Isn’t it fascinating how ducks can dive under water and reemerge with their feathers still dry? Ducks and all water fowl produce an oily secretion that makes their plumage repel water.

Technologies biomimics this natural impregnation water repellent function. ecorepel® imitates this natural protection as a highly functional, odorless, high-tech finish. It is based on long paraffin chains that wrap themselves spiral-like around individual fibres, filaments or yarns in a very fine film. This reduces surface tension so that water droplets and even mud with significantly higher surface tension run off simply. The breathability is not affected and the feel remains pleasantly soft.

What makes ecorepel® an ecological technology? It consists of biodegradable paraffin chains that donnot contain any fluorocarbons. ecorepel® passes Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 and complies with bluesign®, the world’s most stringent textile production standard. ecorepel® is a high-tech performance finish that does not negatively affect our environment, in its manufacture nor its use. The new finish was displayed at ISPO in Munich for the first time.