What is a softener

 

In today's society, the clothing industry is thriving, and people's demands for clothing are also increasing. Some people care about texture, while others value aesthetics. Of course, having the best of both worlds is more reassuring, but on this basis, at least the clothes should be comfortable to wear. So has anyone ever been curious about why the clothes we wear on our bodies are soft, and what kind of process it goes through? Let's explore together below.

 

Softener, as the name suggests, is a chemical substance that makes an object soft. It can make the surface of the fiber smooth, making the product feel comfortable to touch and providing a better hand feel. There is a term called static friction coefficient and dynamic friction coefficient, and the feeling of softness is a comprehensive feeling when these two coefficients change. Softener is a chemical substance that can change both of them.

 

How to give fabrics a better soft feel

 

The most common and simple method in commonly used soft finishing is to treat the fabric with a softener, forming a protective film on the surface of the fabric, reducing friction between components in the fabric and between the human body and the fabric, thus achieving a soft and smooth effect. Fabric softener is a daily chemical product that can give clothes and fabrics a soft and pleasant feel when worn and used.

 

After the softener is adsorbed on the surface of the fiber, it can prevent direct contact between fibers, reduce the dynamic and static friction coefficients between fibers, reduce the resistance between fabric components and between the fabric and the human body, and achieve the effect of soft touch and comfortable wearing.

 

Choosing a softener is not just about the feel, there are more indicators that need to be tested.

 

Let VANABIO textile additives teach you how to select good and stable products. VANABIO textile additives have launched a series of silicone oil products with super delicate, resilient, and soft high-end hand feel finishing.

 

Suitable for: super delicate hand feel finishing, silky finishing, super cool hand feel finishing, silky finishing, liquid ammonia and imitation liquid ammonia silky finishing.

 

The product is suitable for various fabrics and fibers such as knitted, woven, and tightly spun. According to the product characteristics, it has the same finishing style and excellent outstanding hand feel on various fibers. The sorted product has an extremely delicate and excellent skeleton rebound feeling, a fluffy, soft, and delicate skin friendly feeling, and a high-end hand feel. After use, the smooth texture of pure cotton has excellent delicate, smooth, and skin friendly soft finishing effects on adhesives and fabrics. It can also be used for soft and smooth finishing of cotton, polyester/cotton. After finishing, the fabric color does not turn yellow, and the impact on whiteness is almost negligible.

 

1、 Alkali stability:

 

Softener x%

 

Na2CO3 5, 10, 15 g/L

 

At 35 ℃ for 20 minutes, observe whether there is precipitation or floating oil. If there is no precipitation or floating oil, it indicates good alkali stability.

 

2、 High temperature stability:

 

Softener x%

 

At 98 ℃ for 20 minutes, observe for any unstable phenomena such as precipitation or oil drifting. If there is no precipitation or oil drifting, it indicates good high-temperature stability.

 

3、 Electrolyte stability:

 

Softener x%

 

Yuanming powder or salt 5, 10, 15 g/L

 

At 60 ℃ for 20 minutes, observe for any unstable phenomena such as precipitation or oil drifting. If there is no precipitation or oil drifting, it indicates good electrolyte stability.

 

4、 Shear stability:

 

Softener x%

 

High speed shearing at room temperature of 2000r/min, observe whether there are unstable phenomena such as precipitation and oil drifting. If there is no precipitation or oil drifting, it indicates that the shear temperature resistance is relatively good.

 

5、 Low temperature stability:

 

Place the softener at -5 ℃, -10 ℃, -15 ℃ (or lower) for at least 24 hours, and observe whether there is any emulsification or oil drifting phenomenon.

Our company's special products：

 

Firstly :I introduce silicone softeners as the following table

 

1. Amino silicone, there are two types: common amino silicone and LV amino silicone

Type	Name	Replace	Handfeeling	Applied Fabrics
Amino silicone oil	SILIT-2300	WR 1300 (Wacker)	SOFT	Cotton
Amino silicone oil	SILIT-2840	OFX-8040 (Dow Corning)	SOFT/ SMOOTH	Cotton
Amino silicone oil	SILIT-2841	AM-6(WACKER)	SOFT/ SMOOTH	Cotton
Amino silicone oil	SILIT-2600	AM-9(WACKER)	SUPER SOFT	Cotton
Amino silicone oil	SILIT-1100	WR 1100 (Wacker)	SMOOTH	Cotton
Amino silicone oil	SILIT-2300LV	WR 1300LV (Wacker)	SOFT	Cotton
Amino silicone oil	SILIT-2840LV	OFX-8040 LV(Dow Corning)	SOFT/ SMOOTH	Cotton
Amino silicone oil	SILIT-2600LV	OFX-8468LV (Dow Corning)	SUPER SOFT	Cotton
Amino silicone oil	SILIT-1100LV	WR 1100LV (Wacker)	SMOOTH	Cotton

 

 

2. Block silicone softener

Type	Name	Replace	Handfeeling	Applied Fabrics
Block Silicone	SILIT-3000	NO	SOFT/SMOOTH	SARI /KNITTING POLYESTER
Block Silicone	SILIT-3500	NO	SMOOTH/FLUFFY	POLYESTER/COTTON
Block Silicone	SILIT-3300	NO	SOFT	POLYESTER/COTTON
Block Silicone	SILIT-3800	NO	SUPER STABLE/ SOFT	PRITNTING FABRICES
Block Silicone	SILIT-SRS	MOMENTIVE SRS	FLUFFY/ SOFT	Blanket/Velvet
Block Silicone	SILIT-238	MOMENTIVE 238	FLUFFY/ SMOOTH	Blanket/Velvet
Block Silicone	SILIT-4916	TRANSFER-4916	FLUFFY/ SMOOTH/SOFT	Blanket/Velvet

 

3. Hydrophilic silicone softener

 

Micro emulsion oil

Type	Name	Replace	Handfeeling	Applied Fabrics
Hydrophilic Silicone Oil	SILIT-8500	DermaNT (MOMENTIVE)	SOFT/FLUFFLY	KNITTING COTTON/TOWEL
Hydrophilic Silicone Oil	SILIT-8799	WR 810 (Wacker)	SOFT/SELFEMUSIFIED	KNITTING COTTON
Hydrophilic Silicone Oil	SILIT-8799H	WR 750 (Wacker)	SUPER STABLE/SELFEMUSIFIED	PRITNTING FABRICES
Hydrophilic Silicone Oil	SILIT-8980	WR 720 (Wacker)	SOFT/SMOOTH/SELFEMUSIFIED	KNITTING COTTON/TOWEL/PLYESTER

 

Macro emulsion oil

Type	Name	Replace	Handfeeling	Applied Fabrics
Hydrophilic Silicone Oil Macro soft	SILIT-8800N	NO	SOFT AND FLUFFY	TOWEL
Hydrophilic Silicone Oil Macro Smooth	SILIT-8300	GSQ200(RUDOLF)	SOFT AND SMOOTH	TOWEL

 

Secondly: I inroduce water repellent  as follows:

1.Carbon eight perfluorinated water repellent agent

2.Carbon six perfluorinated water repellent agent

3.Acrylate  water repellent（fluorine-free）

4. polyurethane water repellent（fluorine-free）

5. Silicone water repellent（fluorine-free）

 

Thirdly: I inroduce Demin washing products as follows

1) enzymes

1.Hydrogen peroxide removing enzyme

2.Cold bleaching enzyme

3.Neutral enzyme

4.Amylase

 

2) Antibanck staining for demin washing

ABS 100

ABS-300

ABS-90L