Rayon/Viscose (Plant-Based)

One of the primary advantages of plant based material in menswear is its exceptional ability to drape elegantly. Moreover, its breathability and moisture-absorbing properties make it an excellent choice for warm-weather attire, ensuring comfort without compromising style.

Rayon or viscose menswear has many benefits:

Breathability.
Excellent colour retention.
Absorbency.
Lightweight.
Soft & Silky.

However, if washed incorrectly, viscose can shrink. It can also crease your menswear easily.

Furthermore, consumers often believe that it is fully eco-friendly, as a plant-based material. But the manufacturing process involves chemical treatment to make the material stand up to regular usage and washing. Although, compared to synthetic fibre, it is more environmentally friendly.

VOCLA offers bamboo rayon underwear and modal rayon underwear. Both these are viscose textiles. Some modal is processed without chemical treatment, and therefore more environmentally friendly. The Lyocell process uses N-Methlymorpholine N-oxide as the solvent. This method produces little waste product, making it far more eco-friendly.

Overall viscose is a plant-based textile, though it is generally not as eco as expected. But there are advancements in technology that are improving this. The rayon textile offers a range of benefits at a cheaper cost than many other materials.