Scented Fabrics
February 26, 2003
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Posted by Aubrey Turner
Shoppers with a nose for fashion will soon be able to buy perfumed clothes thanks to new technology that allows scents to be woven into fabric.
The technology, called Sensory Perception Technologies (SPT), will allow firms to weave particles of moisturisers, deodorants, fragrances and even anti-tobacco agents into fabrics.
“Early trials have proved SPT a success with many global clothing companies interested in a host of products from moisturisers and deodorisers to signature scents,” ICI, whose fragrances unit Quest developed the technology with marketing body, The Woolmark Company, said in a statement on Monday.
ICI said the technology will allow fabric makers to incorporate tiny droplets in miniature waterproof particles into fabrics that can be activated by movement or touch.
I can see plenty of uses for a fabric with a built-in deodorizer. Perhaps we wouldn’t be forced to share other people’s B.O. in elevators and other confined spaces.
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We are interested this new technology that enables scents to be woven into fabrics. We would like more information based on this. Can you please put me in touch with a representative that handles this type of SPT technology?
Ms. Fontana,
I don’t have any contacts in this area, since I’m just a weblogger who thought that this was interesting technology. However, I was able to find that The Woolmark Company (http://www.woolmark.com/) is marketing this technology. They’ve also made more information available online at the URL shown below (contact information is also included).
SP Sensory Technology:
http://melpub.wool.com/enews2.nsf/f32b26289d07c6894a25684d00086e1b/5b3e057d87a07fcd80256c8300547e17?OpenDocument
The above technology is well known since 1992, but has its limmits as well as that the market is not sofar yet. Maybe in 2 5 years this market will grow. We can give the application a beautifull name, but finally it is already there for years and waiting for usage. If you or someone else wants some more information about a project or for there own product, don’t hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards
Robbert A. Korenhof
I am a fashion designer and following a mastercourse in Fashion strategy. my final project is about a new shopping concept in clothing. I am searching for new way’s to attach
clothing pieces with each other. Not in the way we all know,like stitching but a new and improved
way. I read your new technology about putting parfume in clothes and I think its great! I really like to have some more information about this technology and maby some more new improvements in fabrics. Kind regards
Janneke Peters from The Netherlands
i am a fashion design student from india i am planning to use scented fabric for my graduation show i would like to know where to source the fabrics and the costing. please reply as soon as possible ,
thankyou
shimai
Everyone, please see the second comment above for all the information that I have on this topic.
I would like to find out more information about the cost of the SPT and about the costs required by the implementation of this technology. Also, in which countries it has been distributed so far?