Although toilet paper is small, it is closely related to daily life. Faced with the many brands and types on supermarket shelves, consumers often don't know how to distinguish good from bad. In fact, the quality of toilet paper is hidden in various testing indicators specified by national standards. With professional hygiene product testing instruments, we can decode the quality secrets of toilet paper from five dimensions.

1. Look at the implementation standard. Toilet paper and facial tissue are two different categories. Toilet paper complies with GB/T 20810 standard, with bacterial colony count limited to ≤600 cfu/g, mainly used in toilets and similar scenarios. Facial tissue complies with GB/T 20808 standard, requiring bacterial colony count ≤200 cfu/g, more suitable for wiping mouth and face. During production, enterprises need to use the YT-H10E Tissue Paper Electronic Thickness Tester to accurately measure the thickness of toilet paper. This device is equipped with a Cotex-M4 ARM processor and power-off data saving function. Test results are displayed in real time and can be exported via USB, ensuring product thickness indicators meet national standard requirements.

2. Look at raw material composition. High-quality toilet paper usually indicates "100% virgin wood pulp". This type of raw material has long fibers, good toughness, and strong water absorption. "Pure wood pulp" is often recycled pulp with poorer quality. The quality of raw materials requires scientific testing to verify. The YT-BBT50 Ball Burst Tester is a powerful tool for checking the burst strength of toilet paper. It uses a spherical test head to puncture the sample, equipped with dual-cylinder automatic clamping and one-key test function, accurately detecting the dry and wet burst strength of samples to determine the tear resistance of the paper.

3. Look at safety and hygiene. Inferior toilet paper may contain fluorescent whitening agents, heavy metal residues, or excessive microorganisms. Long-term use may cause skin allergies and other health risks. The Brightness Meter is specially used to measure paper D65 brightness and fluorescent whitening agent content. The national standard requires paper whiteness to be controlled between 80% and 90%, not too high or too low, to ensure no harmful bleaches are added. Consumers can use an ultraviolet lamp to shine on the paper surface; if obvious blue-violet fluorescence appears, the fluorescent whitening agent content may exceed the standard.

4. Look at softness to the touch. High-quality toilet paper feels soft and delicate, with no lint or powder shedding. Poor-quality paper feels rough, breaks easily, and may even have particles. The YT-RRY1000 Softness Tester is an instrument that simulates hand-feel softness, used for quantitative determination of softness in high- and medium-grade toilet paper, helping enterprises continuously optimize product formulas and improve comfort. At the same time, the Tissue Powder Drop Rate Tester accurately evaluates fiber shedding of toilet paper through simulated wiping action and quantitative analysis. Test results are displayed in real time and automatically generate reports, effectively solving the problems of low manual efficiency and poor data consistency.

5. Look at practical performance. Good toilet paper should have both good water absorption and moderate wet strength. The Horizontal Tensile Tester and Klemm Capillary Rise Tester respectively test the tensile strength and water absorption performance of paper, ensuring that toilet paper is not easily broken and absorbs water quickly during use. Consumers can also conduct a simple test: put the tissue into water; high-quality paper should disperse and dissolve relatively quickly to avoid clogging the toilet.

In short, when choosing toilet paper, don't just look at price and packaging. Pay more attention to implementation standards, raw material indicators, safety indicators, and hand feel. Behind these quality guarantees is YANTE's full range of hygiene product testing instruments that comply with national and ISO standards — from brightness, thickness, tensile strength to softness, powder drop rate, and burst strength, providing enterprises with one-stop quality control tools to protect consumer health and experience from the source.