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TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers are naturally soft to the touch and offer long-lasting comfort. When viewed under an electron microscope, TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers exhibit a smooth surface area, producing a soft handfeel and ensuring comfort for sensitive skin.

TENCEL™ Lyocell cellulose fibers absorb moisture more efficiently than cotton. This supports the body’s natural thermal regulating mechanism, keeping your skin feeling cool and dry throughout the day and night. Fabrics can also be engineered to provide warm and dry sensations on the skin.

Color pigments are deeply embedded into TENCEL™ Modal fibers, which retain long-lasting color vibrancy more than conventionally dyed fibers, and are less prone to fade even after repeated washing. Towels made of TENCEL™ Modal fibers retain outstanding color brilliance, making them shine perceptibly more vibrantly than cotton towels.

Exhibiting high flexibility, TENCEL™ Modal wood-based fibers offer textiles a long-lasting quality of exquisite softness. Owing to the fiber’s sleek cross-section, TENCEL™ Modal fibers enhance the soft touch of fabrics even after repeated washing.

Measurements and hand evaluations of softness show that TENCEL™ Modal fibers are twice as soft as cotton. The softness of TENCEL™ Modal fibers lasts longer and is able to withstand repeated wash and dry cycles compared to cotton.

TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers have gained a commendable reputation for their environmentally responsible, closed loop production process, which transforms wood pulp into cellulosic fibers with high resource efficiency and low environmental impact. This solvent-spinning process recycles process water and reuses the solvent at a recovery rate of more than 99%. Consumers can have the assurance that their fashion choices are not contributing to an adverse impact on the environment.

Numerous Lenzing innovations have been integrated in the production of TENCEL™ Modal fibers, to make the process environmentally sound. Lenzing strives to safeguard resources for future generations by the use of renewable energy and by the recovery of process chemicals.

TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers are derived from sustainable wood sources – sustainably managed forests. Wood and pulp used by the Lenzing Group is harvested from certified and controlled sources.

TENCEL™ Modal fibers are mainly manufactured from the renewable raw material beech wood, sourced from sustainable forests in Austria and neighboring countries

Terry towels with pile containing 30% to 50% of TENCEL™ Lyocell and Modal fibers in blends with cotton help to improve the loop security after washing.

TENCEL™ Lyocell and Modal fibers offer efficient moisture absorption.

TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers absorb moisture efficiently. In comparison to polyester and synthetics, and even to cotton, there is less available moisture formed on the surface of the fiber for bacteria to grow. Consequently, TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers provide a less favorable environment for bacterial growth. The high moisture absorption ability also generates a less favorable ambience for dust mites compared to cotton.

TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers absorb moisture efficiently to help make your sleeping environment dry and pleasant, which is one of the important factors contributing to good sleep comfort. This aligns with the body´s natural thermal regulating mechanism, giving you a feeling of restful relaxation during sleeping. With satisfactory sleep quality, you may feel refreshed when you wake up. Beddings made with TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers thus contribute to stable sleep phases in the night.

TENCEL™ Modal fibers are specially developed for use in pile terry cloths in blends with cotton. Terry towels containing 30% to 50% of TENCEL™ Modal fibers in blends with cotton are perceived to maintain their voluminous handfeel after several washes. A soft handfeel combined with bulkiness give a luxurious feel to towels containing TENCEL™ Modal fibers.

The STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX^® certification confirms that TENCEL™ Lyocell and Modal fibers have been tested for numerous regulated and non-regulated harmful substances and are therefore harmless for human health.