It is not a secret: fashion is a real threat to eco-responsibility. But did you know that it is enough to wear a garment to put yourself in danger? Some subjects are harmful to health.
In the fashion sphere, “appearing” is only the emerged face of the iceberg. Behind a garment hides much more than you think: global issues involving ethical, environment, but also health. Because when you wear a stylish room, you can put yourself in danger: some materials prove harmful when worn. Used by ready-to-wear brands, their use is trivialized to the point that you never be wary of it … wrongly.
It is the synthetic tissues that are to be deplored, specify the experts – acrylic, nylon, elastane or even polyester. Oil derivatives, they give off “Microplastics that contaminate humans who come into contact with him.” The worst? Polyester; For its negative effects as for its massive presence in the textile industry – since it is the most used.
In Disposable fashionPhilippe Gendreau highlights the damage caused by the latter. Present in underwear, it promotes yeast infection, “Cystitis and other urinary tract infections” in women. Not only does it retain heat and humidity, but “Plastic fibers attract and hold bacteria while promoting their multiplication”. Studies go so far as to affirm that released, “These small plastic fibers infect mucous membranes and can cause toxic shock syndrome in the same way as hygienic pads.”
On the side of the male gent, fertility is threatened. “Static electricity caused by the friction of the polyester on the genitals causes disturbances in spermatogenesis. This drastically decreases the production of sperm and promotes the degeneration of cells.” And pants linked to this matter would be enough to cause these effects.
But far from us the idea of demonizing the polyester: used sparingly, it can do the trick. And “Petrochemical materials can have an interest with specific uses”specifies Damien Pommeret at the microphone of Saveria Mendella. There was also an era when they accompanied the progress of industry.
Today, luxury ready-to-wear labels no longer have an excuse not to offer high-performance products from natural fabrics. The specialist talks about wool swimsuits. If it was already done once, they were growing in contact with water, for lack of technologies. “Innovation did not exist to be able to transform wool into these new products, now it is available. We know how to make materials without any chemical treatment, 100% natural which will be breathable, light and waterproof.”
But we understand it, the natural has a price. We can therefore start by reducing our consumption of 100% polyester clothing, little-to-small.
