Facial tissue

Facial Tissue

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Facial tissue

Facial tissue and paper handkerchief refers to a class of soft, absorbent, disposable paper

Paper

Paper is thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon or packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
s that is suitable for use on the face

Face

The term face refers to the central sense organ complex, for those animals that have one, normally on the ventral surface of the head and can depending on the definition in the human case, include the hair, forehead, eyebrow, eyes, nose, ears, cheeks, mouth, lips, philtrum, tooth, skin, and chin....
. They are disposable and more hygenic

Hygiene

Hygiene refers to practices associated with ensuring good health and cleanliness. Such practices vary widely and what is considered acceptable in one culture may be unacceptable in another....
alternatives for cloth handkerchief

Handkerchief

A handkerchief is a form of a kerchief, typically a square of Textile that can be carried in the pocket, for personal hygiene purposes such as wiping one's hands or blowing one's nose, but also used as a decorative accessory in a suit pocket....
s. The terms are commonly used to refer to the type of paper tissue

Tissue paper

Tissue paper is a lightweight, light cr?pe paper. Tissue can be made both from virgin and recycled pulp ....
, usually sold in boxes, that is designed to facilitate the expulsion of nasal mucus from the nose

Nose

Anatomically, a nose is a protuberance in vertebrates that houses the nostrils, or nares, which admit and expel air for Respiration in conjunction with the mouth....
although it may refer to other types of facial tissues including napkins and wipes.

Facial tissue is often referred to as a "tissue", or by the genericized trademark

Genericized trademark

A genericized trademark is a trademark or brand name that has become the colloquialism or generic description for a general class of Good or Service , rather than the specific meaning intended by the trademark's holder....
"Kleenex

Kleenex

Kleenex is a brand name for a variety of products such as facial tissue, bathroom tissue, paper towels, and diapers. Kleenex is a registered trademark of Kimberly-Clark....
" which popularized the invention and its use.

al tissue and paper hankerchiefs are made from the lowest basis weight tissue paper

Tissue paper

Tissue paper is a lightweight, light cr?pe paper. Tissue can be made both from virgin and recycled pulp ....
(14 18 g/m²).

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Facial tissue and paper handkerchief refers to a class of soft, absorbent, disposable paper

Paper

Face

Hygiene

Handkerchief

Tissue paper

Nose

Genericized trademark

Kleenex

Manufacture

Facial tissue and paper hankerchiefs are made from the lowest basis weight tissue paper

Tissue paper

Tissue paper is a lightweight, light cr?pe paper. Tissue can be made both from virgin and recycled pulp ....
(14 18 g/m²). The surface is often made smoother by light calendering

Calender

The calender is a series of hard pressure rollers at the end of a papermaking process . Those that are used separate from the process are also called "supercalenders"....
. These paper types consist usually of 2-3 plies. Because of high quality requirements the base tissue is normally made entirely from from pure chemical pulp, but might be added selected recycled fiber. The tissue paper might be treated with softener

Softener

Softener may refer to:* Fabric softener* Stool softener* Food softener* Plastic softener...
s, lotion

Lotion

A lotion is a low- to medium-viscosity, topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin; creams and gels have a higher viscosity. Most lotions are oil-in-water emulsions using a substance such as Cetearyl alcohol to keep the emulsion together, but water-in-oil lotions are also formulated....
s or added perfume

Perfume

Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils and aroma compounds, fixatives, and solvents used to give the human body, animals, objects, and living spaces a pleasant smell....
to get the right properties or "feeling". The finished facial tissues or hankerchiefs are folded and put in pocket size package or a box dispenser.

History

Facial tissue has been used for centuries in Japan, in the form of washi

Washi

is a type of paper made in Japan. Washi is commonly made using fibers from the bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub , or the paper mulberry, but also can be made using bamboo, hemp, rice, and wheat....
or Japanese tissue

Japanese tissue

Japanese tissue is a thin, strong paper made from vegetable Fiber. Japanese tissue may be made from one of three plants, the Paper mulberry , the mitsumata shrub and the gampi tree....
, as described in this 17th century European account of the voyage of Hasekura Tsunenaga

Hasekura Tsunenaga

Hasekura Rokuemon Tsunenaga was a Japanese people samurai and retainer of Date Masamune, the daimyo of Sendai.In the years 1613 through 1620, Hasekura headed a diplomatic mission to the Holy See in Rome, traveling through New Spain and visiting various ports-of-call in Europe....
:

"They blow their noses in soft silky papers the size of a hand, which they never use twice, so that they throw them on the ground after usage, and they were delighted to see our people around them precipitate themselves to pick them up."

In 1924 facial tissue as it is known today was first introduced by Kimberly-Clark

Kimberly-Clark

Kimberly-Clark Corporation is an United States corporation that produces mostly paper-based consumer products. Kimberly-Clark brand name products include "Kleenex" facial tissue, "Kotex" feminine hygiene products, "Cottonelle" toilet paper, Wypall utility wipes, "KimWipes" scientific cleaning wipes, and "Huggies" disposable diapers....
as Kleenex

Kleenex

Cold cream

Cold cream is an emulsion of water and certain fats, usually including beeswax and various scent agents, designed to smooth skin and remove makeup....
. Early advertisements linked Kleenex to Hollywood makeup departments and sometimes included endorsements from movie stars (Helen Hayes

Helen Hayes

Helen Hayes was an United States actress, whose career spanned almost 70 years. She eventually garnered the nickname "First Lady of the American Theater", and was one of the nine people List of persons who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards....
and Jean Harlow

Jean Harlow

Jean Harlow was an American film actress and sex symbol of the 1930s. Known as the "Platinum Blonde" and the "Blonde Bombshell" due to her famous platinum blonde hair, and ranked as one of the greatest movie stars of all time AFI's 100 Years......
) who used Kleenex to remove their theatrical makeup with cold cream. It was the customers that started to use Kleenex as a disposable handkerchief, and a reader review in 1926 by a newspaper in Peoria, Illinois

Peoria, Illinois

Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, Illinois, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city was the sixth largest in Illinois and had a total population of 112,936....
found that 60 % of the users used it for blowing their nose.

Facial tissue

Manufacture

History

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