What's the difference between cashmere and wool?

1. Different sources

Cashmere and wool grow on different kinds of sheep. Wool comes from sheep and cashmere comes from goats.

2. Different acquisition methods

Collecting wool is very simple. Just shave it all with scissors like a haircut. Cashmere grows at the root of goat coarse hair. When collecting cashmere, it should be combed down a little bit like a comb with a special iron comb, and the cashmere falls off naturally.

3. Different fiber

Cashmere fiber is much finer than wool. Generally, the finer the fiber, the closer it is.

4. Different warmth retention

Cashmere is 1.5-2 times as warm as wool, because cashmere fiber is hollow and has good temperature insulation, so it keeps warm.

Generally speaking, many people are used to seeing cashmere as an upgraded version of wool, but from a scientific point of view, there are still great differences between the two, whether in structure, characteristics and so on. Moreover, there are many phenomena of shoddy cashmere in the market, so it is very important to learn to identify real cashmere.