We Love the Process
New Viscoses
We know what you are thinking: “Oh, Fiosgood, what a mistake! Viscose, really? Viscose production is highly predatory and polluting. Why use this fabric?”
Let me tell you why: viscose is a man-made fiber made of cellulose extracted from any type of plant. To make our viscose, we use agro-waste from different crops such as rose bushes, banana trees, corn husks etc., and extract the cellulose from these materials using natural inputs (rather than petrochemical ones) such as saline water, soapberries and a tamarind paste solution. It is through natural chemical processes (yes! chemical processes happen in nature, and always have!) that we extract the cellulose needed to produce filaments. Ancient wisdom and technology come together in the production of our magical viscoses. Be still my heart!
Organic Textiles
What if we told you that cotton isn’t as unthreatening as it looks? Conventional cotton has enormous social and environmental impacts. The high level of pesticides used in cotton crops not only pollutes the soil but puts the health of farmers and field workers, who often work with little safety and no labor rights, at risk. Besides contributing to the destruction of forests and local fauna, traditional cotton farming requires huge amounts of water and the use of GMO seeds.
Organic agriculture is an alternative to these traditional practices. Based on family farming, it offers better working conditions for field workers. This type of practice helps protect soil health, ecosystems and people. It also doesn’t require synthetic pesticides (or fertilizers) or genetically modified seeds.
Requires less water and no pesticides
Promotes better working conditions for farmers
Preserves fiber quality
Biodegradable Textiles
You may have heard about biodegradability. But what does it really mean?
Biodegradable fabrics are called so due to their ability to get decomposed by natural processes, such as bacterial activity. Besides the ability to quickly decompose, to be classified as biodegradable they cannot generate polluting waste.
In general, the decomposition process of these products generates carbon dioxide (CO2), water and biological material. This gives them the ability to be returned to nature, generating the least possible impact on living beings and the environment.
Natural compounds that are easily decomposed
Decrease the amount of toxic waste
Keeps the ecosystem in balance
Protects the nature
We bury the fabrics in pots with soil in our office. After 90 days this is the result. 😀
Viscose Milho Canjica before biodegradability lab test.
Viscose Milho Canjica: 1 month in an environment that simulates landfill in the lab.
Weft of Viscose Milho Canjica seen under the microscope after 1 month in an environment that simulates the sanitary landfill in the laboratory.
Welft of Viscose Milho Canjica seen unther the microscope before being tested.