How to choose skin friendly fabrics

How to choose skin friendly fabrics
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When choosing clothes made of truly skin friendly fabrics, the key is to avoid the "surface feel trap" and judge from the three dimensions of composition, craftsmanship, and actual experience, especially suitable for close fitting clothing, infant clothing, or sensitive skin groups. The core of skin friendliness lies in the characteristics of the fibers themselves. Natural fibers or high-quality regenerated fibers, due to their loose structure, hydrophilic groups, inherent moisture absorption and breathability, and minimal skin irritation.

 

 

Ingredient
Cotton: combed cotton, long staple cotton

 

Combed cotton removes short fibers and impurities, making the fabric smoother and less prone to pilling; Long staple cotton fibers with a length of ≥ 33mm produce a more fluffy fabric that is not easily hardened even after multiple washes. Suitable for making T-shirts, shirts, and underwear

 

 

Mulberry silk

 

Mulberry silk fibers are fine and uniform, with a feel like "flowing soft satin" and a soft luster. Suitable for making shirts, pajamas, etc

 

 

Flax

 

Although pure hemp is breathable, native hemp has a rough texture due to its gum content; Rain dew hemp naturally detaches and is 30% softer than ordinary hemp; Cotton linen blend neutralizes the roughness of linen and the tendency of cotton to wrinkle, making it more suitable for daily use. Suitable for making summer shirts and home clothes

 

Modal

 

Modal is a type of wood pulp fiber spun through a special process, with fine and strong fibers. It has a softer hand feel and better drape than cotton, and is less prone to shrinkage after washing; Ordinary adhesive is a low-cost recycled fiber that is easy to harden and deform after washing, with a "stiff and soft" feel. Suitable for making underwear, leggings, etc

 

 

Look at the craftsmanship

 

Some fabrics require post-processing, such as applying softeners or calendering, to temporarily become smooth and soft, but they are essentially synthetic fibers and need to be judged based on hand feel and process details. The softness of natural skin friendly fabrics is fluffy and elastic, with tight fabric that can quickly rebound and feel thick without pressing down on the body. The softness of chemical camouflage is stiff and fake slippery, with slow release after squeezing, a collapsed hand feel, and a possible "silicone oil sensation". After touching, there is a smooth feeling on the hand

 

 

Try on verification

 

Wear it on the skin for 5 minutes. If there is itching or stuffiness, even if it feels soft, do not choose it; The truly skin friendly fabric has no presence after being applied to the skin, allowing the skin to breathe freely and not sticking to the body after sweating
Stretch fabrics and close fitting clothing such as underwear and leggings show "translucency" after stretching - high-quality fabrics have uniform translucency after stretching, with fine and dense yarns that do not locally become thinner. If there is particularly obvious translucency in a certain area after stretching, it may be due to uneven yarns, which are prone to wear and tear and snagging when worn