When you have a bad cold, babying your nose is job number one. That's why the Good Housekeeping Institute tested the leading tissues for strength and absorbency, then ranked each for softness.
The winners: The durable Puffs Plus with Lotion and Puffs Extra Strength (both two-ply) blew the competition away. Least likely to lint? Scotties 3 Ply Strong, a good value overall (and great for cleaning eyeglasses).
Here are the tissues tested, ranked in order of overall performance using a weighted scale (25% for absorbency, 25% for softness, 20% for wet strength, 20% for dry strength, 10% for linting), starting with the best:
|Rank||Product||# of Tissues Per Box||Ply|
|1||Puffs Plus with Lotion||64, 144||Two-ply|
|2||Puffs Extra Strength||64, 144||Two-ply|
|3||Scotties 3 Ply Strong||70, 154||Three-ply|
|4||Scotties with Aloe||65, 154||Three-ply|
|5||Kleenex Ultra Soft||70, 108, 144||Three-ply|
|6||Kleenex (regular)||85, 160, 230||Two-ply|
|7||Scotties Hypoallergenic Soft & Strong||85, 160, 250||Two-ply|
|7 (tie)||Kleenex Scented||85, 230||Two-ply|