Been working for lululemon for a decade and I put everything in the dryer. Am I sitting on a mountain of product? For sure. If an item is your baby, then baby it. Air dry helps. But my cats like to pull things off the drying rack and then sit/sleep on them and ain’t nobody got time for that.
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Do you think it’s a static issue? Maybe give it a wipe down with some water? Sometimes winter can be dry where I am but a quick wipe and all the dust and hair and stuff comes off.
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Eh sure, but the water from the mud will likely eventually soak into the fabric and the mud will dry onto the fabric. If it was a lighter color I might be concerned for stains or something. Black is washable and less of a big deal.
I think purely waterproof would be the way to go if you are doing anything other than the equivalent of spraying a mister bottle onto your jacket for 10 seconds.
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While you can certainly use white vinegar with washes and avoid liquid and dryer sheet fabric softener to treat and prevent any lingering stankiness on the modal blend fabric, the materials in the Always In Motion fabric is not inherently anti-stink/antimicrobial like merino wool is. Sweat-wicking and quick-drying fabric helps, so there is a reduced period of time where bacteria has a lot of sweat and moisture to reproduce in — but it again, is not antimicrobial like merino wool.
If you are wanting specifically anti-stink/antimicrobial fabric, you’ll want to look for that merino wool or something that contains zinc, silver, copper, etc.
That being said, no idea what you’re doing in your clothes, so forgive me if the following is wholly unhelpful and/or not new news to you. If this is everyday wear, putting 1/2c - 1c white vinegar into every laundry load will help prevent stinky buildup. Avoid fabric softener + dryer sheets if you can, especially on synthetic clothing you use specifically to sweat heavily in for workouts or whatever. You can always use white vinegar in higher concentrations for an extra soak, as needed, when a regular wash isn’t coming out fresh. Washing your clothing immediately after sweating/working out helps a lot too. I use white vinegar bc it’s pretty gentle on clothes, acts as a softener without adding micro-goop onto my technical fabrics (which can inhibit moisture-wicking capabilities of the fabric), and it’s hella cheap. Works great on any musty towels or clothes, as it kills mold/mildew, too. Again I just do a special pre soak in a higher concentration of vinegar/water and maybe baking soda, if I have a particularly nasty item that needs special treatment. Then wash as normal!
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