How do we differentiate between synthetic fibres and cotton?

Cotton is natural fiber cultivated by the human and is the commercial crop which have an huge value. Which poses lot of natural properties. Synthetic fibers are called as man made fibers which is the by products of petroleum industry. read more

The simplest way to differentiate between cotton and synthetic fabrics is the burn test. Take a thread or fiber of the fabric in question and burn it with a match or lighter, and observe what happens. read more

Linen comes from a plant and burns a bit slower than cotton does. Its ash will crumble on touch. If a fabric is synthetic. Synthetic fabrics are sometimes hard to differentiate from natural fabrics by look and feel, but behave much different in a burn test. Most synthetic fabrics will burn like plastic when lit. read more

The cotton plant yields natural cotton fiber used in making clothes, clinical cotton wool and sanitary pads. Silk worms produce silk, and wool is obtained by shaving off bred sheep such as the Merino variety. Another natural fiber, linen, is obtained from the flax plant. Synthetic fibers are extracted from chemical sources. read more