Linen is a healthful and comfortable fabric. Linen contains 7x more Lignin than cotton, an organic polymer that protects plant cells from oxidative and UV damage and made up of phenolic acids which denature bacterial proteins and limits their ability to reproduce. This also means linen flax requires less pesticides than cotton. Linen is also naturally anti-bacterial and pathogen-resistant thanks to its inherent wicking and moisture-retention properties—it can absorb up to 20% of its own weight in water without feeling wet. This in turn inhibits bacterial growth and makes linen a highly sanitary choice.1 Linen fiber can be harmlessly dissolved in the body.

Linen becomes softer and more pliable as it breaks in and develops a wabi-sabi patina. Linen cloth does not accumulate static electricity and has a higher thermal conductivity than cotton, wool, or silk. It’s moisture wicking properties make it cool to the touch; linen offers a truly comfortable garment.2

  1. Traditional knowledge of Linen’s sanitary properties are evidenced by it’s historical use for bandaging. ↲

  2. The word “comfortable” has been denigrated by “nu-comfort”. Hormone disrupting synthetic athleisure occupies the contemporary consciousness’s framework for comfort, but linen clothing produces a true holistic comfort of being at once swaddled in and armored by a garment. ↲