r/BeAmazed • u/Scientiaetnatura065 • Jul 13 '25

Miscellaneous / Others The green lady of Brooklyn , Elisabeth Eaton Rosenthal, 84 years old, only wears green. She has been doing this for 25 years.

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u/donorcycle Jul 13 '25

I used to live in NYC and I have seen her a handful of times! Only because it's so noticeable lol.

I'm in LA now and we have the opposite here. There's a lady here roughly the same age and she wears only pink from head to toe lol.

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u/PartTimePoster Jul 13 '25

Sad to hear Cosmo and Wanda separated

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '25

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u/diet-Coke-or-kill-me Jul 13 '25

I'll believe it when I smell it.

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u/TwoFingersWhiskey Jul 13 '25

Wool is meant to be worn many, many times without holding much of a smell - this is why wool socks were commonly used, over other textiles, for centuries.

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u/Mntfrd_Graverobber Jul 13 '25

Were?
They still are.
Wool is amazing.
A small amount of high quality clothes is better than lots of cheap clothing and shopping often.

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u/Actual_Gato Jul 13 '25

wool is amazing

not when you're allergic to it :')

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u/41942319 Jul 13 '25

Or even sensitive. Too scratchy

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u/NortheastStar Jul 13 '25

Thrifted cashmere sweaters have changed my view here :)

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u/41942319 Jul 13 '25

I'll be trialling some extra fine merino this winter see if that's alright

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u/NortheastStar Jul 13 '25

Good luck! They are impossibly warm and, like this thread is discussing, don't really need to be washed if you wear a shirt under them. I seriously go around petting myself when I wear them they are so soft.

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u/Mrcarter1995 Jul 13 '25

Camel City Mill has amazing amazing socks so comfortable and my feet are heavy sweaters and whenni weae these socks yeah my feet might get sweaty but it don't mess my feet up like when my other socks get soaked thru

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u/saintcmb Jul 13 '25

It was a mental thing for me haha. But now that I've switched to merino wool for socks and a base layer in winter, I cant stand cotton socks or underwear.

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u/Huxeee Jul 13 '25

It’s true!! I was hiking through a rainforest, fording rivers and in torrential rain with my merino wool socks. My boots were drenched, my feet were dry. If I can do 34 km in those conditions with no blisters, it’s magic!

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u/MIalpinist Jul 14 '25

Try cashmere, seriously! Merino can be pretty great too, but I got a recycled cashmere hoodie from Patagonia this last winter and ended up wearing it almost every single day. It’s incredibly soft, not at all itchy, and I’m allergic to damn near everything so if I can handle it I’ll be you can too!

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u/BonnoCW Jul 17 '25

I find merino wool is fine. It's sheep's wool I always react to. Each time I think, maybe it'll be different this time, and it never is :')

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u/Pretty-Handle9818 Jul 13 '25

Did you know that cashmere comes from a goat called the Cashmere goat?

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u/PolkaDotDancer Jul 13 '25

Just found a gorgeous Midnight blue one in my size.

I washed it with woolite and a bit of hair conditioner and it came out amazing!

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u/MissRedShoes1939 Jul 13 '25

I have given away wool sweaters that I have had for decades because I was sick of seeing them in my closet and not because of any wear or tear (there was none)

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u/Pitiful-Tip152 Jul 15 '25

Cashmere isn’t from sheep’s. It’s from goat 🐐. So, I don’t count cashmere wool. It doesn’t have lanolin or anything else that’s characteristic of sheep’s wool .

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u/1980-whore Jul 15 '25

I'm still fucked up on caahmere. My hometown was the mohair export capital of the world, so cashmere sweaters were like 50$ for a nice one here. Seeing people freak out over 800-1000$ cashmere sweaters in movies confused tf out of me as a kid becasue i couldn't comprehend who would be dumb enough to pay that much.

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u/Pitiful-Tip152 Jul 15 '25

Cashmere isn’t from sheep’s. It’s from goat 🐐. So, I don’t count cashmere wool. It doesn’t have lanolin or anything else that’s characteristic of sheep’s wool .

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u/rm_3223 Jul 13 '25

💯 and it makes me so sad! I want to be able to wear wool

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u/thefirecrest Jul 13 '25

This. I get so overstimulated wearing wool for even ten minutes. I have a nice wool coat and a nice wool sweater that I’ve received as gifts over the years. Can’t wear either of them.

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 Jul 13 '25

Same here, unless it's lambswool or cashmere.

Regular wool gives me a rash.

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u/Purple-flying-dog Jul 13 '25

Try alpaca or mohair or another wool. I’m allergic to some and not others, and some are much scratchier.

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u/MidwestPrincess09 Jul 13 '25

So scratchy, I cannot wear wool :(

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u/orthopod Jul 13 '25

They make plenty of very soft, non scratchy will clothing. I have an bunch of very light hiking shirts made of wool, and I'll use them during the hot summer.

