How to Wash Acetate and Triacetate Clothes

"Triacetate fabric is known as 'washable plant silk'. It has the luster and drape of silk, but is more washable and wrinkle-resistant. It is the favorite spring and summer choice of big brands such as Marc Jacobs. It is derived from natural wood pulp, environmentally friendly and skin-friendly, and can easily control summer elegance."

It looks like silk at first glance, with a delicate pearlescent luster on the surface, but it is easier to take care of than silk, and it is refreshing and comfortable to wear. "Hearing such a recommendation, you can definitely guess that this fabric suitable for summer is triacetate fabric.

In recent years, triacetate fabrics have often appeared in Marc Jacobs, Alexander Wang, Acne Studios's high-end fashion show is one of the must-have fabric categories for spring and summer used by many big brands, and it is also the focus of major luxury brands. What exactly is triacetate fabric? Can it really match silk? Is diacetate fabric not as good as triacetate? This issue sorts out some small knowledge about triacetate fabric for everyone to better distinguish and choose.

01 What is triacetate fiber?

Triacetate fiber is a type of acetate fiber (Cellulose Acetate, referred to as CA). It is a chemical fiber made of cellulose as raw material and converted into cellulose acetate ester by chemical synthesis. Simply put, it is a regenerated fiber made of natural wood pulp as raw material. It is a new type of fiber that combines nature and high technology developed by Mitsubishi Corporation of Japan.

02 What are the advantages of triacetate fiber?

The main reason why triacetate fiber is sought after is that its performance can be compared with mulberry silk, and it is called "washable plant silk". Triacetate fiber has a similar glossiness to mulberry silk, a smooth drape, very soft and close It will feel cool when touching the skin. Compared with polyester fiber, it has good water absorption, strong quick-drying property, and is not easy to generate static electricity. More importantly, it overcomes the shortcomings of silk and wool fabrics that are difficult to take care of and wash. It is not easy to deform after washing, not easy to wrinkle, and easy to take care of.

In terms of sustainable development, triacetate fabrics are made of high-purity wood pulp, and the raw materials are all from sustainable ecological forests under good management. They are sustainable materials and are eco-friendly.

03 How to distinguish between diacetic acid and triacetic acid?

Many merchants like to compare triacetic acid fabrics with diacetic acid fabrics to highlight the advantages of triacetic acid. In fact, diacetic acid and triacetic acid are very similar. They have the same cool and smooth feel and drape like silk, and are as washable and easy to wear as polyester, but the fiber of diacetic acid is slightly coarser, and the texture style changes are not as rich as triacetic acid, but it is more cost-effective and more wear-resistant.

The easiest way to distinguish diacetic acid from triacetic acid is to look at the product label. Due to the large difference in the cost of the two fabrics, if the product ingredient is triacetic acid, the brand owner It will be marked. When it is not specifically pointed out that it is triacetate, the acetate fiber generally refers to diacetate.

From the feel, diacetate fabrics feel dry and slightly absorbent; triacetate fabrics feel smoother, have strong drape, and are closer to silk.

From a professional perspective, both diacetate and triacetate belong to acetate fiber (also known as acetate fiber), which is one of the earliest developed chemical fibers in the world. Acetate fiber is made from cellulose pulp, which is acetylated to form cellulose ester. It is made by dry or wet spinning process. According to the degree of acetyl substitution of hydroxyl groups in cellulose, it can be divided into diacetate and triacetate.

Diacetate is formed by partial hydrolysis of type I acetate, and its degree of esterification is lower than that of triacetate. Therefore, its thermal performance is not as good as triacetate, its dyeing performance is better than triacetate, and its moisture absorption rate is higher than that of triacetate.

Triacetate is a type I acetate, and its degree of esterification is higher without hydrolysis. Therefore, it has strong light and heat resistance, poor dyeing performance, and low moisture absorption rate (also known as regain).

04 Triacetate Which is better, acetate or mulberry silk?

Both fibers have their own advantages. Triacetate fiber is similar to mulberry silk in appearance, feel, and drape.

From a professional point of view, in terms of mechanical properties, triacetate fiber has low strength and large elongation at break. Although the ratio of wet strength to dry strength is low, it is higher than viscose, and the initial modulus is small. The regain is lower than mulberry silk, but higher than synthetic fiber. Its ratio of wet strength to dry strength, relative hook strength and knot strength, elastic recovery rate, etc. are not much different from mulberry silk. Therefore Among chemical fibers, acetate fiber is closest to mulberry silk in performance.

Compared with mulberry silk, triacetate fabric is not so delicate. Clothes made of it are not easy to wrinkle, can maintain the shape well, and are better maintained and taken care of in daily life.

Mulberry silk, known as the "Queen of Fibers", is skin-friendly, breathable, smooth, soft, noble and elegant, but its shortcomings are also obvious. It is more troublesome to take care of and maintain, and color fastness is also the weak point of natural fabrics.

Knowing these advantages and disadvantages, you can choose the fabric that suits you according to your own needs.

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