Compared with duck down, goose down has large velvet, high hollowness, good bulkiness, excellent resilience and stronger warmth retention. According to authoritative test data of China Down Industry Association, goose down is generally larger than duck down, and its fluffiness is 50% higher than duck down, so the warmth performance is more outstanding.
In addition, relevant experts also admit frankly that, in general, goose down is superior to duck down in various indicators.
When talking about the difference between goose down and duck down, down experts pointed out that there are two aspects to duck down. One is that ducks like to eat insects in water, so duck down generally has a fishy smell (called "duck odor" in the industry). To remove odors, some processing plants even use deodorants in the process of decontamination and degreasing. Although the newly purchased down jacket can't smell, it will taste back after a few months, and it will not be distributed until at least a year later. The goose is a herbivore, so the goose down itself does not have the problem of odor, and the environmental protection problem is guaranteed from the source of raw materials.
In addition, in the middle of last year, the excessive formaldehyde of iron-free shirts and children's clothing was exposed by the media, causing people to pay great attention to the green problem of clothing. Down jackets also have similar problems of formaldehyde. Since duck down also has white duck down and gray duck down, white duck down has the best quality and high price. Some manufacturers choose white duck down or gray duck down with mixed hairs to reduce costs. In order to make duck down look whiter, use Formaldehyde bleach is used for bleaching. Relevant information shows that formaldehyde is a colorless chemical gas. It has a pungent odor at high concentration, causing extreme discomfort to the eyes and trachea. Even continuous exposure to a small amount of formaldehyde can cause serious adverse reactions. Induce allergies. The International Organization for Research on Cancer has classified formaldehyde as a substance that may cause cancer in humans.
Goose down is generally favored by people in the industry because of its better heat preservation and environmental protection and green performance. Most of the duvets and high-grade down products abroad are basically goose down.
The biggest advantage of goose down is that it has no peculiar smell. People who are sensitive to odor recommend using down products made of goose down. The domestic mid-to-high grade is mainly duck down filled duvets, down pillows, and down mattresses. . One duvet made of goose down is more than 2,000 yuan, because the current market price of one kilogram of goose down is 550 yuan, and its consumer groups are mainly middle-class and relatively high-income groups. Down is naturally beneficial to people's health, it is recommended to buy.
The difference between goose down and duck down?
Goose down characteristics: large velvet flowers, long velvet fibers, strong elasticity, no odor, excellent thermal insulation
Duck down characteristics: good warmth, affordable price and long service life