DESSERTO

Overview:
”Desserto  is a highly sustainable plant based material as an alternative to leather made from cactus, often distinguished by its great softness at touch while offering a great performance for a wide variety of applications and complying with the most rigorous quality and environmental standards”.

Ingredient information:
Desserto uses the nopal cactus which is hugely abundant in Mexico. The mature leaves are selected and cut without killing the plant. It gets coloured with GOTs certified pigments and uses non-toxic chemicals such as bio-polyurethane.

Sustainability credentials:
Cactus plants do not require chemicals such as herbicides or pesticides and act as a natural carbon sink; they have a tremendous CO2 sequestering capacity. There is no irrigation needed, and cactus naturally regenerate soil. Moreover, they are dried in the sun — using no additional energy.

Application and use:
”Thanks to its strong molecular bonding in which cactus plays an important role, Desserto offers high resistance to abrasion, rubbing, tearing, tensile and a great durability”. It can be used in bags, footwear, apparel and more.

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