Still Wrapped in plastic?
How will it be when you wrap yourself in plastic? Obviously, no one even wants to imagine that suffocation. What if i say, the synthetic fabrics you wear is a cousin of plastic! Maybe they are: Affordable, Cheap, Easily available, wrinkle free, Good elasticity,.. Is all these properties enough for being our second skin? Before we delve into the issues, let's have a short brief on synthetic fabrics History Dates back to early 1800s, with the original goal to mimic natural fibers, especially the silk fabric. Silk was considered to be a labor oriented and expensive material, so there was a search for a cheaper alternative to silk. This process started with chemically modifying the bark of trees and this led to the invention of ' modern day Rayon' . In 1924, viscose solution of xanthamate was found and this liquid was used in the production of rayon. We all are aware of the term ' Viscose Rayon ' used popularly nowadays. It was considered as the 'artificial si...