Small additives with great power: the advantages of hand-feeling agents in industry and life
are fully revealed
Hand-feeling agents are widely used in many industries. They can give materials a unique touch and
bring many advantages. The following is a detailed introduction from the aspects of improving product
quality, enhancing product competitiveness, improving production and processing performance, and
meeting environmental protection and safety requirements:
Improve product quality
Optimize the touch experience: Hand-feeling agents can significantly improve the surface touch of materials,
making them softer, smoother and more delicate. For example, adding hand-feeling agents in textile processing
can make clothing fabrics feel smoother, reduce friction with the skin, and improve wearing comfort; using
hand-feeling agents on leather products can make the leather surface more moist and enhance skin-friendliness.
Improve appearance: Materials treated with hand-feeling agents often have a more beautiful appearance. It can
give materials a certain glossiness, making the products look more upscale and refined. For example, using
hand-feeling agents on the surface of plastic products can improve the surface finish, reduce defects and roughness,
and improve the visual appeal of the product.
Maintain stable performance: Hand-feeling agents can protect materials to a certain extent and reduce the impact
of external environmental factors on their performance. For example, adding a feel agent to the coating can not only
improve the feel of the coating, but also enhance the coating's water resistance, stain resistance and wear resistance,
and extend the service life of the coating.
Enhance product competitiveness
Meet diverse needs: Different consumers have different preferences for the touch of products, and the application
of feel agents can enable products to meet diverse market needs. For example, in toy manufacturing, in view of the
characteristics of children's preference for soft touch, the use of feel agents makes the surface of toys softer and
increases the attractiveness of the product; and in some industrial products, it may be necessary to require the
product surface to have a specific roughness or smoothness according to the use scenario, and the feel agent
can also achieve precise regulation.
Enhance brand value: A high-quality feel experience can enhance consumers' favorability and loyalty to the product,
thereby enhancing brand value. When consumers feel a good feel when using a product, they will have a deeper
impression of the brand and are more willing to buy the brand's products again. For example, Apple pays attention
to the design of product appearance and touch in its electronic products. By using appropriate material processing
processes such as feel agents, the product has a unique texture and has established a high-end, high-quality brand
image.
Open up new market areas: The application of hand-feeling agents can help companies develop new products and
application areas. For example, as people's requirements for home comfort increase, hand-feeling agents are
increasingly used in home textile products. Companies can open up the high-end home market by launching
hand-feeling products with special hand-feeling.
Improve production and processing performance
Simplify production processes: The use of hand-feeling agents can simplify certain production and processing
processes. For example, in plastic processing, adding hand-feeling agents can make plastics easier to demold during
the molding process, reduce mold wear, and reduce production costs. At the same time, hand-feeling agents can also
improve the fluidity of plastics and improve the efficiency of processing technologies such as injection molding and
extrusion.
Reduce production costs: By using hand-feeling agents, companies can reduce the amount of raw materials used
or reduce the requirements for raw material quality to a certain extent. For example, in the textile printing and
dyeing industry, the use of hand-feeling agents can improve the performance of fabrics, reduce dependence on
high-end fabrics, and thus reduce production costs. In addition, hand-feeling agents can also increase the yield of
products and reduce the generation of defective and waste products.
Improve production efficiency: Hand-feeling agents can speed up the drying or curing speed of materials and
shorten the production cycle. For example, in the coating construction, adding a feel agent can make the coating
dry faster, improve construction efficiency, and reduce construction time and cost.
Meet environmental protection and safety needs
Environmentally friendly products: With the improvement of environmental awareness, the market demand for
environmentally friendly feel agents is increasing. Many feel agent manufacturers have developed solvent-free,
low volatile organic compound (VOC) emission feel agent products, which have less pollution to the environment
during use and meet the requirements of environmental protection regulations. For example, water-based feel agents
use water as a dispersion medium, do not contain harmful solvents, and are harmless to the environment and human
health.
High safety performance: High-quality feel agents usually have good safety performance and will not cause harm
to human health. They undergo strict quality testing and meet relevant safety standards. For example, the feel agents
used in food packaging materials must meet the safety requirements of food contact materials to ensure that they
will not migrate into food and ensure consumer food safety.
