Tencel Care
Tencel is made from cellulose in wood pulp, which is harvested from tree-farmed trees. Cellulose is the natural polymer that makes up the living cells of all vegetation. The tree farms have been established on land unsuitable for food crops or grazing.
The fiber is produced via an advanced ‘closed loop’ solvent spinning process, with minimal impact on the environment and economical use of energy and water. The solvent used in the process is toxic but 99% is recovered and continually recycled.
1. Gentle hand-washed in cold water with a gentle detergent. Place the garment into the water and give it a gentle swirl wash.
2. Drain the water into a nearby plant and refill with clean, cold water. Rinse your garment by swishing it around a few more times, and then gently press it to remove excess water.
Tencel will shrink about 3% with the first washing and will resist shrinking from then on. All Indigo Luna garments have already been pre-shrunk with one gentle wash cycle
If you must touch up the garment with an iron, use a warm iron only. Too much direct heat may scorch the fabric.
One of the properties of Tencel is its potential to fibrillate. Fibrillation is where the wet fiber, through abrasive action, develops micro-fibrils (or tiny fibers) on its surface and beomes a little 'fluffy'. Please take care to only hand wash these garments and be gentle, especially when the garment is wet.
