There are both natural and synthetic resins available
. Usually found in a viscous state this gets hardened with treatment. Natural way to get resin is by slitting a bark or wood of a tree. This resin helps in the healing of the plants from cuts and other fungus on it. There are hard resins like copals, dammars, mastic and sandarach which are used in producing varnishes, cements, etc whereas one can find therapeutic use in the soft resins. Resin is beneficial in many ways:
It is colorfast: Even after a number of years of hard use, resin manages to retain its original color. This is advantageous especially for resin patio furniture which is exposed to the sun for long periods of time. It will prevent the need to continue changing furniture or going through repeated efforts to paint.
It is durable: Resin patio furniture is much more durable than any other. It is capable of sustaining intensive use and minimum maintenance is required.
Withstands the test of time over seasons- The resin patio furniture gets an exposure to natural elements of weather like the rain, excess of sun and wind. When other materials like the metals corrode when exposed to weather it is not the case with the resins. It is still recommended that you store this furniture inside when the temperature is extremely cold so that they last for a longer period.
It is easy to clean: Some furniture may be hard to clean unlike resin which is very easy to clean because all it needs is soap and water.
Friendly to environment: Saving our earth planet is being emphasized upon these days. Organizations are being formed and campaigns are done to create awareness for the reduction of excess carbon in earth's atmosphere. Ozone layer has been damaged owing to the increase in the levels of carbon thereby leading to a chain reaction.
The snow melting in the poles have increased with heat increase. This also results in the increase of water levels in oceans and seas. The increase in the carbon leads to acidic rain which is damaging to both corps and us. Good news is resin patio furniture can be recycled.
It is easy to manage: Because of its light weight, resin is user friendly and can be moved from one place to another very easily.