Of course, a down jacket is indispensable in winter to keep warm. We have only heard of cotton-padded jackets and down jackets before, but in the past two years, “down cotton” has begun to emerge. So what is the difference between down cotton and down jacket?
1. Down jacket, filled with down. The common down jackets on the market are duck down, which is the fluff on the abdomen of ducks, which is shaped like a reed flower. It doesn’t feel as hard as a feather, but is very light and soft, and the warmth retention is needless to say. Of course, the price of high-quality down jackets will be relatively high, and sometimes there will be a little natural taste of down.
2. What is down cotton? Don’t be confused by its name, it is neither down nor real cotton, but hollow cotton or silk floss. The thermal performance is higher than that of cotton clothing and lower than that of down jackets. The texture is relatively light and soft, and it is not easy to deform. The price is lower than that of down jackets. Therefore, down cotton can be regarded as a thermal product with high cost performance.
3. As a natural material, down is superior to down cotton in terms of feel and warmth. If you buy it in a physical store, you can try it on and feel it yourself. The feel of down will be softer, thinner and very warm. Some clothes will have a sample of the composition of the clothes, and we can identify them by observing the composition. Or check the composition interpretation of the clothes tag. If it is a down jacket, the higher the down content, the better the quality of the clothes.
4. The most intuitive thing is the price. The price of down jackets is higher than that of down cotton. Whether it is online shopping or physical stores, the clothes that are sold under the guise of down jackets are usually made of cotton or down cotton, so don’t be fooled by the low prices.
