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Does Polyester Cause Sweating? What Actually Happens

Polyester does not simply “cause” sweating, but clothing can change the body’s heat and moisture environment and therefore how sweating is experienced. In a controlled hot-environment study, polyester and cotton garments produced different local sweating and clothing-surface responses.

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Effects of clothing made from hydrophobic and hydrophilic fabrics on local sweating rates (Ergonomics, 1995)

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