Let’s clarify, that cashmere is one of the varieties of wool, because wool is the hair coat of any animal.

Cashmere is called “soft gold”, “diamond wool” deservedly. The proportion of cashmere to the volume of world wool production of all other varieties is not more than 0.5%. Cashmere is a unique and elite raw material in the manufacture of clothing, because of limited supply and growing demand worldwide.

The number of Mongolian cashmere goats is about 30% of cashmere world production. At the same time, the quality of Mongolian cashmere is the best and most valued in the world. This is due to the climate conditions of Mongolia.

Mongolia has extreme continental climate with severe winters down to -50C and hot short summers. Goats increase their thick, soft, clean and very gentle lower fluff in order to survive in extremely cold weather conditions. These animals create an air heat protection, because their hair is hollow inside and retains heat well.

Animals have a period of shedding only once a year, in late spring. This is the only time, when herders of goats comb them manually with special combs.

One animal gives 110-170 grams of precious fluff, suitable for the manufacture of cashmere. The diameter of the fibers is of high quality and ranging from 10 to 15 microns. On average, there are 5-6 goats we need to produce one cashmere sweater, but cashmere coat – fluff from 10-12 animals.

Cashmere has a number of indisputable advantages:
• very soft, light, pleasant to the body;
• several times warmer than most other types of wool;
• does not cause allergies, suitable for people with sensitive skin, including babies;
• always emphasize your status and taste favorably;
• it will last for years without losing form and noble appearance with proper care.

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CASHMEREBOX only works with 100% cashmere of the highest quality, and that is why once we were in Mongolia.
The quality of Mongolian cashmere is the best and cherished in the world. This is due to the climate conditions of Mongolia.
Mongolia has extreme continental climate with severe winters down to -50C and hot short summers. Goats increase their thick, soft, clean and very gentle lower fluff in order to survive in extremely cold weather conditions.

Only once a year, in late spring, animals have a period of shedding. Herders comb goats out with special combs by their hands entirely. Cashmere goats increase life-saving fluff again with the coming of autumn cooling.

Length and thickness of cashmere fiber are the indicators of its quality. The fluff of Mongolian goats is from 10 to 15 microns in diameter and its average length is 38-43 mm. These figures are high and guarantee softness, elasticity and durability of the future product.

In Mongolia, the animals are in the fresh air all year round. They graze in the vast steppes and get food by themselves. Avoiding artificial feed is beneficial to the quality of undercoat.
Goats Capra Hircus give fluff for the manufacture of cashmere. Manufacturers try to breed them in other regions of the world: Iran, Central Asia, Scotland and Australia. However, the weather conditions differ from the climate of Central Asia that is why the undercoat of the goat gets rude, it is not as clean as it must be and there is no real cashmere. At least, the product that is called «cashmere» differs in quality for the worse greatly.

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There are four shades of cashmere goats in nature. The top woolen cover is always darker than the undercoat. Organic cashmere is the undercoat of four colors, which is not given in to any chemical effect, such as bleaching, dyeing.

Only four colors:
• milky white;
• beige;
• silver;
• “coffee and milk”.

Due to the absence of any chemical effect, this living fiber retains its best natural qualities – softness and silkiness, and there is no doubt, it will have an advantage even over the highest quality dyed cashmere.

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The proportion of cashmere according to the volume of world wool production of all other varieties is not more than 0.5%.
Owing to limited supply and constantly growing demand around the world, this fiber is a unique and elite raw material in clothing manufacture.

According to independent estimates of the world cashmere market, these products are put up for sale 4 times more than it can be produced from authentic raw materials all over the world.
Cashmere has become synonymous with luxury, and its name is manipulated for personal gain. Sellers’ commercial interests, price wars and struggle for market segments lead to the appearance of absolute imitations, blends and poor quality cashmere on the store shelves.

The cost of raw cashmere increased by 70% in 2018 and 40% more in 2019. This trend will continue in subsequent years. ⠀

Cashmere is a rare, precious fiber, which is already expensive at the stage of collecting raw feathers. ⠀

There is no cheap cashmere. Either forgery or the shoddiest quality can cost cheap, but the very essence of the garment lost immediately.

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