Sweat Stains at Erewhon

I was teaching an early morning hot mat class a few weeks ago in LA, and I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror, mid-cue, barely 10 minutes into class, to see some big ol’ sweat stains in my favorite (cotton and light grey) long sleeve tee. These sweat stains remained while I walked to Erewhon for a matcha after, cute!!

I’ve been thinking a lot about performance fabrics vs. cotton these days, due to the online discourse and some other reasons I’ll get into eventually, so I thought I’d bring it to Substack.

Let me start by saying, there is not enough research on the long term impacts of wearing polyester, and whether or not your skin is absorbing the components of the fabric while you move. But we do know the skin is your largest organ, and it’s porous, especially when you’re sweating your way through a hot yoga class.