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Scrivener7

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2. I've been buying only natural fibers for a while now. It takes a lot of adjustment. They're more expensive,

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Sat Sep 6, 2025, 10:48 AM

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so I buy a lot less clothing, but that's actually made me plan out my wardrobe much more and I think I'm better dressed. You can't avoid the polyester in winter jackets, exercise pants, bathing suits, etc, so I only buy those rarely and only second-hand. (Soak them in an ammonia and water solution, then wash them and any germs are gone.)

The only thing I can't manage to go entirely polyester-free is underwear.

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You May Already Hate Polyester, But It's Even Worse For The Environment And Human Health Than You Know [View all] hatrack Saturday OP

Polyester clothing is everything today bucolic_frolic Saturday #1

I've been buying only natural fibers for a while now. It takes a lot of adjustment. They're more expensive, Scrivener7 Saturday #2

Sadly, the environmental impacts of "all natural" fibers might be worse. hunter Saturday #3

I thought you were going to say.... genxlib Sunday #4

There's always the skin and furs of animals we've hunted ourselves. hunter Sunday #5