This invention provides a
photographic paper base and
photographic paper. The
photographic paper base includes a base paper layer and a plastic layer, with the plastic layer disposed on at least one side of the base paper layer. The base paper layer comprises pure wood pulp, an
antistatic agent, a hygroscopic agent, and an anti-bleeding agent. The
antistatic agent includes a
sodium salt, and the hygroscopic agent includes a
lithium salt. Therefore, in the photographic paper base of this invention,
sodium salt is used as the
antistatic agent, and
lithium salt as the hygroscopic agent. The simultaneous use of both effectively reduces the volume resistivity of the paper base, thereby preventing the generation of static spots due to charge accumulation and
discharge. It also reduces
moisture loss from the
cut edges of the paper base, thus preventing edge bleeding. Furthermore,
sodium and
lithium salts have strong
solubility and do not interact with the base paper fibers and the anti-bleeding agent, therefore they do not exacerbate edge bleeding or affect the effectiveness of the anti-bleeding agent. Therefore, the photographic paper base of this invention has a
low volume resistivity, avoids the generation of static sparks, and is less prone to edge bleeding and bleed.