Nylon/Lycra Fabric is preferred by most quality swimwear manufactures because the Lycra blend fabrics have many advantages.
This article is going to highlight a few of those benefits to help you make a more informed decision when buying your next swimsuit.
First before we get started, stay away from cotton! It is very rare that you will find a good swimwear manufacture that will use cotton in there swimsuits. Cotton absorbs water, doesn't stretch, and most importantly it will not hold up in chlorine.
Nylon is lightweight, non-absorbent, extremely strong, and dries very fast. Making a swimsuit made with Nylon blended Lycra, a durable, form fitting, and fast drying fabric.
Why is Nylon/Lycra fabric important to quality swimwear?
The term Lycra is the trade make name for Spandex and has become a name of reference for stretch fabric containing spandex. This is what gives a high quality swimsuit the support, figure shaping, and snug body hugging fit. You desire the most in a swimsuit. Lycra also absorbs coloring dyes very well, giving you that bright, brilliant color your looking for. However Lycra is not very strong, making the reason for blinding it with other fabric very important.
Heath Benefits:
Nylon/Lycra fabric also blocks harmful UV rays. Depending on the percentage of the blend it will block 80-100% of ultraviolet rays.
Pictured are three examples of Nylon/Lycra swimsuits. These swimsuits can be viewed at Sunnyside Swimwear, along with a full selection of bikinis, tankinis, one piece swimsuits and swim dresses.
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