What Are Tencel Sheets?
What Are Tencel Sheets?
Tencel is the name of a brand of lyocell and modal materials, both of which are semi-synthetic fabrics. (Think what Tempur foam is to memory foam.) The material of Tencel is breathable and soft, often used in clothing and sheets – two product categories that benefit from softness and breathability. Tencel is made from a wood pulping process in which parts of wood are dissolved into a solution, dried and formed into solid threads or fibers.
Tencel vs. Cotton Sheets
The two main differences between Tencel and cotton come down to the material and feel. Tencel is made from a blend of wood pulp and a chemical solvent. Cotton is made from the cotton plant by a process that spins the cotton fibers. Tencel sheets feel a bit more satiny than cotton sheets – while they are both soft, they are soft in their own ways. The best way to categorize the difference in feel? Cotton is cozier and Tencel is silkier.
What Is Lyocell?
Tencel is a brand name of semi-synthetic materials. These materials are lyocell and modal. The more common of these two is lyocell – Tencel lyocell is the most popular for sheets and clothing. Lyocell is a semi-synthetic fabric made from plant-based threads in a wood-pulping process. (Once the wood is mixed with a chemical solvent, strained through small holes and dried, it becomes the fabric lyocell.)
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