Textile Softener Packages and Their Application

Textile softeners are not all the same. This is why you have several types: detergents, liquid fertilizers, biodegradable chemicals and enzymes, among others. So how do you, as a textile designer, find the correct solution for your particular projects? It can be overwhelming if you try to look at it as one. Read on to learn more about the types of textile softeners and the applications they are best used in.

Detergents: they work well on paper products and on fabric but not so well on textiles. Some of them will soften the finish on cotton fabrics but won't soften the finish on polyester fabric. Many textile softener products on the market are formulated to work on paper products and fabrics only, but they are marketed towards dry or waxy textiles. Polyester fabrics, though the most common, are not waxy. In fact, some detergent products may actually cause damage to the finish on some types of cotton fabrics. Using these products on cotton fabric can damage the threading on your hessian or karastan textiles and can shorten their lifespan.

Fatty Amides and Cationic Products: they are a type of textile softener that contains either of them (the two are usually mixed) and they are a type of softening agent that is used mostly in paper production. They work by softening the fibres that they come into contact with, but this effect doesn't last long. Fatty amides, however, produce smoother fibres. Some manufacturers combine the two to make a more effective combination that also softens fibres more gradually.

The most commonly found cationic softeners are sodium bentonite and calcium bentonite. They are usually mixed together in a powder form, mixed with water, and then poured into a machine. Then, they will be run through a variety of spinning cycles to generate electricity. The electricity produced by the spinning action softens the fibre and helps to reduce the tensile stress on it.

The main advantage of these types of softeners is that they are cheap, but they also have a downside: they are not very effective. They are good for softening fabrics and for use in paper products, but in addition, they have other applications as well. For example, many of these types of emulsifiers are now commonly used in hydrophilic finishing systems. Hydrophilic finishing systems soften textiles and hydrophobic finishing systems, which do not soften textiles, use silicone softeners. These two types of softeners are often combined, to get the best of both worlds.

When you compare softeners, you should always consider their effects on your finished product and the application to which they are applicable. For example, there are some softener packages that have the effect of increasing dimensional stability. For example, there are some magnasoft packers that have an increased packaging type density (KPD). This means that the package has higher strength at the point of contact and hence, it is easier to handle and more durable. By the same token, some magnasoft packs use a smaller packaging type density (SD), which means that the packing type is more lightweight (which is good for transportation purposes).