Yes, introduction to clothing labeling knowledge

1. Common clothing ingredient labels

(1) Natural fibers

Cotton (cotton)

Cotton is a natural plant fiber. Its fabrics are moisture-absorbent, breathable, soft and comfortable. They are often used in underwear, children's clothing and casual clothing. Cotton clothing wrinkles easily, shrinks easily, and is not stiff enough. In order to improve the wearing performance, cotton fabrics usually use post-finishing technology to make the clothing anti-wrinkle, anti-shrink and other properties.

Linen (Flax)

Linen is a natural plant fiber. Its fabric has the advantages of moisture absorption, breathability, good thermal conductivity, and is stiff and not easy to fit. It is mostly used as summer clothing fabrics. Linen fabrics without special treatment are relatively rough and may feel itchy when worn. Therefore, most linen garments must be washed and softened to make the fabric soft and comfortable.

Silk (real silk)

Silk is a natural animal protein fiber, which is smooth, soft and shiny. Its fabric is mostly used in summer clothing fabrics. It is comfortable and cool to wear, light and breathable, noble and elegant. . To avoid fading and brittleness of the fabric, it should not be exposed to the sun after washing.

Wool

Wool is a natural animal protein fiber. Its fabrics are soft to the touch, warm and wear-resistant, elastic and not prone to wrinkles. It is often used to make coats, suits, and knitted fabrics. Shirts etc. Wool clothing should be mold-proof and insect-proof. Coats, suits, etc. should be dry-cleaned. Woolen sweaters should be washed in cold water. Avoid rubbing hard to prevent the wool from shrinking. Common wool fibers include Merino wool, Lambs wool, Angola, Mohair, Camelhair, etc.

Cashmere (cashmere)

Cashmere is the fine hair of goats and is a natural animal protein fiber. The Kashmir region in Asia has historically been a distribution center for cashmere exports to Europe, so it is customary to call cashmere "Kashmere Cashmere" internationally. Due to its rarity and excellent touch, cashmere is known as the "Queen of Fibers" and "Soft Gold". Cashmere fabric has the characteristics of being slender, light, soft, smooth and warm, and is often used in high-end clothing fabrics.

(2) Chemical fibers

1. Man-made fibers

Viscose

is the general name for viscose fibers . Viscose fiber is a regenerated cellulose fiber produced from cotton or other natural fibers. It is divided into cotton type, wool type and filament type, commonly known as artificial cotton, artificial wool and rayon. Tencel and bamboo fiber are new varieties of high-end viscose fiber that have appeared in recent years.

Acetate (acetate fiber)

Also known as acetate fiber, it is made by extracting the softest part of the wood and melting it to make silk. It is mostly used for lining.

Rayon (rayon)

is a viscose fiber. Also known as Leiying, commonly known as "artificial cotton". In the U.S. FTC fiber classification, any fiber that uses regenerated fiber molecules as raw materials and the hydrogen content in the hydroxyl group does not exceed 15 is considered Rayon.

Tencel

It is the brand name of LYOCELL fiber produced by the British Acocdis company. The Chinese trademark is "Tencel", which is a kind of man-made cellulose fiber. Tencel fiber uses pure natural materials as raw materials, and the manufacturing process meets the requirements of green and environmental protection. It can be called the "green fiber" of the 21st century. It has the comfort of cotton, the strength of polyester, the luxurious beauty of wool and the unique touch and drape properties of silk. Its fabrics are widely used in underwear, denim fabrics, skirt materials and knitted clothing, etc.

Modal

It is a brand-new cellulose fiber. The raw material is European beech wood, which is beaten and spun. It does not produce similar fibers during the fiber production process. Viscose fiber has serious environmental pollution problems. Like Tencel fiber, it is a green and environmentally friendly fiber, but its price is only half of Tencel fiber.

