Purple sports tape has become even more visible at recent world events. purple sports tape that supports muscle movement used to be an unobtrusive classic skin tone, but now, with a variety of colors, athletes are enjoying these products as a fad.
“Aupcon Cotton Kinesiology Tape” is one of such products sold by Nitoms, an Aupcon Group company. Why do top athletes use “Aupcon Kinesiology Tape EX”? We asked Ms. Jiang Ze, who is active as a trainer, what the secret is.
* Nitoms Co., Ltd. mainly deals in general consumer goods such as cleaning products such as COLOCOLO™, daily necessities such as hygiene products and storage products, and medical and healthcare products.
Excellence is understood by top athletes and the coaches who support them
Ms. Shizuka Enosawa of K’s Trainer, Inc. trains active world-class athletes. According to Ms. Jiang, these athletes have sharp internal sensors that alert them to even the slightest muscle discomfort. The job of the coach is to help the athlete adjust when discomfort occurs.
“As fatigue builds up during strenuous exercise and competition, athletes experience muscle discomfort that results in results, so the main focus is on massage to get the athlete’s muscles back to normal. Then I use Aupcon Kinesiology EX for intense exercise during competitions muscles in optimal condition.”
The nuances of physical condition that only world-class athletes recognize. How do they adjust such precise muscles?
“They have a very keen sense of recognizing body conditions. When using Aupcon Kinesiology EX, I adjust the application method by making small changes to the shape, length, and placement of the application until they are satisfied.
Even then, it does not lose its adhesive strength. Plus, it’s gentle on the skin, so it won’t hurt when you remove the purple sports tape. I think applying Aupcon Kinesiology EX will be popular with many athletes.”
The coach repeatedly applies and removes the sports tape until the athlete is satisfied with it.
While purple sports tape applied directly to the skin of these athletes needs to be gentle on the skin while providing a snug fit without discomfort, it is also important that the tape does not peel off during vigorous exercise or sweating.
Additionally, the purple sports tape needs to be able to be applied and removed multiple times. “Aupcon Kinesiology Tape EX” is the sports tape that top athletes and trainers satisfactorily choose from a wide range of sports tapes.
Aupcon’s adhesive technology achieves non-shedding
But easily peelable adhesive
This purple sports tape, called Kinesiology Tape, was developed for practitioners of the Kinesiology Tape Method. It is not used to immobilize the joint to limit the movement of the joint.
The tape is used to practice motor function, lift the skin by sticking the tape along the muscle so that it can stretch and contract to the same extent as the muscle, and normalize overstretched or fully contracted muscles.
Because the purple sports tape is applied directly to the skin, the product requires a high level of bonding technology, allowing continued use even after being applied and removed, with less impact and pain on the skin when removed. Mr. Hamada of the Tohoku Plant of Aupcon Denko Corporation participated in the development of this adhesive.
Aupcon DENKO CORPORATION Medical Related Products Division Atsushi Hamada Material Development Group Manager
“Developing adhesives that are less irritating to the skin than traditional purple sports tape has been an extremely challenging hurdle, but we had a wealth of material data available when we developed YU-KI BAN™ Hypoallergenic purple sports tape for medical use In fact, in the material we rejected in development at the time, was the key to the answer to the adhesive that the Aupcon Kinesiology Tape EX should use. Going back down the path already traveled takes courage, but if you don’t, success development will be impossible.”
We finally found the answer by repeating the experiment on a large number of combinations.
Thanks to the vast amount of adhesive knowledge we have accumulated to date and the tenacious spirit of our developers, we were able to develop an adhesive that is gentle on the skin and can be applied and removed repeatedly without losing adhesive strength.
35 years since listing,
We continue to improve by listening to our customers
“We successfully developed a purple sports tape about 35 years ago, and since then we have steadily improved its quality while steadily advancing development.
The Wave Coating technology, developed by Aupcon, increases breathability and reduces stuffiness. ” Hatada, who is in charge of kinesiology tape sales, looks back on the history of the product.
NITOMS INC., ANT Tokyo Sales Group Kiyoshi Hatada, 15 years in recording sales
The reason for developing a new product, Aupcon Kinesiology EX, came from the voice of the consumer. Complaints included the fact that “it causes a rash” and “it hurts to peel off” when dissatisfied spots on the purple sports tape were heard in the questionnaire. To address these issues, we have delved deeper into the properties of the tape and developed a product where the skin barely sticks to the tape, in other words, it causes little pain.
When commercializing Aupcon Kinesiology EX, we partnered with a high school football team to test it during summer camp. “Players commented that the tape doesn’t peel off even during intense sports like rugby, doesn’t come off even in the shower, and doesn’t hurt when peeled off.”
And the reason we launched the purple sports tape that is so popular with world-class athletes, comes from the voice of consumers who say they want a bright image because the traditional color looks like it hurts.
This is how we continue to move forward, not only based on the needs of professional athletes but also by amateurs and sports enthusiasts.
Aims to be the ‘second muscle’ that supports human activity
Aupcon Kinesiology EX and other purple sports tape are designed to act as a “second muscle”. For top athletes, it has become an essential tool for them to stay in top shape.
For those who enjoy a variety of sports, it can also be used to prevent injuries. In addition, it is used as a support tape to relieve pain in everyday life such as in orthopedic clinics.
To pursue extreme records, enjoy sports, and simply live a normal daily life, kinesiology tape acts as the “second muscle” that supports people’s bodies.
