Technology, Sports And Fashion Require Healthy Fabrics.

Nearly half of consumers said cotton

Wearing more comfortable, another 34% of consumers said cotton sports apparel was more durable.

Millions of Americans work hard to keep fit.

However, research shows that some sportswear may have adverse effects on the health and environment of wearers.

That's why more manufacturers are interested in using functional cotton products in their series.

Although many companies use

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But the reality is that consumers prefer cotton sportswear.

When comparing cotton sports apparel with synthetic sports apparel, most consumers (51%) indicated that they preferred cotton sports apparel, while only 12% preferred polyester sports apparel.

6 out of 10 consumers, according to the Global Activewear Study (Cotton Corp), compared to synthetic fabrics, cotton sportswear is the most sustainable (75%), comfortable (69%), reliable (61%), and breathable (60%).

Despite the consumer preferences, the sportswear industry is mainly synthetic fiber.

The most common one is polyester fiber, but in Erica Fyvie's "garbage Revolution: breaking the garbage cycle", it says that 700 thousand barrels of oil are used every year to produce polyester fibers.

Of course, other companies have been trying to make environmentally friendly products with waste plastic bottles.

But plastic bottles and resulting polyester fibers are made of polyethylene terephthalate or PET, which are extracted from crude oil.

The bottles were crushed, and the residues were mixed with chemicals and water, dried into pellets, then melted and extruded into polyester yarns.

Advantages of cotton clothing

Research from Gent University in Belgium found that irritant sweat bacteria on the skin are more likely to grow on synthetic fiber fabrics.

Participants in the cycling class wear shirts made of natural fibers or synthetic fibers.

After throwing these shirts into plastic bags and storing them in the dark for 28 hours, scientists determined that synthetic fiber clothes smell worse.

In addition, scientists found that Micrococcus bacteria in polyester shirt were significantly more than microbes in cotton shirts.

Skin bacteria consume chemicals in sweat, producing pungent odorous compounds.

Natural fibers like cotton absorb sweat and prevent stench.

Avoid microorganisms propagating on synthetic fibers.

According to the Cotton Corp lifestyle survey (Lifestyle Monitor research), nearly half of the consumers (45%) think that the clothing made of polyester fiber has the biggest odor problem compared to cotton and rayon.

Sportswear brands and retailers should take into account that, in general, most consumers (51%) are dissatisfied with the brand of commercial synthetic fibers replacing cotton fibers in sportswear.

In addition, according to the lifestyle survey, more than half of the consumers (55%) are willing to pay more money to keep the cotton in their favorite sportswear.

Of these consumers, nearly half (49%) did this because cotton sports apparel was more comfortable, and 34% said cotton sports apparel was more durable.

Cotton and environmental protection

Consumers are right about cotton being environmentally conscious.

Production of polyester fiber than cotton production

More energy is needed.

Heidy Rehman, founder of Rose & Wield, a slow fashion company in Britain, says that the energy needed to produce one ton of polyester fiber is between 29 thousand and 35 thousand kwh, while cotton only needs 7000 kwh.

In addition, the Stockholm Environmental Institute concluded that the production of one ton of polyester fibers uses much more energy and carbon emissions than natural fibers, such as cotton.

For example, the carbon emission per ton of polyester is 7.2-95 kg, and the carbon emission per ton of cotton is equivalent to 2.35 to 5.89Kg.

The problem of micro particles is another problem of sportswear.

ORB media survey shows that during the washing process, the

Plastic microparticles emitted in the middle of the world pollute the tap water from all over the world.

The research and analysis from the University of Plymouth, UK, confirmed that plastic particles are flowing from washing machines to rivers and lakes around the world.

Scientists worry that these particles are consumed by marine organisms and poisoned the food chain.

In addition, because these fibers are basically made of plastic, in some cases, they will take decades or even decades to estimate their ability to decompose in water, and cotton will be degraded in a few months.

On the other hand, research on composting facilities conducted by Cornell University in 2010 showed that cotton degradation rate was much faster than that of polyester fibers.

The innovative technologies developed by the US Cotton Corp have created competitive advantages for manufacturers wishing to produce natural cotton sportswear.

TransDRY technology absorbs sweat and spreads quickly, making cotton fabrics faster drying and better performance than most hi-tech synthetic fabrics.

WICKING WINDOWS gas moisture absorption and sweating technology helps to reduce the wet texture of the fabric on the skin surface.

STORM COTTON technology protects the wearer from external influences because it is breathable and waterproof.

Finishing technology.

Fashionbi, an analytical and consulting firm in the fashion and luxury industry, said consumers should wear and use natural fibers such as cotton products if they want to prevent health and ecological problems.

"Fashion and textile industry should develop more and more innovative and sustainable fibers and fibers through research and technological progress.

To prevent potential hazards to health and environment. "