A roll of paper towels (kitchen roll). Paper towel is an absorbent towel made from paper instead of fabric. In Britain rolls of paper towels specifically for kitchen use are known as kitchen rolls. For home use, it usually sold in a roll of perforated sheets, but some are sold in stacks of pre-cut and pre-folded layers for use in paper-towel dispensers. Unlike cloth towels, paper towels are disposable and intended to be used only once. Paper towels soak up water because they are loosely woven which enables water to travel between the fibers, even against gravity (capillary effect). Paper towels have similar purposes to conventional towels, such as drying hands, wiping windows and other surfaces, dusting and cleaning up spills. Paper towel dispensers are often used in toilets shared by many people, as paper towels are often considered more hygienic than hot-air hand dryers[1] (and, of course, shared cloth towels). Contents

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Main article: Paper tissue Paper is made from either virgin or recycled paper pulp[7] which is extracted from wood or fiber crops. They are sometimes bleached during the production process to lighten the paper's coloration.[8] It is not uncommon for rolls of paper towels to include intricate colored images on each square (such as flowers or teddy bears). Resin size is used to improve the wet strength.[8] Paper towels are packed individually and sold as stacks, or are held on a continuous roll, and come in two distinct classes: domestic and institutional.[9] Many companies produce paper towels. Some of which include, but are not limited to: Charmin, Bounty, Seventh Generation, Scott, and Viva, among many others.

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