Glossary
Resources
The questions buyers actually ask.
Short, specific answers about grounding textiles — material, safety, washing and the compliance points that decide whether a product can be sold in your market.
Specification & buying
95/5 means 95% organic cotton and 5% pure silver by weight — our standard cloth, used for volume bedding programmes. 80/20 raises the silver to 20%, giving a denser conductive lattice and lower surface resistance. The 80/20 is certified to OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 and suits premium, recovery or performance positioning; the 95/5 remains the better opening price point.
Woven in. Silver yarn is integrated into the cloth on a grid, so it runs through the structure rather than sitting on the surface. Coated or printed conductive layers are cheaper to make and fail sooner — they crack at fold lines and wash away over time, which is the most common reason a grounding sheet stops working in year two.
Our bedding cloth runs 300–500 g/㎡. Lighter weights drape and pack better and cost less; heavier weights feel more substantial and hold their shape. For a sheet that customers sleep directly on, most programmes sit in the middle of that range. We will quote the weight against your target price rather than the other way round.
Usually, yes — send the link or a photo. We will tell you which parts we can match exactly, which we would change, and whether the construction you are looking at is likely to be a coated product. There is no charge for that assessment.
Because the same fitted sheet varies by fabric weight, silver content, size, packaging and quantity — a published number would either be wrong or be the highest one. Send product, market, quantity and packaging direction and you will get a figure you can plan against.
Safety & use
Our cords contain a 100 kΩ resistor, which limits current to a level that cannot harm a person even if a fault occurs in the home wiring. The textile itself is passive and draws no power. The remaining variable is the outlet: it must actually be grounded, which is why we supply and recommend an outlet tester.
No. They consume no electricity and generate no field — they are conductive surfaces connected to earth. Be careful with the opposite claim too: a grounding sheet is not an EMF shield. It provides a path to earth, which is a different thing, and describing it as shielding will not survive scrutiny.
Two options. If the outlet is ungrounded but has a ground pin that is not connected, an electrician can correct it. Otherwise use a grounding rod driven into soil outside, connected through the cord. We supply rods and testers so your retail kit does not leave the customer stranded.
Yes, as long as some skin — hand, face, foot — is in contact with the conductive surface. Clothing in between simply breaks the circuit for the covered area. Sheets and pillowcases are designed for direct contact; blankets work over light clothing if hands or feet touch the lining.
Care & longevity
Not in the way a coating does, because there is nothing on the surface to flake off. What damages silver yarn is chemistry: bleach, fabric softener, whitening and oxi-detergents, and oil-based additives such as lavender or coconut. Wash at 40 °C with liquid detergent, tumble low or line dry, and conductivity holds through normal use.
Washing is beneficial, not risky — it removes body oils and sweat that build up on the silver and dull conductivity. A weekly wash on a normal bedding rotation is typical. Advise customers to skip softener entirely rather than to wash less often.
A continuity tester across two points of the silver grid will confirm the path. In production we check continuity at fabric receipt, at snap assembly and at final inspection — the records travel with the batch.
Compliance
ISO 9001:2015 for the quality system, GOTS for the organic cotton component, and OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 testing for the 80/20 cloth. Alongside them you receive a material composition statement, fabric specification, resistor specification and care labelling text. Copies go to you and, if you ask, directly to your compliance agent.
No — they are wellness accessories. That distinction governs what can be claimed: construction, comfort and intended use are fine; treating, curing or preventing disease is not. We write product copy that stays on the correct side of that line, and we will flag wording in your own materials that does not.
US Type B for North America, EU Type F for most of continental Europe, UK Type G for the United Kingdom, Ireland, Singapore and the Gulf, and AU Type I for Australia, New Zealand, China and Argentina. Each adapter contains the same 100 kΩ resistor. Ordering the correct one for the destination avoids customers using travel adapters, which is where most misuse happens.
Grounding / earthing
Used interchangeably in the category. “Earthing” is the older term; “grounding” dominates in North American retail. Pick one and stay consistent across packaging and listings.
Conductive grid
The lattice of silver yarn woven through the cloth. Grid density and continuity determine performance far more than the word “silver” on the box.
100 kΩ resistor
A current-limiting resistor inside the cord. The defining safety component of the category — a cord without one connects the user directly to the outlet's ground.
GOTS
Global Organic Textile Standard. Certifies the cotton component as organic through the supply chain. Applies to the fibre, not to the silver or the finished electrical assembly.
OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100
Testing framework for harmful substances in textiles. Our 80/20 cloth is tested under it — a finished-product test, which is why retail buyers accept it more readily than a raw-material declaration.
Snap tab
The metal fastener that connects the textile to the coil cord. It must be set into the conductive layer, not stitched to the face cloth, or the product has no path to earth.
Specification help
Send us your tech pack. We will red-line it for free.
Fabric weight, silver content, seam construction, cord length, labelling — we will mark what will work in production and what will cost you a reorder.