Milk Casein

Background

What Is Milk Cotton Fabric?

Milk cotton is a type of fabric that is made with the casein powder found in milk. This type of fabric is also called milk fiber or casein fiber, and it has historically been mixed with a number of substances to provide them with a cotton-like texture and tensility.

These days, most casein fiber is mixed with acrylonitrile, which is the same substance that’s used to make acrylic clothing. Therefore, milk cotton isn’t a truly organic fiber, and it is generally considered to be synthetic or semi-synthetic.

Interestingly, a German fashion designer named Anke Domaske claims to have created a form of milk cotton made from only casein fiber, which means that the fabric she produces can be considered to be entirely organic. Domaske’s company is called Qmilk, and she claims that she had the idea to develop a synthetic-free version of casein fabric after a family member became allergic to most types of clothing upon developing a certain type of cancer.

Intrigued by the potential of milk fiber but discouraged by the manufacturing process currently used to make this fabric, Domaske developed her own method of creating casein fabric without using any toxic chemicals. She claims to make all of her Qmilk garments from waste milk generated by German dairies that can’t be consumed by humans.