Here you can find many frequently asked question about some of the products and services Croydex offer, please select a category from the links below. If you cannot find the answer to your question please contact Croydex where one of the sales advisors will be more than happy to help.
What are your shower curtains made from?
All of our curtains are manufactured from either textile or vinyl.
What is a Textile?
- Under EU and UK law textiles are "products that are exclusively composed of textile fibres, regardless of the mixing or assembly process employed".
- Textiles may be made from synthetic (man-made) fibres (polyester, nylon, rayon etc), natural fibres (cotton, silk, wool, linen etc) or a mixture of both (polyester/cotton).
- All our textile shower curtains are currently made from 100% polyester.
- All our textile mats are currently made from 100% non-GM cotton.
- All our textile (or polyester) shower curtains are water repellent (unless otherwise stated) as they have an acrylic water-repellent coating.
What is Vinyl?
- Vinyl is a range of thermoplastic chemical compounds derived from ethylene.
- There are three vinyls used in the manufacture of our curtains, PVC, EVA and PEVA.
What is PVC?
- PVC is otherwise known as Polyvinyl Chloride.
- PVC is a vinyl (plastic) that contains a chlorine molecule.
- PVC curtain fabric has high softness and strength.
- All PVC shower curtains are 100% waterproof.
- PVC can be ‘glass' clear.
What is EVA?
- EVA is otherwise known as Ethylene Vinyl Acetate.
- EVA is made from a mixture of ethylene and vinyl acetate.
- EVA curtain fabric has high softness and strength.EVA has less clarity than PVC.
- All EVA shower curtains are 100% waterproof.
What is PEVA?
- PEVA is otherwise known as Polyethylene Vinyl Acetate.
- PEVA is made from a mixture of polyethylene and vinyl acetate.
- PEVA curtain fabric has high softness and strength.
- PEVA may have less clarity than PVC.
- All PEVA shower curtains are 100% waterproof.
