Viscose Fabric
Materials for produce viscose include wood pulp (oak, pine and eucalyptus), and all cellulose-based powders. Viscose is a semi-synthetic type due to its chemical treatment to produce finished products such as sodium hydroxide and carbon disulfide. The summary viscose fabric manufacturing process consists of 5 steps:
1. Wood pulp is squeezed or pureed, forming raw materials and then combined with sodium hydroxide solution to create a solution of wood pulp, usually the result is brown powder.
2. Brown wood pulp will be washed and bleached.
3. The bleached powder solution will blend with a carbon disulfide solution and again combine with sodium hydroxide to create a solution called viscose.
4. The solution is spinning through a spinning sprayer called spinneret to create regenerative cellulose.
5. This regenerative cellulose is pulled into viscose fibers. Viscose fibers can be produced into woven or knitted in combination with spandex to create viscose spandex, also known as flexible fabrics.
– Soft: Viscose is considered as a perfect fabric that can replace high-end silk fabrics thanks to its soft and cool handfeel
– Absorption and breathability: Thanks to its light thin texture, Viscose is able to absorb sweat, bringing a sense of airyness.
– Skin-friendly: viscose does not irritate the skin, can be used with all skin types, suitable for even those with the most sensitive skin
– Color fastness: Viscose dominates fabrics in terms of color retention after dyeing, even for long-term use
– Reasonable price: Viscose fabric has many outstanding advantages but is cheap, so it is considered as a perfect alternative to high-end fabrics such as cotton, silk …
– Ability to absorb moisture and sweat.
– Reduce heat and cool the body.
– Breathable and lightweight for comfortable wearing.
– Easy to wrinkle: Viscose is a fabric that is easy to wrinkle if not preserved appropriately
– Flammable fabric, poor wear resistance
– Sensitive to mold
– With outstanding characteristics, Viscose fabric is popular and trusted by many famous fashion brands.
– Viscose is popularly used in daily outfit, especially children’s fashion thanks to the softness and safety for sensitive skin of young children.
– Limit exposure to direct sunlight
– Do not use drastic detergents, avoid twisting which causes wrinkles, shrinkage of fabric
– Store in a dry place, with not too low humidity