Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Tanvir Kaur Chohan ¹, Surabhi Mahajan ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, PAU, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN
2 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Abstract

The aim of the present paper was to develop thermo cervical collar and study its functional and cost effectiveness through a trial from ten respondents suffering from severe cervical pain. Ten different industries manufacturing heat gel packs were personally visited to get an insight of the fabric used in gel pack gloves. PVC fabric and Casement fabric were used by majority of the brands. Three different collars were developed using either PVC fabric or Casement fabric or combination of both in outer and inner fabric layer The collar made up of the combined fabrics showed the maximum heat retention of about one and half hours when the gel pack was heated for one minute in a microwave oven. This collar was given to respondents selected through snowball sampling technique for three days each. Seventy percent respondents found the collar to be highly effective and all of them (100%) opined it to be cost effective and were ready to buy it at quoted price of Rs. 300/- only.

Keywords

Thermo-Cervical, PVC, Casement Fabric.

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Arpana Kamboj ¹, Surabhi Mahajan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Abstract

The use of eco friendly natural dyes ts the need of the hour m response to the growing consciousness for saving the environment from the wrath of synthetic dyes. This milestone can only be achieved if consumers are willing to buy natural dyed products. The consumer willingness is directly related to their awareness hence the present study was undertaken to study the consumer awareness for natural dyes m Ludhiana. An interview schedule was used for collecting data from forty-five respondents from three different localities. The results were interpreted using simple percentages and average weighted mean scores. The results of the collected data revealed that majority of respondents (84.44%) were aware about natural dyes and turmeric was the most popular natural dye followed by indigo, madder and rattanjot. Majority (68.42%) of respondents opined that natural dyes are eco friendly and agreed to the fact that natural dyes produce earthy shades like brown, grey, yellow etc. Almost 50% respondents disagreed to the fact that natural dyes are economical and can produce similar shades on repetition. Majority of the respondents were of the opinion that natural dyed products are colour fast, durable, renewable and safe for human skin. Most of the respondents disagreed with easy maintenance of natural dyes but strongly agreed to wearing natural dyed products as it enhanced their personality and brings them a status of green and conscious consumer however majority (81.58%) of respondents were not interested to buy natural dyed products because of their extra cost and difficult maintenance.

Keywords

Natural Dyes, Awareness, Eco-Friendly, Consumers.

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