gray down .
Under the same conditions, the overall quality of white goose down is better than that of white duck down. The functionality of white down and gray down is the same. The only difference between the two is the color . Many people emotionally think that whiter colors are more pure, and therefore produce the illusion of better quality.
In fact, National Textile and Apparel Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Center and other testing agencies, , have published a lot of comparative testing and analysis on the two materials, and the results all show the same grams and grades of white duck down and gray duck down , More than ten indicators such as warmth retention performance, antibacterial performance, bulkiness, comfort, cleanliness, etc. are all at the approximate value of , as long as the craftsmanship is made properly, there is no difference between the two.
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Why is white duck down more expensive than gray duck down?
In essence, the quality of white duck down and gray duck down are the same, only the color difference exists. Why is there a big price difference between them? It turns out that white duck down is suitable for more fabrics because of its light color, while gray duck down is suitable for dark fabrics. Consumers prefer white duck down subjectively. Therefore, the demand for white duck down is much larger, so the price is higher .
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Who keeps warmer with white duck down or gray duck down?
Down itself does not produce any heat (the one that can produce heat is a warm baby), and the warmth of down products is achieved by preventing the outside cold air. Down can be insulated, it can prevent the loss of external body temperature, and it will naturally warm up.
The warmth retention of down products is related to the down content of and the bulkiness . I won’t go into details here. If you want to know more, you can go back to the historical article: Why is the price gap of down? Teach you a quick understanding of down
So, "White duck down is warmer than gray duck down" is actually a guise , which is fabricated by merchants to sell white duck down at a higher price of.
Generally speaking, the quality of down does not lie in the color. The best warmth in down is goose down, followed by duck down.
Also, when you wear down, you can’t see a person, just tell others that I am wearing a white duck down jacket~ No one would say that your gray duck down jacket is really beautiful~
We can clearly see that the quality of gray duck down is as good as white duck down, but the price is cheaper . In this case, which one would you choose?
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How to choose white duck down and gray duck down?
Whether it is white duck down and gray duck down, or white goose down and gray goose down, the difference in color is not the difference in quality, but the difference in use.
Usually we see down jackets and duvets in the market, dark fabrics are mostly filled with gray duck down, and light-colored fabrics are mostly filled with white duck down. Under the premise of the same down content and filling amount, the bulkiness and comfort of the two are exactly the same.
Regarding the "white-gray dispute" of down, many professionals feel helplessly expressing that they hope that consumers will no longer discriminate against duck down by such "skin color".
Duck down is a feather used by ducks to keep warm. Can you say that white ducks are more cold-resistant than black ducks?
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Is the black down in the white duck down a quality problem?
Many consumers are unacceptable to the black down in the white duvet. This is wrong! Goose is divided into white, gray, and black, and there will always be mixed in during the washing process; if you see a duvet with no other different colors, be careful, it may be chemically bleached.
The coat color of the duvet has nothing to do with the quality. It is generally believed that white is more popular, because it is easy to cover the white feather with light-colored fabrics, giving you more choices of appearance colors.
The best Icelandic goose down in the world is gray and black, and the global output is only 2,000 kg; the market price is 480,000 per bed. Do you think it is not good?
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