After one order, I'm now a hemp convert for life!!!
Every year, it becomes more difficult to find any athletic or outdoor clothing not made out of synthetic fibers, which cause microplastic pollution and emit undesirable odors. Polyester just stinks! Wool is better with odors, but lacks durability and is an insect target -- even with reasonable care and use, every wool shirt I've bought has grown holes after a year or less.
Where I live, the air is always humid, and it’s a big challenge to find fabrics that can air-dry on outdoor trips without mildewing — even some synthetic fabrics cannot manage — but these hemp shirts pass the test perfectly! It’s amazing to finally find a natural fabric that can replace polyester for many outdoor applications — this is a huge unmet need.
Furthermore, the themoregulation of these hemp shirts outpaces even wool -- at 20 degrees C, it's an insulator, and at 35 degrees C, it adds virtually no heat due to hemp's moisture-wicking properties maximizing the evaporative cooling effect. And if the heat gets really out of control, I feel confident dousing myself with water to keep cool because (unlike other fabrics) it doesn't mildew.
Plus I’m really impressed by the cloth, which to me feels closer to cotton’s softness than any other fabric. This seems rather unique, as most of the other 100% hemp products I’ve seen online appear to perform (wrinkle) like linen rather than cotton.
The common line among outdoor and athletic wear manufacturers, even those supposedly focused on sustainability such as Patagonia, is that there is "no suitable natural-fiber alternative". Thanks to your fabric, I now know this statement is false. I've tested these hemp t-shirts in some of the hottest, most humid, most active conditions imaginable, drenched them with rain and sweat, and they've come out smelling better, with great thermoregulation and no durability issues.
This hemp is the best of all worlds -- soft like cotton, wicks moisture like poly, dries without molding, and manages odor better than all others!!
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