Difference between Natural Fiber and Man-made Fiber

Introduction: 

Fibers are the fundamental components of all textiles. There are mainly two types of fiber. One is natural fiber and another is synthetic or man made fiber. Natural fibers are extracted from plants and animals. Manmade fiber are polyester, rayon, viscose staple fiber. Its is a process of wood pulp chemically treated and processed to make a fiber equal to natural fiber with same qualities.

Natural fiber VS Man made fiber

Difference between Natural Fiber and Man made Fiber:

Sl. no.	Natural Fiber	Man Made Fiber
1	The fibers which we get from nature re called natural fiber	The fibers which are developed by man re called man made fiber
2	Generally fibers are hydrophilic	Generally fibers are hydrophobic
3	No. of molecule controlled by nature	No. of molecule controlled by man
4	Length of the fiber is nature given	Length of the fiber is controlled by man
5	We get fibers as staple or filament	No question about short or long staple fiber. It depends on man will
6	Less strength and durability	More strength and durability
7	No need to spinneret for spinning process	Spinneret is essential for filament production
8	The fabric made from natural fiber is comfortable and good for health	Man made fiber is not comfortable and not good for health
9	Natural fiber is not favorable for finishing	Man made fibers are favorable for finishing
10	Comparatively less durable than synthetic fiber	Man made fibers are more durable than natural fiber
11	Fineness varies from one fiber to another fiber	Fineness depends on the manufacturers
12	Natural fiber has a great demand as humans wear	Synthetic fiber is widely used in every day life except humans wear
13	Natural fiber is called environment friendly	Man made fibers are not environment friendly. Some fibers are harmful for the environment like: Polypropylene
14	Natural fibers needs to scouring and bleaching process before wet processing	Scouring and bleaching is done in very few cases
15	It is not possible to change in fiber structure	It is easy to change in fiber structure
16	It is expensive	It is cheaper
17	Bears crimp naturally	We have to give crimp manually
18	It grows with its natural color	Colors are added in the solution bath as required
19	It is easy to dye the fiber	Coloration is not so easy as natural fiber
20	Dust and impurities could be in natural fiber	No dust or impurities contain in synthetic fiber
21	The use of natural fibers are limited than man made fiber	Man made fibers are used in multi task than natural fiber