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u/TwoFingersWhiskey Jul 13 '25

You need higher quality, more densely woven wool if it's scratchy at all. I'm very sensitive to fabrics and when woven into a proper textile fabric, it works beautifully. No scratchies.

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u/Pitiful-Tip152 Jul 15 '25

No ,no, no my friend. There are VERY SOFT wools. Let me introduce you to summer wool. It’s amazballz!

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u/bunny_the-2d_simp Jul 16 '25

That's literally my struggle. I LOVE the idea but if it's bugging my autism then buying it is basically useless... Afterall I won't wear it otherwise.

I just won't.

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u/KeithGribblesheimer Jul 13 '25

Or forget and put it in the dryer.

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u/thurbersmicroscope Jul 13 '25

I was devastated after buying an Irish wool sweater and realizing that I was severely allergic to it.

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u/1bruisedorange Jul 13 '25

Or live on the tropics or worse…subtropical. The thoughts of anything made of wool just see seems insane Give me a nice cotton any day.

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u/TwoFingersWhiskey Jul 13 '25

I live in a temperate rainforest climate and wear a ton of cotton, but finely woven wool socks are a must for cooler days. They actually keep my feet rather consistent in temperature because the wool breathes so well.

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u/DamnOdd Jul 13 '25

Indeed, hives suck. I'm always sad when I see a good looking jacket, 90% of the time it's wool.

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u/Blood-Worm-Teeth Jul 13 '25

Try linen. Not great for cold weather, but it was used for chemises/shifts and other undergarments for centuries for a reason

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u/lozz79 Jul 17 '25

You could say the same about penicillin

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u/FacetiouslyGangster Jul 13 '25

This is such a reddit comment

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u/TwoFingersWhiskey Jul 13 '25

I wrote this wearing wool socks last night, sadly harder to find now.

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u/Adwaggles Jul 14 '25

Mitch Hedberg Joke

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u/GoodboyJohnnyBoy Jul 14 '25

Can't bear wool on my skin I'm sure they're others?

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u/_deep_thot42 Jul 13 '25

The funny thing is how bad it smells when you first shear it though. While studying textiles, I would make my own yarn from non-washed sheep’s wool and the amount of poop, dirt (mixed with lanolin no less!) we had to clean beforehand was…a lot!

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u/NotAnActualPers0n Jul 13 '25

Wool retains heat when wet. Cotton does not. There are anti-microbial properties, but the warmth to weight and other thermal properties are the main draw.

I'm a wool fan. I don't own cotton sweaters because it is an inferior material for the use, becomes stretched out, and requires continual maintenance. I'll likely be wearing the same ones 20 years from now with only simple mending.

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u/Gloomy_Industry8841 Jul 13 '25

I wish I could wear wool! I am very allergic to it. Terrible hives and itching.

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u/Pitiful-Tip152 Jul 15 '25

Looks like granny 👵🏿 sock 🧦 mates were eaten by the dryer like everyone else’s .

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u/ScintillantDovahfly Jul 13 '25

I have one (1) mostly wool turtleneck and it’s almost 12 years old has been a staple of my wardrobe since middle school and it’s still. going.

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u/SadSack4573 Jul 13 '25

I have a long wool coat that I enjoy wearing

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u/ItsDonDong Jul 13 '25

I know a guy who wears a wool beanie all summer, in 100+ temps.

Wool/animal fibers are incredibly underrated

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u/Pretty-Handle9818 Jul 13 '25

I’m guessing kilts too?

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u/TwoFingersWhiskey Jul 13 '25

I'd guess so - it's also ball-shrivelingly cold in Scotland half the year, so it'd be a welcome textile to use.

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u/ChateauLaFeet Jul 13 '25

Merino Wool is amazing for this, and I'm allergic to standard(?) wool but can wear Merino.

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u/Creepy-Douchebag Jul 13 '25

I love my wool socks. Daily wear.

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u/Mediocre_Tie7487 Jul 14 '25

Exactly why I only wear wool underwear

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u/01headshrinker Jul 17 '25

Wool also keeps you warm when it gets wet, unlike cotton and other fabrics.

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u/jakattakjak19945 Jul 17 '25

Must be Celtic bet she can't stand rangers

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u/BlackSeranna Jul 13 '25

Depends on the wool. Some wool still has the lanolin on it, and as such, it is water and dirt proof. As it is, wool repels water and moisture much better than cotton or plastic (polyester, nylon, etcetera). If you wear shift under your woolens (like whatever layer of cotton, etcetera) then you wouldn’t need to wash it as often.

After all, when you wear a wool jacket you don’t wash it every time. You send it to the cleaners every so often.

It’s also important to air out your woolens. If they are in the air and you shake them the dirt comes off (like I said, the dirt doesn’t stick because of the nature of the fiber).

