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Why Does My Exercise Clothing Smell?

  • August 31, 2016

If you've ever wondered why some workout clothes smell worse than others, this may offer some insight. As reported by BBC News, "Natural fibres like cotton absorb moisture, including the smelly compounds produced by bacteria, which get trapped inside the fibres where they can't reach our noses. Synthetic fibres on the other hand, do not absorb moisture. Instead they attract oils. This means that they hang on to the "oily soils" from our sweat which sit on the surface of the fibres, waiting to...