Raw cotton, Texture : Soft

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossipier in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose.
Raw Material Used : Cotton fiber can be woven or knitted into fabrics such as velvet, corduroy, chambray, velour, jersey and flannel.  In addition to textile products like underwear, socks and t-shirts, cotton is also used in fishnets, coffee filters, book binding and archival paper.  Cotton is a food AND a fiber crop.  Cotton seed is fed to cattle and crushed to make oil.  This cottonseed oil is used for cooking and in products like soap, margarine, emulsifiers, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, rubber and plastics.
Technical specification :

• Cellulose - 91.00%
• Water - 7.85%
• Protoplasm, pectin’s - 0.55%
• Waxes, fatty substances - 0.40%
• Mineral salts - 0.20%