22 Facts About Microfiber

Microfiber is used to make mats, knits, and weaves, for apparel, upholstery, industrial filters, and cleaning products.

Microfiber fabric is frequently used for athletic wear, such as cycling jerseys, because the microfiber material wicks moisture away from the body; subsequent evaporation cools the wearer.

Microfiber is very elastic while still holding its shape, making it suitable for undergarments.

Microfiber holds up well through time and is more stain-resistant than other fabrics.

Microfiber can be used to make tough, very soft fabric for clothing, often used in skirts and jackets.

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Microfiber can be made into Ultrasuede, a synthetic imitation of suede leather, which is cheaper and easier to clean and sew than natural suede leather.

Microfiber is used to make many accessories that traditionally have been made from leather: wallets, handbags, backpacks, book covers, shoes, cell phone cases, and coin purses.

Microfiber fabric is lightweight, durable, and somewhat water repellent, so it makes a good substitute.

Microfiber to be most effective as a cleaning product, especially for water-soluble soils and waxes, it should be a split microfiber.

Microfiber that is used in non-sports-related clothing, furniture, and other applications is not split because it is not designed to be absorbent, just soft.

Microfiber can be electrostatically charged for special purposes like filtration.

Microfiber products used for consumer cleaning are generally constructed from split conjugated fibers of polyester and polyamide.

Microfiber products are able to absorb oils especially well and are not hard enough to scratch even paintwork unless they have retained grit or hard particles from previous use.

Microfiber is widely used by car detailers to handle tasks such as removing wax from paintwork, quick detailing, interior cleaning, glass cleaning, and drying.

Microfiber is used in many professional cleaning applications, for example in mops and cleaning cloths.

Microfiber textiles designed for cleaning clean on a microscopic scale.

Microfiber cleaning tools absorb fat and grease and their electrostatic properties allow them to attract dust strongly.

Microfiber cloths are used to clean photographic lenses as they absorb oily matter without being abrasive or leaving a residue, and are sold by major manufacturers such as Sinar, Nikon and Canon.

Microfiber is unsuitable for some cleaning applications as it accumulates dust, debris, and particles.

Microfiber is used for water insulation in automotive car covers.

Microfiber textiles tend to be flammable if manufactured from hydrocarbons or carbohydrates and emit toxic gases when burning, more so if aromatic or treated with halogenated flame retardants and azo dyes.

Microfiber products enter the oceanic water supply and food chain similar to other microplastics.