Soy Fiber (Soybeans)
The following Q & A will provide some
insights to soybean fiber and why it is a great
fabric choice.
Why Soybean Fiber?
Soybean fiber has been touted as “vegetable
cashmere”, it has an incredible soft-to-hand
feel, second-skin comfort (fiber contains 20
amino acids), luster, loft and drape, combined
with durability, and good wear.
Soybean fiber is an eco-friendly fiber using
renewable natural resource as raw material.
Manufacturing is done through extract protein
from leftover dregs from soybean oil or tofu
production and add biological enzyme to make
spinning solution. The bean dregs, after having
their protein extracted, can be used as fodder
or fertilizers. All auxiliary used in the
production of soybean fiber are of a harmless
nature, and most auxiliaries are recyclable.
What is soybean fiber?
Soybean fiber is a sustainable textile fiber
made from renewable natural resources. It is
part of an effort moving consumers away from
petrochemical textile products and turning waste
into useful products.
What is the manufacturing process of soybean
fiber?
Manufacturing is done through using
cutting-edge bioengineering extract proteins
from leftover dregs from soybean
oil/tofu/soymilk production. Then through a
process called wet-spinning, the protein liquids
are forced through a device resembling a shower
head, called a spinneret, to make liquid soy.
Finally, the liquid soy is solidified to make
soybean fiber.
The raw material, bean dregs, after having
their protein extracted, can be used as fodder
or fertilizer. All auxiliaries used in
production of soybean fiber are of a harmless
nature, and they are recyclable making the
production process a closed end process.
How does soybean fiber help our environment?
Soybean fiber is part of "sustainable
clothing", where sustainable raw materials or
waste are used to produce textile products.
Soybean fiber does not add any extra burden on
mother nature. Another way to look at it is like
using "recycled paper", turning waste into
useful things thus greatly reduced impact on
environment.
How does soybean fiber compare to other fibers?
Soybean fiber is soft, smooth, and light. It
has cashmere feel, but is smoother than
cashmere. Soybean fiber has joyful silky
luster with perfect drape and elegant feel.
It has the same moisture absorption as
cotton but with better moisture transmission
than cotton, making it more comfortable to
wear. Soybean fiber has a stronger tensile
strength than wool and almost as good as
wool in terms of warmth retention.
Caring for soybean fabric is relatively easy
as it can be machine washed with little
shrinkage and air-dried. We don't recommend
high temperature drying because it will
damage the protein structure.
Are
babysoy
brand soybean fiber clothes made under fair
trade condition?
Yes!!
babysoy makes 100% certain that our
contractors are practicing fair trade and obey
the local labor laws. Every year, our inspector
will visit the contractors' facility 3-4 times
without advance notice and make sure everything
meets requirements.
