About Us.
Start-up Vegan Textile & Innovations is founded in the search of eco-friendly
and non-cruel alternative to Silk like smooth and luxurious textiles.
With the rise of people opting for cruelty free lifestyle and consciousness to
environment, motivated us in innovating new blends of plant-based fibers to make it feel & look like luxury textile.
Till now the best available alternative to silk comes from Polyester. Polyester is cheap and versatile and for that reason it has become ubiquitous in fashion, but the environmental impacts of polyester are also significant.
Why Non-Petroleum Silk Alternative:
Best known, so called Vegan Silk is Poly-Silk. But the production of polysilk uses crude oil, many harmful chemicals, including carcinogens, and if emitted to water and air untreated, can cause significant environmental damage.
More than 70 billion barrels of oil are used to make polyester each year. It is not bio-degradable and will persist in the eco-system even as it eventually breaks apart. In fact, it is believed that synthetic garments are the biggest source of microplastic pollution in the oceans because up to 1900 fibres can be washed off one garment every time it is washed.
it still requires more than double the energy of conventional cotton to produce. The production of polyester uses harmful chemicals, including carcinogens, and if emitted to water and air untreated, can cause significant environmental damage. Most polyester is produced in countries such as China, Indonesia and Bangladesh where environmental regulations are lax, and air and water pollution is often discharged untreated, resulting in significant pollution and harm to communities in the vicinity of (as well as downstream and downwind of) manufacturing plants. The water-intensity of production is much lower than for natural fibres. However, polyester cannot be dyed using low impact and natural dyes. This means that the detrimental impact on water supplies is potentially far greater.
Apart from environment, Poly silk is also not good for human skin. This unnatural chemical is not made for constant human contact. Polysilk is cheap but putting all the cost on the customer`s health.
