Authors Hema Upadhayay, Shahnaz Jahan, Monika Upreti
Technical changes are totally changing the fashion market in coming years. In the coming years, approximately 80% textiles will be technical or functionalised. Today, cosmetic textiles also consider the part of technical textiles as it introduces innovative textile materials. Cosmetotextiles is A textile article that contains a substance or a preparation that is intended to be released sustainability on to the different superficial parts of the human body, especially the skin, and which claim particular properties such as cleansing, perfume, change of appearance, protection, maintenance in good condition, or correction of body odours. Cosmetotextiles are classified on the basis of end use, ingredients used and fabric used. Various agents used in Cosmetotextiles are slimming agents, aromas and perfumes, anticellulite agents, moisturising agents, sunlight absorption agents and antioxidants agents. Cosmetotextiles are created by microencapsulation, grafting, doping and coating technique by incorporating different substances for body care or health that are gradually transferred to the skin by movement, pressure or the effect of the skins natural warmth. There are various natural and synthetic materials which are used in Cosmetotextiles like essential oils, fruit extract, flower extracts, plant extracts and animal extracts as natural sources along with some synthetic substances including iron oxide, zinc oxide, ethane diol and zinc nanoparticles etc. some commercially available Cosmetotextiles are refreshing wipes, eye-pads, hair towel, shapers, etc. Cosmetotextiles represents a fast emerging market for both the cosmetics industry and the textile industry, techniques used for applying cosmetic effects over textiles, there are essentially different ways of applying cosmetic effects on textiles; Microencapsulation, coating, dope insertion. Microencapsulation is a micro packaging technique that involves the production of microcapsules which act as barrier walls of solids or liquids. These capsules are produced by deposition of a thin polymer coating on dispersions of solids in liquids. The core ingredients in these capsules gradually transfer to the skin by the movement, pressure, skin natural warmth and the enzymes thus these cosmetic textiles nourish and revive the skin when worn next to skin, The microencapsulation of cosmetic ingredients for textiles was first commercialized by the brand Cognis with their Skintex® line. Canadian company In vista in 2003 in conjunction with Celessence launched LYCRA® body care range and draw the attention of customers as well as manufacturers around the world, in the same year French brand Lytess launched slimming tights, a wide range of anticellulite shape wear were further launched by the company in the successive years. Another French company Skin up in the year 2005 also launches a range of slimming garments, The range of application for these textiles has greatly expanded in recent years by the progressive involvement of high profile companies in the cosmetics and textile industries like Lipotech, Clariant International, Dogi, Euro jersey, Nilit, Teijin Fibers and Wrangler, Pozzi Electra had developed a composite fiber Crabyon from chitosan (ingredient derived from crab?s pulp) known for its healing properties.Emana a polyamide 6.6 yarn containing bioactive mineral crystals in its polymer matrix was launched by Solvay. Emana a specially design nano fiber enriched with bioactive crystals which helps in absorbing human body heat and augment the microcirculatory blood flow which brings an improvement in the collagen synthesis and hence increase skin?s elasticity and softness. Lenzing launched its first product Tancel C (Tancel + Chitosan) fibre which contains microcapsules of chitosan in the realm of the spun cellulosic. The resultant fiber not only provides silky texture to the wearer but also helps in maintaining the body moisture content and enhances the cell regeneration.Nylon microfiber Noveral was patented in 2006 by Nurel which incorporates the microcapsules into the polymer of nylon yarn, before extrusion. Development of Novarel nylon has enabled several of world knitters, to develop collections of shape wear fabrics with permanent well being, benefits. A specialty yarn Nilit breeze from Nilit was designed for summer, to create soft-touch, with a unique cooling effect. It consists of flat cross section with inorganic micron particles which ensure the lower of body temperature.
