Cheap Organic Japanese Cotton!

[Bad Ninja]

KohGenDo Cosmetics High Definition Cosmetics - Quality Assurance

Lol
Did you read that?
It's referring to makeup, not cotton.

It says:

Various reports regarding the accident are released every day by Japanese Government as well as by media including radioactive substances detected in drinking water and agricultural products in some area near to Fukushima. Many of consumers must have concerns about the safety of cosmetics manufactured in Japan.
Japan Cosmetic Industry Association would like to extend the following message to consumers who hope to use cosmetics without concern. Cosmetic products manufactured in Japan are safe based on available data as shown in the below

1. Cosmetics are manufactured in in-door environments highly controlling extraneous substances and particles. The possibility that radioactive substances in the atmosphere would affect the production process is extremely low.

2. Provided that the water with acceptable standard level of radioactive substances applied to drinking water designated by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is used in the all manufacturing processi, and that the product is used every day for one year, the total amount of radiation exposure from the cosmetic product would be no more than 7.8 microsieverts per yearii, which has no effect on human health.

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No effect?
It's about 7 times the limit recognized in the US for a non radiation worker.

And no cotton is grown indoors, they mean the manufacture of makeup is indoors due to the contamination in the air. Outside. Where the cotton grows.

Critical thinking required.

 

[Beefbisquit]

I emailed them asking them if their cotton is grown in Japan.

 

[beckdg]

Lol
Did you read that?
It's referring to makeup, not cotton.

It says:

I didn't read it.

But I did read your quote.

It doesn't exclude the cotton pads which are marketed and sold as cosmetic products.

Tapatyped

 

[Big Me]

Why not buy direct from Muji - it's cheaper Why go through eBay?

 

[Bad Ninja]

I didn't read it.

But I did read your quote.

It doesn't exclude the cotton pads which are marketed and sold as cosmetic products.

Tapatyped

Right.
But it never mentions them or anything about cotton.
It speaks of indoor manufacturing standards.
Cotton isn't made in a factory, it's grown on a farm.

 

[beckdg]

Right.
But it never mentions them or anything about cotton.
It speaks of indoor manufacturing standards.
Cotton isn't made in a factory, it's grown on a farm.

10-4

But does the cotton grow in square pads?

I understand it doesn't directly address our concern about the cotton. Though the pads have to be mfrd somewhere, and that doesn't specifically exclude cotton or application and removal media.

Tapatyped

 

[Bad Ninja]

10-4

But does the cotton grow in square pads?

I understand it doesn't directly address our concern about the cotton. Though the pads have to be mfrd somewhere, and that doesn't specifically exclude cotton or application and removal media.

Tapatyped

Dude.
Grown in contaminated soil, with contaminated groundwater, then processed in a factory with safety standards that would cause an evacuation here in the US.

vape that stuff if you want, we are all grown ups here.
I won't.

 

[beckdg]

Dude.
Grown in contaminated soil, with contaminated groundwater, then processed in a factory with safety standards that would cause an evacuation here in the US.

Vape that stuff if you want, we are all grown ups here.
I won't.

Did I miss something?

I have some. (I thought) From before the Fukushima incident.

But there's been nothing to substantiate paranoia posted yet. Other than in soil, we don't know where it's grown.

That's alright by me. I prefer rayon anyway.

Tapatyped

 

[Lessifer]

It's an American company, they're not claiming to make cars in America.

If Japanese cotton is a certain variety of cotton and can be grown anywhere - I'd concede, but I don't think that's what the term Japanese cotton means. The term "American car" is disingenuous whenused to describe cars that aren't made in America, and I'm pretty sure everyone and their dog knows that it's in reference to the location of the company itself, not where the cars are made.

What I need clarification on is if "Japanese cotton" falls under the same definition, e.g. is it a variety of cotton from Japan originally but grown elsewhere, or is it "Japanese cotton" because it's grown in Japan.

I could be wrong but I believe "japanese cotton" is a term that vapers came up with to refer to these types of cotton pads, since the first ones that became popular were the KGD pads, and then others(also from Japan) started being used like Muji and Shiseido.

The cotton pads are manufactured in Japan, but I believe most of the cotton itself comes from India, though I can't remember where I read that. They are manufactured in a certain way, the cotton is worked much like wool used to be, it's combed, that's why you end up with pads of uniform thickness and directionality of the strands.

 

[Beefbisquit]

I could be wrong but I believe "japanese cotton" is a term that vapers came up with to refer to these types of cotton pads, since the first ones that became popular were the KGD pads, and then others(also from Japan) started being used like Muji and Shiseido.

The cotton pads are manufactured in Japan, but I believe most of the cotton itself comes from India, though I can't remember where I read that. They are manufactured in a certain way, the cotton is worked much like wool used to be, it's combed, that's why you end up with pads of uniform thickness and directionality of the strands.

Excellent post, sir!

I wouldn't be surprised if you're 100% correct.

 

[Lessifer]

Btw, these are the ones I use, but I'm not overly concerned whether they are organic or not
Shiseido Facial Cotton | Nordstrom

 

[WillyZee]

Btw, these are the ones I use, but I'm not overly concerned whether they are organic or not
Shiseido Facial Cotton | Nordstrom

I also bought a bag of this cotton ... 165 sheets

IMO, wicking is practically free

 

[Lessifer]

I also bought a bag of this cotton ... 165 sheets

IMO, wicking is practically free

Yeah, I'm a single coil dripper, in a REO. I think in the almost 2 years since I bought the bag, I've used maybe 3 whole pads. I'm also horrible about changing my wicks though, I tend to wait until everything turns black. I think the longest was a month on the same wick. I've been rocking the same coil since October.

 

[Beefbisquit]

Yeah, I'm a single coil dripper, in a REO. I think in the almost 2 years since I bought the bag, I've used maybe 3 whole pads. I'm also horrible about changing my wicks though, I tend to wait until everything turns black. I think the longest was a month on the same wick. I've been rocking the same coil since October.

I clean my coils, but I re-wick all the time. Usually run dual coils too. I'm also using a Fat Buddha RDA which is massive. I can fit a lot of cotton in there.

I use a whole (or almost a whole) pad for each coil.

Scottish wicking method FTW.

 

[Lessifer]

I clean my coils, but I re-wick all the time. Usually run dual coils too. I'm also using a Fat Buddha RDA which is massive. I can fit a lot of cotton in there.

I use a whole (or almost a whole) pad for each coil.

Scottish wicking method FTW.

I tried that method once, not sure if I did it right, but with a bottom fed mod/atty it doesn't really matter. I could easily squonk after each hit if I wanted to, so my wick/coil is always properly saturated.

 

[Beefbisquit]

I tried that method once, not sure if I did it right, but with a bottom fed mod/atty it doesn't really matter. I could easily squonk after each hit if I wanted to, so my wick/coil is always properly saturated.

Ahhh.... I drip almost exclusively. So Scottish roll makes more sense for me.

 

[Douggro]

I really don't think the Japanese organic cotton we vape with is grown in Japan, I think it's from China,....well...I hope it is.

India and China are far more likely local-market sources for raw cotton in Asia. Without mechanization, it's a labor-intensive crop to raise, harvest and process.

 

[Beefbisquit]

And there we go.

 

[Andromendous]

Where exactly is east asia. According to google it looks like japan is part of east Asia. Geography is not one of my strong points

 

[JMarca]

The majority of these Japanese cotton sheets are not even made in Japan, it's just rolled out and made into a certain shape that consumers call Japanese Organic Cotton. Truth is almost all of it comes from drum roll please......

The People's Republic of CHINA

They are by far the world's leader in cotton production.