Invisible "Tactile Magician": Decoding the Multi-Application World of Hand Feel Agents
Hand feel agents are chemical additives that can improve the touch of the surface of materials, giving them soft,
smooth, delicate and other characteristics, and are widely used in multiple industries.
Leather industry
Leather products: Adding hand feel agents during leather tanning and finishing can improve the softness and fullness
of leather and improve the natural touch of leather. For example, it is used in the production of high-end leather shoes,
leather clothes, leather sofas and other products to make leather more skin-friendly, reduce friction during wearing or use,
and improve the comfort and quality of the product.
Artificial leather: Artificial leather imitates natural leather in appearance and performance, but there is often a certain gap
in touch. Adding hand feel agents can make up for this deficiency, making the surface of artificial leather smoother and
softer, close to the texture of natural leather, and widely used in artificial leather shoes, bags, furniture decoration and other
fields.
Textile industry
Clothing fabrics: Hand feel agents can be used for finishing of natural fiber fabrics such as cotton, linen, silk, wool, and
synthetic fiber fabrics such as polyester and nylon. Through processes such as padding and spraying, the fabric can be made
soft, smooth, and fluffy to improve the wearing comfort of clothing. For example, adding a hand-feeling agent in the production
of silk clothing can make the silk more supple, reduce static electricity, and improve the quality and grade of clothing.
Home textile products: For home textile products such as bed sheets, quilt covers, and towels, the hand-feeling agent can improve
the softness and skin-friendliness of their surfaces, giving consumers a more comfortable sleep and use experience. For example,
towels treated with a hand-feeling agent have better water absorption and a softer and more delicate touch.
Industrial textiles: Industrial textiles used in the fields of automotive interiors, medical care, and construction also need to have a good
hand feel. For example, adding a hand-feeling agent to the fabric of a car seat can improve the riding comfort of passengers; using a
hand-feeling agent to treat medical dressings can reduce irritation to wounds and increase the comfort of patients.
Plastic industry
Plastic film: Adding a hand-feeling agent during the production of plastic film can improve the surface properties of the film, making
it smooth and anti-adhesive. This is very important for the use of products such as food packaging film and agricultural mulch film.
For example, food packaging film has good smoothness, which is convenient for transportation and sealing during packaging;
agricultural mulch film is anti-adhesive, which is conducive to film laying operations and improves agricultural production efficiency.
Plastic products: For plastic toys, daily necessities, electrical appliance housings and other plastic products, the feel agent can give them
a delicate and smooth surface texture, improving the appearance quality and touch experience of the product. For example, some high-end
plastic toys are more comfortable to the touch after being treated with a feel agent, and are more popular with children.
Paint industry
Architectural coatings: Adding a feel agent to the paint on the interior and exterior walls of buildings can make the coating surface
smoother and flatter, and improve the stain resistance and scrub resistance of the coating. At the same time, the improved feel can also
improve the comfort of the living environment, giving people a neat and beautiful feeling.
Wood coatings: Used in coatings for wooden products such as furniture and floors, the feel agent can enhance the fullness and glossiness
of the coating, making the wooden surface more delicate and warm, showing the natural texture of the wood, and improving the grade
and value of wooden products.
Papermaking industry
Household paper: In the production of toilet paper, facial tissue, napkins and other household paper, the hand-feel agent can increase the
softness and fluffiness of the paper, reduce the friction between the paper and the skin, and improve the comfort of use. For example,
some high-end baby-specific tissues are made softer and skin-friendly by adding hand-feel agents to protect the delicate skin of babies.
Cultural paper: For cultural paper such as writing paper and printing paper, the hand-feel agent can improve the surface properties of
the paper, making writing and printing smoother, and also improve the quality of the paper.
