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Definitions > What is Comfort Factor?

What is Comfort Factor?

Comfort Factor is the percentage of fibres less than 30 micron and is determined when measuring the fibre diameter distribution of a sample using LASERSCAN or OFDA. The importance of Comfort Factor relates to the feel of a fabric on a wearer's skin. Fabric made from wool with a high Comfort Factor (>95%) will have less rigid fibres that bend more easily and therefore feel less "prickly".

However, wool growers need to be careful not to place too much emphasis on Comfort Factor when selecting rams. More information on this is available in AWTA Ltd's October 2002 newsletter.