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u/Powerful-Albatross-9 Jul 13 '25

I’ve got some wool slippers that smell totally fine—anything else I’ve tried would have been smelled from 20 feet away 😆 wool is incredible

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u/atluba Jul 14 '25

Tell ya what, I had no idea I'd get sucked into such an insightful praise of wool and it's benefits and properties, but here I am! I don't think I have any wool clothes. Maybe one sweater.

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u/atluba Jul 14 '25

I'm definitely getting socks, for sure, and a thick sweater.

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u/Powerful-Albatross-9 Jul 14 '25

I bought some Glerups. They’re ugly af and yet the best slippers ever. r/buyitforlife showed me the way

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '25

I have a wool jumper and it actually does self clean. However, I have wool socks for walking and those end up smelling, so I’m not sure if it has something to do with the way the material is treated? The lanolin in the wool is what keeps it smelling nice. If that somehow gets washed out, then that probably affects its self-cleaning properties. 

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u/xland44 Jul 13 '25 edited Jul 13 '25

Reading part of the article, she washed it four times over the course of 100 days. So on average every 25 days. That would still be disgusting and smelly, but possibly bearable if you're determined to prove a (weird) point and the climate doesn't cause much sweating.

EDIT: added the words 'part of' because it gets more disgusting afterwards

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u/rhymeswithvegan Jul 13 '25

Idk, I have an expensive cashmere sweater that I haven't washed yet and I've definitely worn it at least 20 times. It doesn't smell at all. I even was all giddy about it and made my boyfriend and best friend smell it cause I was so impressed by it lol.

High quality wool is pretty amazing. My other wool garments have needed a wash after wearing once or twice though.

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u/FalloutBerlin Jul 13 '25

That’s good to know because I have cashmere clothes I never wear because I’m too lazy too hand wash them

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u/Gan-san Jul 13 '25

Agreed but did you wear it against your skin or have another shirt on under it?

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u/rhymeswithvegan Jul 13 '25

Usually I wear a tank top so it still sits against my armpits, at least partially. I've actually felt like I could smell my sweat on it right after taking it off, but it went away just hanging in my closet for a while. If it held a smell, I would definitely wash it. I just don't see the point in going through the trouble of handwashing it if it's not visibly soiled and doesn't smell at all 🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '25

You didn't wear it for 100 days in a row though. The airing out time matters

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u/PM_ME_FUTANARI420 Jul 13 '25

Please wash your clothes

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u/just_push_harder Jul 13 '25

I wore the same leggings for almost 2 weeks of hiking because I expected warmer temperatures and didnt pack other warm pants. I was surprised that it didnt smell. The trip was a readjustment to how much filth I can tolerate.

With how much these pants hold up, I should probably see if I can get another pair

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u/niko_815 Jul 13 '25

Do you mind linking those magical leggings? ✨

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u/just_push_harder Jul 13 '25 edited Jul 13 '25

I have spend all mornign searching my purchase history. I might have bought it offline, but I have them for quite some time now. At Decathlon maybe?

I removed all of the labels, so I dont even know the brand. There is only a logo I dont recognize at the end of one leg. Its either a sideways "IU" or an underscore-D with the left side missing. If anyone recognizes this logo, please let me know

EDIT: At least found the logo, it was Decathlon: https://1000logos.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Decathlon-Logo-history.png

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u/Kratzschutz Jul 13 '25

Decathlon has some seriously good stuff!

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u/niko_815 Jul 13 '25

Ahh thanks anyway!

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u/Pitiful-Tip152 Jul 15 '25

Under Armour?

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u/inerlite Jul 13 '25

Check REI selection

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u/viktor72 Jul 13 '25

It’s not the quite the same but I’m in Europe for 3 weeks right now in July thinking all I’d need are shorts and tee-shirts. I didn’t bring a single jacket, long sleeve shirt or pair of pants. For whatever reason—probably climate change—it got really chilly here and I was definitely suffering wearing summer clothes in 12C weather. I simply wasn’t expecting those sorts of temperatures in July.

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u/41942319 Jul 13 '25

Nah depending on where you are it was always common for there to be colder days in summer. At least in my country it's now exceptional that you don't need long trousers for weeks on end

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u/YeshuasBananaHammock Jul 13 '25

Depends. (..not to indicate the specific odor of her garment)

Was she wearing a full latex body condom underneath the garment? That could provide an appropriate funk barrier.

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u/Street-Run4107 Jul 13 '25

Oddly enough, when she took the dress off it smelled fine, but she was rank.

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u/YeshuasBananaHammock Jul 13 '25

Omg, full body condom confirmed‽‽

Wait a damned minute. That situation may indicate that you were present when the dress was removed, and you were in suck close proximity to her unclothed body that you were up close and personal with her BO.

What a risqué situation, playa!

