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This is a big one. I have been making diligent efforts to buy everything cotton and wool I possibly can, and telling retailers why I want cotton and wool produc
by Fezzik 6y ago
This is a big one. I have been making diligent efforts to buy everything cotton and wool I possibly can, and telling retailers why I want cotton and wool products. Wool is an especially good alternative for active wear given its natural anti-odor properties.
- mstade 6y agoDitto, and I'd like to throw a punch for linen too – perfect material on hot summer days!
- specialist 6y agoHemp is like linen without the wrinkles. (I have both.)
- atVelocet 6y agoHemp is even better. Try it and you will never go back to cotton.
- brnt 6y agoHard to find though. You basically can't shop on mainstreet (which you can't right now anyway, but you get the point).
- KozmoNau7 6y agoThat last part is a big plus. Most of us are so used to cotton shirts and synthetics that pick up odors and need to have the funk washed out all the time. A wool shirt can be aired out overnight, given a quick shake and be completely odor-free the next morning. I've worn merino wool underpants on trips where - for various reasons - I took barely anything except the clothes I wore. Hanging the underpants in the steamy bathroom while taking a shower will almost completely refresh them. Heck, even keeping them on in circumstances where showers weren't available didn't seem to pick up any odors, at least for a couple of days. Not that I would normally recommend regularly wearing underwear for several days or even a week, but wool is clearly superior to cotton or synthetic fabrics.