Why Should you Consider an Alternate Down Comforter Made with Ingeoâ„¢ Fiber?

By: Sonia Giles

If you are a firm believer in ‘going green’ and looking for an alternative down comforter you may consider one made with Ingeo™ fiber instead of polyester filled. Ingeo™ fiber is the newest biotechnology fiber made from ingredients from the earth, hence the name. The fiber is made entirely from annually renewable plant sugars derived from corn and has many benefits. This means the fiber will be in abundance and provide the ability to manufacture many products like down alternative comforters. It also means they may be more affordable for people.

Because the Ingeo™ fiber is man-made from 100% annually renewable resources, it completely revolutionizes the textile industry by limiting the collective impact oil based products have on the earth’s natural resources. In addition, Ingeo™ fiber production emits 60% to 80% less greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and still meets the performance requirements of petroleum based products like polyester filled down alternative comforters.

A spokesperson for NatureWorks LLC reports that textile products made with Ingeo™ fiber “outperforms other synthetics in resistance to UV light, retains strength and color overtime, can be laundered using standard washing and drying machines, demonstrates good soil release, is quick drying, and is said to have a subtle luster and fluid drape�. “In spun form, the products can look and feel a lot like natural fibers (e.g. cotton, pleasant to wear), yet has moisture management properties like channel fiber--- high wicking, etc. Another amazing factor is that when down comforters made with Ingeo™ fibers have reached the end of their usefulness they can be put back into the earth because they are degradable. They will add nutrition to the soil because they are made of 100% natural ingredients.

Ingeoâ„¢ fiber provides one of the best options for society to become more environmentally friendly and responsible. There are many products that can be made from this type of fiber which include down alternative comforters, apparel, carpeting, furnishings, water bottles and more. Today, there are many leading manufacturers around the world actively developing products made from Ingeoâ„¢. Products are already on the market and available for purchase in places like the United States, Japan, and Europe.

So many people purchase polyester filled down alternative comforters, tennis shoes, clothing, paper, water bottles and more without realizing that these are actually petroleum based. Ingeoâ„¢ fiber is helping humanity decrease its dependency on petroleum and given the textile world an opportunity to manufacture products without the need for petroleum. Ingeoâ„¢ fiber is made from 100% natural resources that can be grown as quickly as one year. The best alternative down comforter can only be made of a natural resource fiber such as Ingeoâ„¢ and still provide the same quality and comfort as other man made products. This fiber has completely revolutionized the textile world and allowed the companies to be environmentally responsible.

Short description: In the last 8 years biotechnologists have discovered a way of manufacturing a new textile fiber called Ingeoâ„¢. Ingeoâ„¢ is entirely made from annually renewable plant sugars derived from corn and has many benefits. Ingeoâ„¢ fiber has been decreasing our need for oil based products like down alternative comforters, clothing, water bottles and more & emits 60% - 80% less greenhouse gases.

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Sonia Giles is a Registered Nurse and homemaker from Oregon who is particularly interested and seeks ways to decrease our dependency in oil and increase techniques for using renewable resources for product manufacturing. Other interests include personal and home security, scrapbooking, sewing, and internet merchandising. This article is copyrighted, all rights reserved, and it may be used only if kept entirely intact with the author's name and URL. www.plushcomforters.com

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