LYCRA® SPORT
LYCRA® SPORT technology is scientifically engineered to deliver exceptional comfort, fit and support to stretch activewear. Today’s active consumers desire sport specific garments designed to help optimize performance. Whatever the activity, fabrics with LYCRA® SPORT technology make it easier than ever to meet consumer needs.
Fabrics with LYCRA® SPORT technology is tested with an innovative test method developed by The LYCRA Company that measures three critical performance criteria:
• Fabric elongation – for comfort and freedom of movement
• Fabric recovery force – for compression and muscle support
• Fabric set – to test resistance to sagging and bagging
https://www.lycra.com/en/Lycra-Moves/LYCRA-Sport
COOLMAX®
COOLMAX® brand technology solutions, backed by distinctive new consumer-oriented branding, can be used across a broad product range covering most fabric applications. Fabrics made with COOLMAX® brand technology can be tailored to meet the end user’s performance needs and are certified to ensure class-leading performance regardless of supply source. When you select COOLMAX® brand, you can be confident you are making the right choice. With 30 years of experience keeping consumers cool and dry, our products offer outstanding quality, dependability, and performance. The COOLMAX® brand has a history of driving innovation and providing marketing and communications support throughout the value chain.
http://coolmax.com/en/About-the-COOLMAX-Brand/The-COOLMAX-brand
Lenzing Modal®
Modal is about fifty percent more water-absorbent per unit volume than cotton. ...Modal fibers were developed in Japan in 1951 and Lenzing started selling its version of them in 1964. Lenzing Modal® is made from sustainably harvested beech trees and the company uses an environmentally friendly bleaching method for pulp.
https://www.lenzing.com/products/lenzing-tm/
SILVERPLUS®
SILVERPLUS® is the most intelligent and innovative manner for your textiles to economically and ecologically enter new fresh dimensions. The SILVERPLUS® finish protects your textiles from unpleasant body odours, even at low washing temperatures. The need to wash a textile due to unpleasant body odours, will disappear. This also prolongs its life span. This is why SILVERPLUS® is not only economical but has indirect ecological effects during washing/textile care, wearing/using, drying and storing textiles.
https://www.rudolf.de/en/technology/silverplus/
Combed Cotton
Combed cotton is softer and of a higher quality than other cottons. First the cotton is carefully harvested and cleaned and then it is carded and combed. Carding separates the individual cotton fibres and runs them in the same direction, by passing them between moving surfaces. The cotton is then combed using fine, combing brushes which pull out the shorter fibres and impurities. The remaining cotton fibres are the longest and straightest ones, and once woven, produce a much smoother and higher quality fabric.
Bamboo Fibre
Bamboo has incredible moisture wicking capabilities, being able to keep feet dry even if there is excess sweat. Bamboo socks are also very absorbent, due to the micro-gaps in the bamboo fibre. The main benefit of bamboo socks is their anti-bacterial abilities. Bamboo socks have a natural antimicrobial agent called “bamboo kun”, which is found in the bamboo fibre. This agent keeps your feet free of bacteria and smelling fresh. Bamboo has great temperature control: it keeps you warm on cooler days, and cool on warm days. The material is breathable, much more so than most other materials, keeping your feet at a comfortable temperature throughout the day. However, Bamboo fibres are less durable than cotton fibres. So we blend our Bamboo with high quality combed cotton.
