[HN Gopher] Microbial Odor Profile of Polyester and Cotton Cloth... ___________________________________________________________________ Microbial Odor Profile of Polyester and Cotton Clothes After a Fitness Session Author : Eisenstein Score : 17 points Date : 2023-07-30 22:07 UTC (52 minutes ago) (HTM) web link (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) (TXT) w3m dump (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) | jgoldber13 wrote: | I use merino wool rather than cotton or synthetics. It wicks | sweat, doesn't chafe and doesn't smell after sweating in it. | elchief wrote: | Icebreaker sells some good stuff. Get em on sale though | yeeeloit wrote: | What types of garments do you use that are made from merino | wool, and what sports do you engage in? | version_five wrote: | Not the op, I have some winter running base layers made of | meriono wool and and I swear by merino wool glove liners to | wear when running outside on the cold. I don't think anything | wool would be suitable for exercise when it's warm, but I've | never tried it. | civilitty wrote: | The merino wool mixes from REI work well in warm weather, | especially when hiking where the temperature experienced | can swing wildly due to sun exposure, sweat, and wind. It | has the benefit of keeping warm even when wet much like | wool but it breathes better. | pards wrote: | > The polyester T-shirts smelled significantly less pleasant and | more intense, compared to the cotton T-shirts. | | This is consistent with my experience. I stopped buying expensive | exercise clothing many years ago because they only last a season | before they smell too bad. Instead, I buy them at the end-of- | season sales or at discount retailers like Winners [0]. | | Unfortunately, in Canada it isn't feasible to hang them out in | the sun to dry - for much of the year they'd just freeze. | | [0]: https://www.winners.ca/en/how | version_five wrote: | Sounds like a moot point because cotton chafes and synthetic | doesnt. I hang up my clothes outside after I exercise (and before | I have a chance to wash them) and it makes all the difference. In | general, odor is not about the acute sweat - at least | anecdotally, exercise sweat doesn't really smell, it's about what | happens when you bunch up your clothes and let bacteria grow in | them. So getting them dry and out in the sun matters more than | the fabric. | alexjplant wrote: | > cotton chafes and synthetic doesnt | | I hate cotton and generally go for at least a poly blend for | this reason... also because cotton inevitably ends up with a | weird texture and pilling. Unless it's high-end weave in a | dress shirt or something I'll take a synthetic every day of the | week and twice on Sunday. | analog31 wrote: | Use of sunlight noted. Any other ideas for disinfecting without | bleach (just due to effect on color)? | flatline wrote: | For clothing, baking soda is remarkably effective at | eliminating odors, which I assume means it has some | antibiotic properties. | throwaway4aday wrote: | Buy a steam cleaner, they're quite inexpensive now if you buy | a "steam mop". Just make sure to get one that has attachments | for cleaning clothing. They're great for cleaning everything | else as well. | version_five wrote: | I've soaked them in vinegar periodically if I find they get | really gross. | | I think there's also accepting that after a bit exercise | clothes don't smell great close up. If circumstances require | really odor free ones (a workout date?) I'd probably buy new | clothes. | Eisenstein wrote: | You could use ozone, but that is probably more trouble/danger | than it is worth. | | You could use an autoclave. | daneel_w wrote: | Anecdotally, sweat starts to smell after it has soaked for a | bit in bodily hair. The sweat on my forehead, back and chest | never smells of anything, but the sweat on my scalp and in my | armpits does. My theory is that the smell develops from sweat | reacting with (or releasing something from) perhaps the sebum. | throwaway4aday wrote: | that's still bacteria that causes that | webmobdev wrote: | On the other hand cotton fabric tends to absorb sweat better | and is more airy thus allowing the human body to cool down much | better than synthetic fabrics. | brokenkebaby wrote: | Not in my experience. Cotton takes your sweat, and makes you | feel like you are soaking in it (and that's why it chafes | more - skin loses elasticity in prolonged contact with | water). Nothing is airy about it. | coldtea wrote: | It's not a matter of experience. Cotton is objectively more | breathable. | Schnitz wrote: | If you wash your clothes after working out the study seems moot, | they let the clothes ripen for 28h unwashed before testing. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2023-07-30 23:00 UTC)