FABRICS IN UPF 50 P+ CLOTHING

Bamboo -Moisture-Wicking 

Moisture-wicking clothes are one of the biggest trends in athletic wear right now. They’re fantastic for regulating your body temperature, avoiding chafing, and staying comfortable while working out.
However, the term is often mixed up with other features. Moisture-wicking isn’t the same concept as moisture-absorbing or quick-drying materials. Both of those factors do contribute to moisture-wicking, and many fabrics only do one of them well.
True moisture-wicking is all about pulling sweat from your skin and causing it to evaporate so that both you and your clothes stay dry.
Moisture-wicking fabrics have tubes similar to the tubes in your skin. These tubes draw moisture away from your skin and through the tiny spaces in the fabric. The moisture is then released from the fabric exterior as vapour into the air.
Moisture-wicking capabilities can be found in natural and synthetic fibers, but not all are created equal.
Cotton is a moisture-absorbing material and an excellent one at that! Like a sponge, it easily draws in water (or sweat). 
However, cotton is bad at drying. If you’ve ever tried to play a sport in a cotton t-shirt, your sweat-soaked memories should remind you of exactly what we’re talking about.
To turn cotton into a performance material, it needs to blend with a fabric that has incredible potential for both sides of the moisture-wicking coin: absorbing and drying.
One of the best fabrics overall, bamboo fabric comes from the fastest-growing tree in the world by the same name. 
Bamboo trees grow in extremely wet environments and need to go through a lot of water to grow as fast as they do.
In fabric form, bamboo is one of the best moisture-wickers out there. It’s also incredibly breathable, odor-resistant, wrinkle-resistant, hypoallergenic, and soft to the touch (often compared to a silk-cotton hybrid). To top it all off, it’s super sustainable, too.
Material matters when it comes to body odor. Low-quality materials result in the problems we’ve already discussed, but the right materials can make all the difference.
Perhaps the best fabric for fighting body odor is BAMBOO.  As the fastest growing tree in the world, built for moist environments, bamboo is already made to handle lots and lots of moisture. In fabric form, bamboo has exceptional moisture-wicking properties, superior breathability, and odor resistance.
As an all-natural, chemical-free fabric, bamboo is also a much better alternative to synthetic fabrics that try to claim similar anti-sweat properties. 

Wool

Wool is another natural fabric that wicks moisture well, especially when it's knit into Jersey, fleece and French terry. 
Wool is more likely to see wool’s moisture-wicking in action in a French terry wool towel.
However, wool does bring this crucial performance quality to performance styles. wool’s moisture-wicking really shines.

Polyester

Polyester is likely the most common moisture-wicking material today, but it’s far from the best. Like other synthetic fabrics, including rayon, polypropylene, and spandex, polyester is designed specifically for functions such as moisture-wicking, but it relies largely on chemical treatments.
Along with poor sustainability, synthetic fabrics also trap odor over time. The stench from bacteria mixed with sweat is absorbed into the material, but synthetic fibers cling to them, even through multiple washes. 
While most of the moisture-wicking fabrics discussed above have some problems or limitations, one stands out above the rest: bamboo.
This eco-friendly, human-friendly, and all-natural material, Bamboo has performance qualities, wicks moisture better than all others, and even has a soft touch like silk and cotton. 
Body odor is a problem that every person faces to some degree. Antiperspirant and deodorant can only go so far in helping control it. One of the best tools in the fight against sweat and odor is moisture-wicking material.
Body odor occurs when bacteria build up around sweat on your skin. When there’s less sweat to be found, thanks to moisture-wicking, there’s less body odor. It’s as simple as that!
With bamboo, you also get the added bonus of odor resistance, which prevents odors from becoming trapped and reduces the freshness of your clothes even after washing.
Cotton clothes that have absorbed sweat but never released the sweat can be quite an unpleasant encounter on laundry day. Plus, like with synthetic fabrics, they may not even smell any better after the wash is complete!
Switching to high-quality moisture-wicking materials that are also odor-resistant — namely bamboo — is the best way to make laundry day easy.

UPF 50+ Clothing - Recycled Fabric

Our fabrics are made from recycled plastic bottles. We estimate 4 plastic bottles have been repurposed into each one of our T-shirts. Our fabric partner was selected because they actually collect their own plastic bottles and feed them into a vertically integrated process to create UPF 50+ Clothing recycled smart fabrics. It allows our apparel to tell an amazing certifiably sustainability story—traceable and transparent.