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{{Short description|Face powder applicator}}<br />
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'''Powder puffs''' are pieces of soft material used for the application of [[face powder]]. They may be shaped as balls or pads.<br />
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Historically, powder puffs have been made of very fine [[down feather]]s, cotton, fine [[Wool|fleece]], etc. In modern times [[Synthetic chemical|synthetic material]]s are widely used for powder puffs.<br />
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In addition to softness, an important characteristic of powder puffs is their intake ability, i.e., the ability to hold powder. It was reported that for [[synthetic fiber]]s important factors in designing high-intake powder puffs are mostly geometric ones: fiber diameter, [[pile (textile)|pile]] length, and space between fibers, with little dependence on material factors.<ref>[http://sciencelinks.jp/j-east/article/200518/000020051805A0742682.php "Intake Ability of Powder Puffs Made of Synthetic-fiber Cloths"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716234829/http://sciencelinks.jp/j-east/article/200518/000020051805A0742682.php |date=2011-07-16 }}, Journal of the Japan Research Association for Textile End-Uses (2005), vol. 46, no. 8. 519-528.</ref><br />
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Powder puffs have been used as a stereotype image for soft, careless [[femininity]], as seen, e.g., in the term "[[Powderpuff (sports)|powderpuff sports]]", including collegiate sorority flag football leagues. The name of the [[Powerpuff Girls]] is a pun on "powder puff".{{cn|date=September 2023}}<br />
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American inventor [[Ellene Alice Bailey]] (1853-1897) patented several versions of powder puffs and has been described as "America’s powder puff pioneer".<ref name=collecting>{{cite web|last=Compactstory|url=http://collectingvintagecompacts.blogspot.com/2012/02/in-search-of-first-american-compact.html |title=In Search of the First American Compact Part 2|website=Collecting Vintage Compacts|date= February 10, 2012|access-date=30 November 2017}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Cosmetics]]<br />
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