[HN Gopher] Microbial Odor Profile of Polyester and Cotton Cloth...
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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)
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| 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.
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