Devan Chemicals NV, the Ronse-based developer of finishing technologies for textiles, will showcase some of its latest health and wellness solutions at the upcoming Heimtextil trade show in Frankfurt, Germany, which takes place on 8-11 of January. Devan will occupy Booth B28 in Hall 11.0 at Messe Frankfurt next week.
As millions of people suffer from sleep deprivation due to sleep disorders like insomnia, Devan has looked into ways in which it can help. Revitalising the body through sleep is a key component of a healthy lifestyle and to help with this Devan has added cannabidiol (CBD) to its R-Vital sleep promoting range of microencapsulated active ingredients that enhance textiles with anti-oxidative effects, the company says. This rich CBD tincture or extract, Devan adds, has a balancing effect that helps facilitate a good night’s sleep.
Originating from ancient civilisations in Asia, CBD-rich hemp has long been used for its positive health benefits. Devan believes it has succeeded in encapsulating this CBD, which is extracted from hemp, a non-psychoactive type of cannabis.
Devan has applied its expertise to encapsulate active ingredients or extracts such as CBD and valerian root for use in its sleep-promoting R-Vital range of products. These can be applied to everything from bedding to sleepwear fabrics. When the skin touches the fabric, the resulting friction causes the capsules to break, releasing the ingredients to the body.
Since skin is the body’s largest organ, Devan has utilised it to transport these ingredients, adding comfort, care and well-being to the body while sleeping, the company says.
Meanwhile, the benefits of argan oil from the Moroccan Desert are only just been realised around the world despite the fact that Berber women have been harvesting the oil for around 3500 years because it is an important element in haircare for Muslim women who wear hijabs.
Devan has now added argan oil to its Health & Wellness range. Sleeping on a pillow containing argan oil capsules can help to hydrate and nourish the hair and scalp, the company says. Devan has leveraged its R-Vital range to create its own blend for specific and unique solutions, including for pillow covers, bed sheets, cover sheets and sleepwear.
Elsewhere, during the recent Performance Days fabric trade fair in Munich, a specific member of Devan’s R-Vital range of functional finishes - a blend of “Ubiquinol (Q10), sea kelp and thyme oil” - earned praise from the jury, which awarded it a “100% Jury Like” stamp. That designation means that all members of the jury selected the sample, a recognition granted to only a handful of the 1,400 applications.
Devan says the Q10 blend offers sports recovery through textiles. It reinforces the body’s antioxidants, thereby disarming damaging free-radicals and having an overall anti-aging effect, the company adds. Devan collaborated on the development of this product with Japanese pharmaceutical company Kaneka Corp.
