KNOW YOUR BEDDING MATERIAL - POLYESTER!

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Polyester is a man-made and natural fiber produced from polymers which contain the ester functional group in their main chain. Polyester sheets are often found in motels and hotels, where durability and cleanliness is preferred. Normally polyester sheets and bedding is scratchy, stiff and inexpensive. Polyester is more likely used as filler in blends of cotton sheets.

ADVANTAGES

• It’s inexpensive.
• Polyester is machine washable and quick-drying
•  It is a strong fiber and is resistant to sun-fade.
•  It may be made as a thin fiber which can be woven into thin fabric mimicking the appearance of expensive fabrics such as silk or cotton.
•  At a medium-woven weight, it is wrinkle resistant.

DISADVANTAGES

• It does not breathe.
• It traps moisture between fabric layers.
• It’s warms to touch and stays warm.
• Polyester fabric will pill, it does not wick moisture away from the sleeper's skin.
• Oil and grease stains tend to set permanently. 

Tell us, does the pros outweigh the cons for you? 

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