- Aesthetic treatments improve the appearance or touch (sensation) of the fabric. chemical treatments are considered as wet treatments and mechanical treatments as dry treatments.
Finshing Classifications are done by their degree of permanency. These classifications are :
- Temporary - The finish is removed by washing or dry-cleaning; e.g. calendaring (similar to pressing).
- Renewable - Finishes that may be applied again. Examples of this type of treatment are starch and dirt repellent finishes.
- Durable - A treatment that will last the entire life of the product but with decreasing efficiency.
- Permanent - Finish remaining entirely the same during the entire life of the product.