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As far as I can tell, the plastics generally aren't even better at being clothes. They just cost less than cotton, which is why they generally blend cotton and
by Gigachad 2y ago
As far as I can tell, the plastics generally aren't even better at being clothes. They just cost less than cotton, which is why they generally blend cotton and polyester to create something that feels good enough while reducing the expensive cotton usage.
- thfuran 2y agoSynthetics often dry much faster than cotton and are more useable when wet.
- floren 2y agoSome of the properties of synthetics are great, yeah, and I don't know to what extent I'll ever be able to get away from them for underwear and exercise gear, for those specific reasons.
- BigGreenJorts 2y agoSeconding this. In the realm of winter clothing, wool is king, but real wool is pricey and the next best thing is probably polyester bc wet cotton is horrific.