Watch: Lyocell vs Viscose — Process Comparison

Name: Lyocell vs Viscose — Same Wood Pulp, Very Different Process
Uploaded: 2026-10-26
Duration: 22 s
Description: A 22-second comparison of lyocell and viscose. Both start as wood pulp, but lyocell's closed-loop NMMO process recovers 99.8% of its solvent with no sulfur residue, while conventional viscose is made with carbon disulfide in an open-loop process and loses about half its strength when wet.

Lyocell and viscose start from the same raw material — wood pulp — and end up as very different fibres. Viscose is made in an open-loop process using carbon disulfide, which can leave sulfur residue on the finished fibre; lyocell is made in a closed loop that recovers 99.8% of its solvent, with no sulfur anywhere in the process. This 22-second video shows what that means for the towel that touches your face.

Read the full three-fibre comparison: Lyocell vs Cotton: The Honest Comparison, or try the towel built on the winning fibre: InfiCare Pure-Touch Face Towels (80% Lyocell + 20% cotton).

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Watch: Lyocell vs Viscose — Process Comparison