Next-Generation Textiles for Wellness Fabric and Comfortable Living

Wellness textiles represent a transformative innovation in fabric technology, where comfort meets functionality to promote overall wellbeing. These advanced fabrics are designed to enhance physical and mental health by incorporating features such as temperature regulation, antimicrobial properties, and the slow release of bioactive compounds like vitamins and essential oils. Smart textiles, integrating sensors or conductive fibers, also enable real time health monitoring, making them valuable in fitness, elderly care, and medical applications. From stress reducing weighted blankets to skin friendly probiotic garments, wellness textiles blend science and design to improve users' daily lives. The emotional and sensory aspects like touch, scent, and pressure contribute to stress relief, better sleep, and relaxation. These innovations are reshaping fashion, interior textiles, and personal health accessories by delivering comfort that supports the body and mind. While the field continues to grow, challenges remain in durability, affordability, and sustainable production. Nonetheless, wellness textiles mark a promising shift in how fabrics contribute to healthier living embedding care, comfort, and innovation into the very threads we wear.

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International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology
Published
2025-08-12
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https://doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2025.73158
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Crafts, Textile, and Design
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Next-Generation Textiles for Wellness Fabric and Comfortable Living

M. Prathiba
International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology
Crafts, Textile, and Design
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Next-Generation Textiles for Wellness Fabric and Comfortable Living

M. Prathiba
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Abstract

Wellness textiles represent a transformative innovation in fabric technology, where comfort meets functionality to promote overall wellbeing. These advanced fabrics are designed to enhance physical and mental health by incorporating features such as temperature regulation, antimicrobial properties, and the slow release of bioactive compounds like vitamins and essential oils. Smart textiles, integrating sensors or conductive fibers, also enable real time health monitoring, making them valuable in fitness, elderly care, and medical applications. From stress reducing weighted blankets to skin friendly probiotic garments, wellness textiles blend science and design to improve users' daily lives. The emotional and sensory aspects like touch, scent, and pressure contribute to stress relief, better sleep, and relaxation. These innovations are reshaping fashion, interior textiles, and personal health accessories by delivering comfort that supports the body and mind. While the field continues to grow, challenges remain in durability, affordability, and sustainable production. Nonetheless, wellness textiles mark a promising shift in how fabrics contribute to healthier living embedding care, comfort, and innovation into the very threads we wear.

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