Focus on Tencel, an amazing and perfect material for sports – JOG & JIM

Tencel, also called Lyocell, is an eco-friendly material used to make fabrics and clothing. It is a man-made synthetic fiber created from wood pulp and a non-toxic solvent.

Why does Tencel have a very low environmental impact?

What makes Lyocell a very ecological fiber is the fact that it is produced in a quasi-closed loop. Indeed, to produce Tencel, we recover the cellulose present in trees (often eucalyptus, bamboo or hardwoods), we dissolve this cellulose in a non-toxic solvent that is 99% recoverable, and we obtain our Tencel.

Manufacturing process of Tencel (Lyocell). Material derived from wood pulp. Jog et Jim uses this material to make comfortable and technical sportswear.

Since the non-toxic solvent is almost entirely recoverable, we can reuse it many times. Therefore, the only production needed to create Tencel is that of trees. However, the trees used to produce Tencel require very little water and have a high yield. For example, eucalyptus, often used to produce wood pulp, only needs the amount of rainwater it receives to grow, without pesticides or intensive irrigation.

There are two ways to recover cellulose from wood:

The first is to use wood scraps from the furniture industry, the wood of which itself comes from eco-managed forests.
The second is to extract cellulose directly from the trees. It is not necessary to cut down the trees, we simply strip them and their leaves. This allows them to regenerate very quickly.

We obtain 10 times more material per hectare of trees cultivated for Tencel than per hectare of cultivated cotton!

What are the characteristics of this material?

The fabric created from Tencel , is breathable , resistant and thermoregulating . It is therefore perfectly suited for sportswear . But that's not all! It is also hypoallergenic and absorbent.

Thanks to all its characteristics, a Lyocell garment will regulate perspiration, keep the body at an ideal temperature and thanks to its absorption, bacteria do not have time to form on the surface of the fabric, which prevents bad odors from appearing.

Moreover, with its soft texture, it is often compared to silk and even called “vegetable silk”. This makes it a textile that is particularly resistant to tearing and pilling.