NATURAL COMFORT

• Merino is softer than traditional wool because its fibres are much finer, so it feels luxuriously soft next to the skin.
  
  
• Due to the fibre’s excellent natural elasticity it moves with the wearer’s body.
  
  
• When wet a Merino fibre can be extended up to 30% without damage, when released it will recover to its original dimensions completely.
  
  

These innate natural benefits of the fibre make Merino ideally suited to garments used for yoga or stretch related activities.

BREATHABILITY

• Breathability refers to a fabrics capacity to absorb moisture vapour from the micro-climate above the skin and release it again if the humidity drops.
  
  
• When someone says a garment “breathes” they are referring to its ability to dissipate perspiration so that the wearer doesn’t feel clammy or uncomfortable.
  
  
• Merino garments have a high breathability, which means they can effectively absorb the moisture produced by the wearer and release it into the atmosphere.
  
  

This ability of Merino to release moisture and minimise sweating will reduce the clamminess feeling of the wearer, for increased comfort during exercise. 

TEMPARTURE REGULATION

• The more easily we can rid ourselves of excess heat, the better the body’s performance. The harder we work the more sweat will need to be evaporated.
  
  
• The evaporation of sweat from the skin’s surface produces a very efficient cooling effect; clothing can be a potential obstacle to this evaporation.
  
  
• Merino can effectively manage this as is able to actually speed up the evaporation transfer process.
  
  

The Merino fibres effective vapour management skills results in cooler muscles, which are able to work at higher levels, without having adverse effects on the body’s finely tuned temperature requirements.

PERMANENT ODOUR RESISTANCE

• Although sweat itself has no odour, if it remains on the skin, bacteria will develop in time and create unpleasant body odours.
  
  
• Merino reduces the opportunity for odours to generate because it is more efficient than other textiles at evaporating vapour into the air.
  
  
• Bacteria is more attracted to the smooth positively charged surface of a synthetic fibre, compared to the scaly surface of a Merino fibre which carries no charge.
  
  

The physical and chemical structure of the Merino fibre means that it is naturally more odour reducing than other textiles, and therefore ideally suited to high intensity sports activities.

ANTI-STATIC

• Merino does not accumulate static electricity because it is a good conductor, a characteristic that increases with moisture content.
  
  
• The ability to dissipate static electricity means that Merino garments have a reduced attraction to lint and fluff.
  
  
• Merino garments will also not cling uncomfortably to the wearer which synthetics often do during exercise.
  
  

As Merino garment are able to dissipate static electricity effectively they are less likely to cling to the wearer during exercise, resulting in a more comfortable work out.