Viscose is a type of rayon, which is a fiber made from regenerated cellulose. Unlike fully synthetic fabrics such as ...

Other recognisable fibres like viscose/rayon, modal and bamboo are known as semi-synthetic, as they're derived from natural materials that have been chemically broken down and reconstituted.

Unlike petroleum, trees and bamboo are renewable resources. These fibers are made the same way synthetic fibers are, by being pushed through holes and stretched. Rayon (Viscose), Lyocell (Tencel), and ...

We’ve probably all been told that to stay cool and dry, we should wear cotton – and yet sports shops are full of synthetic ‘technical fabrics’ designed to ‘wick away sweat’. So which ...