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0808 – Physical Properties

08/22/2023 TIP 230808.01 Tactile Evaluation of Softness of Tissue
- WGC: Jessica Carette and Tim Patterson

Scope:

• Define softness as it pertains to tissue including discussion on subjectivity of quality
• Limited to tissue paper products (bath, facial, kitchen towel, napkin, hand towel)
• Description and examples of various approaches to evaluate softness via panel and methods to analyze data (panel results)
• Included:
  • Discussion on panel applications and use
  • Setting up a panel: environmental conditions, panelist qualification, panelist guidelines,
  • Samples : selecting sample, handling samples, control samples
  • Scales
  • Panel categories, their descriptions and analysis
• Excluded:
  • Specific recommendations of which methods are most useful or which methods should be used
  • Any other sensory evaluations (visual, sounds, etc.)
  • Use of any other body part than hands to evaluate softness 
  • Use of any equipment or instruments including objective measurements
  • Descriptive analysis

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