What Is Skin Fabric?
Skin fabric, also known as skin windbreaker fabric, refers to a kind of ultra-thin fabric that is relatively light, sun-proof, waterproof and comfortable to wear. The appearance is not much different from sunscreen clothing, but they still have a certain deviation in functional characteristics.
Skin clothing is equivalent to our second skin. Good ventilation and perspiration as well as abrasion resistance make this type of clothing protect our skin well. Skin clothing is suitable for outdoor sports such as mountaineering and cycling. Compared with ordinary windbreakers and sunscreen clothes, skin clothing has more colors and is more fashionable and beautiful. Now it is more popular among people under 40 years old in the market.
Features of Skin Fabric
Skin windbreaker, as the name suggests, is to have some properties of the skin, such as breathability, perspiration, wear resistance, lightness and so on. The material used in the skin trench coat is different from ordinary fabrics, such as extremely light weight, exceptionally comfortable contact, good air permeability, certain wind resistance, water resistance, and softness. It is like a thin layer of human skin.
The fabrics of common skin trench coats are mainly composed of nylon, polyester and nylon, among which nylon fabrics have the highest cost price. Nylon fabric has good elasticity, alkali resistance, abrasion resistance, and feels smooth and comfortable. Polyester fabric is stiffer than nylon, resistant to acid and high temperature. The properties of nylon and polyester are between the two according to the ratio of ingredients. The higher the ratio of nylon, the softer the fabric.
Skin Fabric: Nylon
Nylon can be said to be the most suitable fabric for skin clothing. In addition to elasticity, nylon has outstanding performance in abrasion resistance and acid and alkali resistance. The fabric is soft and smooth, and the skin garment made of nylon will not have a sense of bondage. The price of nylon skin garment will be higher than that of polyester.
Skin Fabric: Polyester
Polyester is also one of the fabrics commonly used to produce skin garments. Because the elasticity of polyester is very general, it is usually blended with nylon or spandex in a certain proportion.
Skin Fabric: Brocade Polyester
Through special dyeing, advanced finishing and pattern making, the fabric has natural wrinkle effect, more creativity, bright style and smooth hand feeling. The fabric is light in texture, high in density, small in size and easy to carry.
How To Choose Skin Clothing?
In the traditional process, the realization of anti-ultraviolet and water-repellent properties requires adding a functional coating on the basis of the fabric, but the added coating of clothing will inevitably sacrifice the air permeability and lightness of the custom athletic apparel. This is why some people feel that wearing a skin trench coat is a bit hot.
However, a fabric technology that solves this problem physically has been born. Instead of applying the coating directly to the surface of the fabric as in the traditional process, the coating molecules are woven into each fiber during the spinning process, and then spun into fabric. It not only ensures the functionality of the fabric, but also ensures its breathability and comfort. At present, the microporous series of Patagonia, Ozark, Bleiak and Dewclaw are using this technology.
Objectively speaking, in the process of climbing, many climbers choose quick-drying clothes, and skin windbreakers are more popular among urban travelers or sports fashionistas. But in the hot summer or spring and autumn season, a good skin trench coat can also play an irreplaceable role outdoors.
