Which is better, cotton jacket or down jacket? Comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of cotton jacket and down jacket

Cotton coats and down coats are one of the warm clothes we must wear in winter. Although both cotton coats and down coats have very good warming effects, some people like cotton coats, while others like down coats. So which one is better? !

I used to wear down jackets, but it was troublesome to wash them, and I didn't dare to use a washing machine to spin dry them. I heard that down jackets would explode easily if they were spin dried in a washing machine. The lowest temperature in our winter is about minus ten degrees Celsius, and it's only very cold for a few days. In recent years, I have changed to wearing cotton jackets. I personally feel that I can stay warm in winter, and cotton jackets are easy to wash. You can just throw them in the washing machine. The price is also affordable, and I don't feel bad about throwing them away after wearing them for two years. After washing a down jacket several times, I feel that its moisturizing and warmth properties have deteriorated. It is also easy to produce hair, which is very annoying when it sticks to the body. In the past, I gave all the down jackets I bought to the cleaning lady, so I kept one as a souvenir.

First, cotton clothes are easy to take care of. Down clothes are not easy to take care of. It is very troublesome to take them to dry cleaning. If you wash them at home, they will become less warm the more you wash them. Moreover, after each wash, the down will clump together and you have to pat it for a long time to make it even. Cotton clothes are very easy to take care of. You just need to throw them in the washing machine, wash them clean, and they are also very easy to dry when hung out to dry.

Second, cotton clothes have good warmth retention. Today's down clothes are too thin, and when you pinch them with your hands, they feel like a layer of paper and are not warm at all.

In addition, if the down is unevenly distributed inside, it will be even less warm. On the contrary, cotton jackets are very evenly distributed inside and will not clump after washing. As long as the cotton jacket is thick enough, it will be very warm.

Third, cotton clothes are low-cost. Compared with down clothes and cotton clothes with similar warmth retention, down clothes are much more expensive, while cotton clothes are economical and affordable.

It’s just that merchants generally prefer to produce down jackets but not cotton jackets, because down jackets are expensive and have high profits, and everyone knows that the fillings in cotton jackets are very cheap, so merchants are unwilling to produce them. In the past two years, I have hardly seen any cotton jackets for sale in shopping malls.

To sum up, compared with down jackets, cotton jackets have many advantages such as being easy to care for, low in price, and as warm as down jackets.

Of course, in Northeast China, you still have to wear high-quality down jackets, but in most parts of China, cotton jackets can solve the problem, so compared to down jackets, I prefer to buy cotton jackets.

01. From the perspective of cost

The main difference between cotton clothes and down jackets is the filling material. Nowadays, cotton clothes on the market are rarely filled with real cotton, but mostly with asbestos, which is a kind of polyester fiber. However, this asbestos has different processes such as sprayed cotton and silk cotton. Relatively speaking, sprayed cotton is much cheaper, while the cost of brushed cotton is relatively high. The workmanship in the process of making clothes is not much different from that of down jackets.

Of course, the down jackets on the market are also different. The really good down must be at least 80% or above to be considered a down jacket. As for those 50% or 60% down, brushed velvet made of crushed feathers, and even so-called down cotton, strictly speaking, they are not considered down jackets.

Normally, the cost of hand-stuffed cotton filling for an adult cotton jacket is about 20 yuan, which is considered good quality; and general 80% down filling costs at least 40 yuan (of course it depends on the specific style). But if the manufacturer uses substandard brushed velvet or down cotton, the cost of filling a piece of clothing is about 15 yuan.

So if you compare a down jacket of substandard quality with a cotton jacket of good quality, the cost of the cotton jacket may be much higher than that of the down jacket, which may be beyond the imagination of many people. Of course, for cotton jackets and down jackets of the same quality, the cost of the down jacket is definitely higher than that of the cotton jacket. Since the cost is higher, the selling price is naturally higher. Some people do not choose down jackets for economic reasons.

02. From the perspective of maintenance

Many people are reluctant to buy down jackets, mainly because they are worried that down jackets are difficult to take care of. In particular, they have heard that washing machines are prone to explosions when washing down jackets, which has also made many people stay away from down jackets. For ordinary cotton jackets, you can basically just throw them into the washing machine.

In fact, most down jackets can be washed directly in the washing machine just like cotton jackets. Moreover, many newly launched washing machines have a special operation mode for washing down jackets, so there is basically no need to worry about safety issues. In addition, there are various special detergents for washing down jackets on the market. The detergents that can be sprayed directly on the down jackets are indeed very convenient.

03. From the perspective of style

Of course, modern people don't lack clothes to wear, but they want to wear nice clothes. Besides, clothes are not just for keeping warm. Many people choose cotton clothes from the perspective of style. After all, cotton clothes made of sprayed cotton are easier to be designed to look thinner, while down jackets will inevitably make people feel a little bloated, even celebrities will feel fat when wearing them.

Of course, with the emergence of various new technologies, down jackets can now be designed to be both fashionable and warm. However, once a down jacket is designed to be very thin, it loses its warmth-keeping function. To be honest, if you want to balance style and warmth, choosing a very thin down jacket is not as warm as choosing a cotton jacket.

In summary, whether you choose a cotton coat or a down coat, the key is to see what you choose, whether you want to be affordable and warm, or want to look slim and fashionable, or want to balance the two. In short, the style that suits you and you like is worth buying. After all, buying clothes in modern society is also buying a good mood, don't you think?

I used to like wearing down jackets, which are light and warm, but later I found that cotton jackets are more economical! Why? First, cotton jackets are much cheaper than down jackets. Second, cotton jackets are durable, warm, easy to take care of, and can be washed in the washing machine. Unlike down jackets, when they get dirty, they have to be sent to dry cleaners for cleaning, and the cleaning price is not low! But I found that down jackets are easy to get hairy as they get older. Every time I take off my clothes, some hair will be absorbed, which is very annoying! ! Third, in recent years, the filling materials in cotton jackets have become lighter and lighter. The style is very fashionable! I am from the north, and wearing cotton jackets in winter is enough so far!