It's the in-betweens — the light colors — that are bad for those who sweat a lot. Light blues, pale greens, any shade of grey, and lighter hues of any color will show moisture right when it hits. Stock up on darks and white natural fibers for the warmer days ahead. When you're looking through summer photos, you'll be glad you did.
Denim was constructed to be one of the more durable materials on the market, but what results is a heavy weave that is certainly the opposite of breathable. But beware of spandex cotton blends as well. The hybrid fabric is popular for fitted dresses and stretchy jeans, and the stretch it delivers is unparalleled. At the same time, a spandex cotton blend makes for a heavier weight material, sacrificing the thin breathable weave in favor of stretch.
Yes, even that cute mini skirt that you pair with a breathable camisole for a night out on a town. Remember that scene from Friends , where Ross wears a pair of leather pants on a date and is drenching in perspiration? You should probably avoid that at all costs. A synthetic blend of fibers, acrylic fabric is quite hot — and often itchy — against the skin, so while it might wick away any sweat you spill, it will likely be the reason your body is drenched in the first place.
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Maybe the smell is the decaying plastic from the wrap. Best answer: My guess is formaldehyde, which is commonly used as a fabric finish to give all sorts of useful properties like wrinkle-resistance. This link is a little axe-grindy but might be helpful for you.
It's very water-soluble so it would wash off easily. Formaldehyde is pungent and irritating in high concentrations sort of catches in your throat but it's definitely smellable on fabrics, not just finished clothes it's part of the characteristic Fabric Store Smell. However, it's not a plasticky chemical sort of smell, more When I've used it in the lab, a faint whiff smelled vaguely reminiscent of bread, oddly enough.
Response by poster: Hmm. Quietgal, that link reminds me that I got contact dermatitis from wearing a garment straight from the store many years ago, and that a headache goes along with dizziness and I-gotta-get-away-from-this-stuff feeling I get from the concentrated version of This Smell in department stores.
If it's formaldehyde, though, it's weird that I haven't noticed it in fabric stores. I'm definitely more chemically sensitive than most We got back on the bus and I was the only one out of 25 people with a ferocious headache.
And going into a candle or soap shop has long been impossible. Okay, carry on. Would love to hear from a textile scientist here, too, if MeFi has one. When I used to do lots of silk-screening, the word of mouth training I got recommended washing the 'sizing' out of t-shirts before putting ink on them. I have no idea if this is a real term Response by poster: It is , chr1sb0y. I mentioned it in the question, as well.
Best answer: I used to work in a retail clothing shop and hated unpacking the new shipments of clothes because the formaldehyde smell was so overwhelming and gave me a headache.
The smell dissipated pretty quickly though once the clothes were taken out of the plastic bags they were shipped in and hung up in the big open space of the store. Maybe the garments you notice the smell on were shipped from the factory relatively recently and hadn't had a chance to air out on the rack yet?
Response by poster: Thanks, platinum. Between you and Quietgal's link, I think formaldehyde must be the answer. It makes sense that knit silk would be a worse offender, being a coarser, thicker fabric that would presumably absorb more of it. I think I'm just especially sensitive - all sorts of things air fresheners, detergent perfumes, personal scents, the popcorn aisle at the grocery store, the fertilizer aisle at the hardware store get to me that don't at all bother most people.
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