Plastisol Softener
Plastisol softener additive is a low-migration plasticizer blend designed to reduce the stiffness and Shore hardness of cured plastisol ink films, producing a significantly softer hand feel without compromising washfastness or print durability. Unlike simple reducers that thin the ink in press, softener modifies the physical properties of the cured film itself, making it particularly valuable for fashion prints where a soft, comfortable feel is required. Addition rates of 5–15% by weight deliver progressive softening results.
Key Applications
- Softening cured print hand feel for fashion and comfort apparel
- Reducing stiffness on large, solid flood-coated print areas
- Customizing ink feel for premium garment printing
- Blending with standard plastisol to achieve soft-hand systems
Frequently Bought Together
Plastisol Reducer
Plastisol reducer is a plasticizer-based additive that lowers the viscosity and body of plastisol inks to improve flow characteristics and facilitate printing through high mesh counts or fine detail screens.
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Plastisol cure accelerator is a chemical catalyst additive that lowers the effective gelation and full-cure temperature of plastisol inks, enabling complete fusion at belt temperatures 15–25°C below the standard cure threshold.
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Plastisol PU additive introduces polyurethane chemistry into standard plastisol systems, converting conventional plastisol inks into flexible, stretch-resistant formulations suitable for elastic and synthetic fabric substrates.