Blog — fibres synthétiques

About synthetic fibers The textile industry is the second most polluting industry in the world after oil and ironically today more than 70% of our clothes are made of synthetic fibers. The best known are polyester, elastane and acrylic. They are manufactured by chemical synthesis of 2 components of petroleum. It is a kind of plastic in fact. For the record, polyester has long been considered the miracle fiber because it could be worn for 68 days without ironing, it resists shrinkage, stretching, as well as wrinkling and abrasion. These properties are very practical in everyday life, but it is...

Why are our clothes toxic? At a time when everything seems to be accelerating, new clothing collections are released sooner than ever and rapidly distributed in stores. Yet our clothes are made more and more far away. Nowadays, consumers don’t even have the time to ask where their clothes come from, who made them and what products they actually contain. In this article, we wanted to highlight what lies behind our wrinkle-free clothes that are so bright and that don’t need to be ironed. The fact that prices are always lower and that our “easy-care” clothes are always more colorful...