How to choose modal fabric and cotton fabric

The modal fabrics we use to make clothes are no longer a single cotton, linen, and silk.

The development of industry has brought about not only changes in the economic structure, but also changes in many places in life.

After the development of industry, there are many new emerging Fabrics, such as polyester, space cotton, modal, etc., what kind of fabric is modal? Is modal or pure cotton better?

modal fabric

What is modal fabric?

Modal fabric is composed of regenerated cellulose with high wet modulus.

Its raw material is wood pulp made from beech wood, and then processed into fibers by spinning process.

Its fibers are very environmentally friendly in the production process, and the finished products are a bit like pure The touch of cotton fabrics, but the luster, softness, moisture absorption, dyeability, etc. will be better.

What kind of fabric is modal? Modal fabric has a soft touch and drape, it is very durable, and has good softness and hygroscopicity, but the texture will be worse, and it is not easy to shape, but its silvery white luster and excellent durability.

The dyeability and bright colors are very suitable for use as outerwear materials, so now modal fabrics are becoming more and more popular.

Modal is a very healthy and environmentally friendly fabric.

It is healthy and comfortable. It has small fiber fineness, smooth and delicate hand, uniform fiber, high wet modulus, high fiber strength, high blendability, convenient dyeing, good gloss, bright color and performance. Stable, but there will be fluffing, fabric stiffness is poor, and the cost is more expensive.

Modal fabric is such a fabric, which is similar to pure cotton fabric and different from pure cotton fabric.

Which of the two fabrics is better?

  1. Both fabrics are green and environmentally friendly fabrics.

Modal is harmless to the human body and the environment and can be decomposed naturally.
Pure cotton is also composed of natural plants, which can also be decomposed.

2. Pure cotton fabrics are loose and breathable, easy to deform at that time, and the hand feel is not very smooth, while the gloss, softness, hygroscopicity, dyeability and dyeing fastness of modal fabrics are better than those of pure cotton;

3. Modal has a good appearance and silk-like gloss, the overall elegance and grade, and good feel and drape, not only elegant, but also strong in portability, while pure cotton fabrics are relatively rigid and have poor luster;

4. Both modal and pure cotton are extracted from plant fibers, which have the advantages of antibacterial, antibacterial, non-greasy, no peculiar smell, no mildew, soft touch, breathability, environmental protection and health.

It is very environmentally friendly and healthy and will not cause skin damage.

Wikipedia’s explanation of modal

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