Modal fiber fabric has better moisture absorption and breathability than pure cotton fabric. The fabric after blending and interweaving with cotton and polyester has a silky luster, good drape, soft and smooth feel, excellent dimensional stability and durability, and is ideal for making high-end clothing and fashionable clothes. fabric of choice.

Bamboo (bamboo fiber)

Bamboo fiber is a new type of regenerated cellulose fiber independently developed and industrialized in my country. It is a cellulose fiber extracted from natural bamboo. It can absorb and evaporate water in an instant, so it is praised by experts as "breathing fiber". Fabrics woven with this fiber have strong hygroscopicity, good air permeability, cool feeling, strong wear resistance and It has good dyeing properties and has natural antibacterial, bacteriostatic, mite-removing, deodorizing and UV-resistant functions.

2. Synthetic fibers

Polyester (polyester fiber)

Abbreviated as PET, commonly known as polyester (Terylene), it is widely used in clothing fabrics. A synthetic fiber. Polyester fabric has the advantages of drape, stiffness, smoothness and comfort, bright colors and not easy to fade. The disadvantages are that it is not breathable, does not absorb sweat, and easily generates static electricity. Polyester clothing is easy to wash and maintain, and can be machine washed or hand washed. It is easy to deform when exposed to heat, so the temperature should not be too high when ironing, and iron at medium temperature.

Acrylic (polyacrylonitrile fiber)

Also known as acrylic, commonly known as acrylic fiber, artificial wool. The performance of polyacrylonitrile fiber (Polyacrylonitrile) is very similar to wool, with good elasticity, softness, warmth and strength, but poor air permeability.

Polyamide (polyamide fiber)

Abbreviated as PA, commonly known as nylon (Nylon), also known as nylon, it has the best dyeing performance among chemical fibers, and is waterproof, windproof and wear-resistant. Characteristics, elasticity is also very good, but heat resistance and light resistance are poor. The socks we wear on our feet are often made of nylon.

Spandex (spandex)

Abbreviated as PU, scientific name is polyurethane fiber (Polyurethane). It is a kind of elastic fiber with good elasticity and smooth feel. The proportion of spandex used in general clothes is small. Mainly used for garments that need to be stretchable to meet comfort requirements. Such as: professional sportswear, fitness wear, swimwear, bras and suspenders, jeans, socks, underwear, etc. Machine washable, low heat resistance.

Lycra

is a trade name of Invista, a former wholly-owned subsidiary of DuPont. Due to DuPont’s monopoly in the spandex field, Lycra has become almost all Synonymous with spandex yarn. Lycra fiber is very elastic and can be stretched 4 to 7 times freely. But it is generally not used alone and can be interwoven with any other man-made or natural fibers. It greatly improves the feel, drape and crease recovery capabilities of fabrics, and improves the comfort and fit of various clothing items. Lycra has a wide range of applications, such as swimwear, gymnastics suits, underwear, customized jackets, suits, skirts, trousers, sweaters, etc. Unlike most spandex yarns, Lycra has a special chemical structure and will not grow mold in a humid and heat-sealed space after being wet with water. At present, any clothing made of Lycra will have a triangular hangtag (see the picture below), and this hangtag has also become a symbol of high quality.

Polypropylene (polypropylene)

Abbreviated as PP, it is a synthetic fiber made from polypropylene as raw material. It is the Chinese trade name of isotactic polypropylene fiber. Polypropylene fiber has the characteristics of high strength, wear resistance and corrosion resistance. It can be spun purely or blended with wool, cotton or viscose to make various clothing materials. It can also be used for various knitted products such as socks, gloves, knitted sweaters, knitted pants, dishcloths, mosquito nets, wet diapers, etc. The quilt made of polypropylene hollow fiber has the characteristics of light weight, warmth retention and good elasticity.

Lurex (metal wire)

Also known as Lurex, lurex, and metal wire, it is the brand name of plastic-coated aluminum wire. Fabrics with added metal wires have a special metallic luster and are a new and popular fabric in recent years.