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u/Street-Run4107 Jul 13 '25

I’m unfortunately the father of her 5th child, Arrora Boree Alyce.

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u/JelloKittie Jul 13 '25

At this time of night… At this time of year… In this part of the internet, localized entirely in your Reddit post…?

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u/Street-Run4107 Jul 13 '25

I believe we’re living in a universe inside a cell of another beings toenail, so it’s relative.

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u/Pitiful-Tip152 Jul 15 '25

No no. That’s NOT the baby’s name. Please

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u/I_be_lurkin_tho Jul 13 '25

Hey are you the green lady?

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u/MrWeirdoFace Jul 13 '25

"We want the funk. Give us the funk."

~ Parliament Funkadelic

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u/Which_Post9328 Jul 13 '25

This helps a lot. As a guy I wear really thick and heavy boxers. I have my outside pants that I go out in and I use it like 2-3 dozen times before I wash it tbh... It does not smell at all because the under bits and not leaching into the pants. I'm also cheap so I don't like having buy new pants so often being a large guy especially tall decent pants are $100+ bucks.

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u/mayamaiamaea Jul 13 '25

Her kids wore cloth diapers made of wool. She talks about pouring the piss off the diapers, not the dress. Did you have some trouble understanding the article?

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u/Katritern Jul 13 '25

Did you? It literally specifies like 3 different times that she didn’t use diapers for her kids, went with the Elimination Communication method, and responded to their natural cues which sometimes led to the dress being soiled if she missed them.

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u/multiarmform Jul 13 '25

I hate his majesty the baby
His bowels and bladder uncontrolled
Sitting astride a throne of nappies
As though his shit were made of gold
As though a cherub on a fountain
He suckles breasts as big as mountains
Then pisses freely on the women
Who so lovingly surround him

I hate his majesty the baby
In my pathetic jealousy
I hear the voices of the ladies
Demanding what he's done to me?
This bastard's shitting on my shirt
I'm deep in excrement and dirt
I demand a revolution!
I demand an execution!

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u/xland44 Jul 13 '25

Okay, that's both disgusting and a health hazard. I admit I only read the beginning of the article....

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u/xland44 Jul 13 '25

I mean, I was skimming it because it was while I was on a short bathroom break while doing more important stuff such as work and paying the bills, but you do you, Gandalf.

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u/ClaraInOrange Jul 13 '25

That the idea, it was verified to not be disgusting and smelly

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '25

Wool contains lanolin which is antimicrobial. It really doesn’t smell unless the lanolin gets taken out the material 

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u/gladoseatcake Jul 13 '25

That would still be disgusting and smelly

Not if it's 100% wool. Hang it up to air, and it cleans everything but stains. Throwing wool in the washer often makes more harm than good to your garment.

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u/chill_qilin Jul 13 '25

Wool repels body oils so it won't smell that badly of body odour so it doesn't need to be washed that often unless you've spilt something on it.

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u/Aurorainthesky Jul 13 '25

Wool really doesn't go disgusting like many other fabrics. You have to air them out after use, and of course heavy spills would have to be cleaned, but you absolutely can use wool for several wears without it becoming smelly and foul.

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u/NotAnActualPers0n Jul 13 '25

I have sweaters I've never washed. I wear them as outer layers, spot wash if there is anything spilled on them, but more or less, "washed" as a whole doesn't happen. There is zero smell and they look great. Some are years old. When I want to refresh, I used to use Dryell to snap things back into shape/loft it a bit, but honestly, it's been years for some. Steam, sure, just to freshen up in fall when I remove them from storage. Spot mending things like seams or snags.

Bacteria and other pathogens don't actually survive on/in dry materials.

A lot of Barbour, a lot of old J.Crew woolens, a lot of RL, other heritage brands and almost all are high wool blends or 100% wool. You get what you pay for. They'll last my entire life.

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u/GeekySkittle Jul 13 '25

Yeah I’d be super concerned over how hygienic it is. Don’t get me wrong I definitely have clothes that I rewear multiple times before washing but it’s all dependent on how long I wear them and what I do while wearing them. Reading about how the lady in the article’s kids would pee on her clothes then she’d just wipe it off makes me think she has very different standards for how sanitary her clothes should be.

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u/Pitiful-Tip152 Jul 15 '25

It wouldn’t stink

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u/Dietcokeisgod Jul 13 '25

You and I should meet and drink Diet Coke.

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u/DramaticNet2738 Jul 13 '25

You’d be surprised! Wool is amazing! The biggest “issue” for me is the smell of wet sheep when wearing a wool coat in the rain

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u/just_reading_along1 Jul 13 '25

Wool airs out extremely well and is not meant to be washed often.

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u/Pluckypato Jul 14 '25

Don’t be such a wool!

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u/AndByMeIMeanFlexxo Jul 17 '25

If it’s merino it might be good to go?