CAMPBELL RIVER, British Columbia, April 8. THEY say if you "Build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your door", but is that the case if you "build a better towel"? <\/p>\n
Discovery Trekking Outfitters has created Wicker Warmup sports & travel towels that don't smell moldy after a day or two. These wicking fabrics draw moisture by capillary action and spread it to the outside of the fabric, where it can evaporate, so they dry approximately three times faster than cotton.<\/p>\n
After extensive research, inventors Hanes and Stobart came up with the idea of making towels from "wicking" fabric containing Silver Ion, which makes them permanently antimicrobial. Many hospitals use Silver in bandaging, and it has been used in clothing for astronauts. Silver is oligodynamic, meaning that it has antimicrobial activity at very low concentrations against a wide range of bacteria, fungi and viruses. Human odor originates from bacteria living on skin surfaces. As these bacteria cells live out their lives, they expel waste in the form of an odorous gas. This odor that becomes stronger over time from an influx of bacteria due to reproduction. High moisture areas (damp towels) are ideal breeding grounds for odor emitting bacteria.<\/p>\n
This is the reason that many wicking athletic shirts will stink, even after washing. The odor-fighting chemicals normally used in these shirts wash out in a very short time, causing odor to stay in the fabric. Silver doesn't wash out\u2026so it's permanent! Silver ions, as an anti-microbial, have been tested and researched for years by the medical industry and the American Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA recognizes silver as one of the best anti-microbial agents, while remaining harmless to humans. <\/p>\n
These wicking towels are available in three sizes, large 36" x 60", which was the choice of competitive swimmers and teams; medium, and small. Incorporating a sun protection factor into the fabric, the towels offer approx. 45 SPF. <\/p>\n
The towels are featured on the company web site www.discoverytrekking.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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