Polyester Fabrics

Polyester is a synthetic fabric that’s usually derived from petroleum. This fabric
is one of the world’s most popular textiles, and it is used in thousands of
different consumer and industrial applications.

In some applications, this fabric may be the sole constituent of apparel products,
but it’s more common for polyester to be blended with cotton or another
natural fiber.
When blended with cotton, polyester improves the shrinkage, durability, and
wrinkling profile of this widely-produced natural fiber. This fabric is highly
resistant to environmental conditions, which makes it ideal for long-term use in
outdoor applications.

Nonetheless, this fabric remains one of the most widely-produced fabrics in the
world, and it’s hard to find consumer apparel that doesn’t contain at least some
percentage of polyester fiber. Apparel that contains polyester, however, will
melt in extreme heat, while most natural fibers char. Molten fibers can cause
irreversible bodily damage.

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