Chalo said:Just zis Guy said:
Modern fabrics wick better, smell less, dry quicker, and
keep you warmer in winter and cooler in summer.Now I will take your word for all of these assertions save one. In my
experience, polyesters greatly exaggerate body odor, and tend maintain
some amount of smelliness even through washings. That's probably the
foremost reason I don't wear synthetics anymore.
Polypropylene seems most prone to this. This is because the long polymer chains
of some body oils bond particularly well with the long polymer chains of the
plastic. Note how it's harder to wash oily salad dressing off a plastic bowl
than a glass one. Same thing.
Wool is amazing how it doesn't retain odors. Just hang it up and air it out,
and it's good to go in a few hours. It rarely has to be washed.
Matt O.