Clothing with anti-odor technology

[lordkenmore]

I wandered through Target yesterday. Such thrilling excitement, and I hope I recover by the end of the week. LOL

On my trip, I saw some underwear that, supposedly, has some special technology to help combat odor. No clue how it works, although something on the package made me assume it's some miracle chemical treatment. I kept thinking of this...and several thoughts hit me. First, assuming it's a miracle chemical treatment, one wonders what long term health impact there could be having that chemical treatment with close skin contact.

Second, and more relevant to this site, I could not help but note the laundry instructions told us to wash using COLD water. Gag! Cold water for underwear!

Maybe I'm hopelessly old fashioned...but I'd rather have good, proven laundry practice than some miracle technology!

Although, this technology might be welcomed by the people out there who insist on doing laundry with tap cold water for every load.

 

[mrboilwash]

Most likely it would be triclosan incorporated into the fibers. Can`t imagine silver threads in underwear, but who knows.
For what it`s worth according to the German Wiki entry on Triclosan textiles treated with the chemical are banned in Japan.
I feel your disgust with cold water and underwear. From personal experience I can tell if it`s white or colorfast and survives an American dryer on high heat then you can also wash the item as hot as you like.
Reason for cold water instructions are probably because otherwise the chemical treatment would wash out too fast. I wonder if all those cold water instructions generally might be some sort of planned obsolescence as well, as you have to replace clothes more frequently when the buildup of soil gets to a point where the garment cannot be saved anymore. Well, at least the colors are still looking good when you toss them, not exactly my first priority.

 

[Ultramatic]

 

 

I've read about those treated undergarments. I guess it's for those who don't shower daily and change into clean briefs afterwards.

 

[toploader55]

All these "Miracle" "Wicking" fabrics scare me.

I have a couple of UA shirts I wear to the gym and have to pretreat the Arm Pit areas with a salt soak and then rub a Fels Naptha Bar on that area and let them soak. I shower and wear clean clothes everyday.

But those UA shirts if I launder them regularly with out the pre treatment smell fresh when I put them on, but once the body heat hits them the "Manly Scent" re appears.

These "Miracle Fibers" for me are too much work. My older gym gear and everyday clothes( Good ol' Cotton ) are either Hot or Warm Wash and into the Dryer.

Lord knows what the long or short term effects are on your skin and what your skin absorbs.

Just like read the ingredients of Body Washes and Soaps for bathing. Many ingredients are toxic.

 

[mrboilwash]

I think the moisture wicking technologies alone as found in many sportswear items are safe for the consumer as long as it doesn`t state anything like "Stay Fresh", "Sanitized" or "Odor Defense" and so on. I`d definitely steer clear of these. No idea what "miracle" would exactly mean in this context as it could refer to both, moisture and or odor.
Basically it should be just some sort of microfiber polyester that transfers sweat away from the body and then dry quickly. If you`re lucky no extra chemicals.
Polyester generally is harder to keep clean than cotton because of its oil loving properties.[this post was last edited: 1/24/2019-09:13]

 

[dustin92]

Yuck. I wear white cotton underwear and they get washed in hot water with bleach. I've never had an issue with my underwear stinking.. I also have a couple of the under armor style thermal tops and they get washed with normal laundry, usually warm water, and I've never had an issue there either.