How do the clothes you wear effect your health
In today`s world of clothing and fashion, we enjoy more freedom in clothing choice than ever before. Not only fashion houses expanding ranges and becoming more experimental in their design and fabric choices, but the expansion of globalisation in recent years has meant that the international market of clothing is now incredibly diverse. In the UK we now not only have the chance to buy imported clothes but if we so wish we can use online retailers to hand pick clothing and materials from abroad. This is useful not only to ensure you buy items you really like and that fit well, but also to ensure you know the ethical sourcing of the product and also make sure that the materials they use are suitable for you.
In the modern world, the increase in pesticides, chemicals and additives mean that more and more people are suffering from health-threatening allergies. Although this is primarily relevant to food allergies, more and more people are developing skin problems and are finding that things like strong washing powders and artificially made dyes and fabrics irritate their skin. Artificially made fabrics like Lycra and PVC are detrimental to the skin, as if worn too much they can trap sweat and bacteria and cause infections or all over body acne. Similarly, ill fitting jeans and underwear can be detrimental to the skin as they can cause chaffing and leave red marks on your skin. It can also lead to patchy hair loss as hair tends to get thinner or even disappear where the fabric frequently rubs against certain areas of skin.
By ensuring that you use ecological washing powder and wear natural materials, you can ensure that you avoid the risks posed by wearing artificial fabrics and colourings. As organic clothes are made with ecological materials and dyes and as they are entirely natural, they rarely inflame skin problems. They are also softer and better to wash as they retain their lovely feel and rarely stretch or fade. This is why more and more women and mens designer clothes are being made from such materials as although they are more expensive to produce than competing artificial fabrics, using organic materials mean the quality of the product is to a very high standard.
The potential effects of skin irritation, rashes, sores etc., caused by artificial fabrics, synthetic materials and artificial dyes, means that we should be more and more careful about the kinds of clothes we wear. Although a cheap dress might be good for a night out, your day to day clothes need to be of a good quality because they touch the surface of your skin for so long. After all we try and eat healthily for the insides of our body, we need to be just as concerned about the outside too.