Non-iron shirts: features and overview of types

A well-ironed men's shirt plays an important role in creating the image of a business and successful person. In combination with a fashionable suit and properly selected accessories, she is able to make the image of a modern man stylish and flawless. Unfortunately, with a long working day, a perfectly ironed shirt made of high-quality natural material can wrinkle and spoil the overall impression.

But nowadays, as a result of technical innovations, non-iron men's shirts have appeared, which can not wrinkle and perfectly retain their shape for a very long time.

The middle of the 20th century was marked by the rapid development of new technologies for the manufacture of fabrics. There appeared clothes made of polyester, the so-called wash and wear, which in English means “wash and wear”. Then after a while, labels appeared on clothes: wash & go, wrinkle-free, and easy care. The fabric was impregnated with formaldehydes, aldehydes, methanol. It is worth noting that such comfortable-to-use clothing is not completely safe for humans.

However, not so long ago Asian scientists from Nissimbo, TAL and Itochu, using the latest innovations, have developed high quality and safe wrinkle-free shirts. This technology is called non-iron, which translates as "no ironing".

Non-iron processing implies filling the inner cavity of the fiber with a special liquid; the outside of the fiber is not subjected to any processing. This is a complex process that requires very careful control and consideration of the structure of the material. When putting on a washed shirt, a special liquid heats up under the influence of the heat of the human body. As a result of this process, it expands, becomes more fluid, and this causes straightening of the folds in the clothes.

Currently wrinkle-free shirts are sewn from cotton or linen high quality raw materials, adding a small percentage of mixed fibers, most often it is lavsan and polyester treated with vegetable resins.

Like any material, non-iron shirts for men have their own positive and negative properties. The pluses include the following points:

• maintaining the perfect shape of the shirt throughout the working day;
• it is very convenient to use such clothes during long trips;
• saves time that would be required to iron the shirts after washing;
• a large selection of styles and colors;
• men's shirts with the addition of synthetics are quite affordable;
• expensive shirts made of high-tech cotton are completely safe for health.

The cons are as follows:

• when processing fabrics using chemistry using non-iron technology, the service life of the shirt is reduced;
• added chemicals can cause allergic reactions in the owner of such a product;
• high quality wrinkle-free cotton shirts for men are quite expensive.

As you know, it is easy to distinguish high-quality cotton from synthetics if you set fire to the thread from the product. The synthetic thread will melt, and the cotton thread will burn well, spreading the smell of burnt hair. But when buying in a store, this experiment is difficult to carry out. Therefore, you should carefully read these useful tips for choosing:

• as a rule, it is better and safer to purchase such models at branded retail outlets;
• there must be a non-iron mark on the label of a men's shirt;
• if you purchase clothes through an online store, then the product description must also say non-iron;
• it is worth knowing that such budget brands as Brooks Brothers, Marks & Spencer, Thomas Pink, Eterna, Olymp, Uniqlo, Bruno Banani have proven themselves in the best way;
• wrinkle-proof men's shirts from Eton, Van Laack, Hugo Boss, T. M. Lewin cannot be cheap, as they are made of high-tech long-staple cotton with intricate weaving of threads.

In order for non-iron men's shirts to last as long as possible, you should choose a delicate mode when washing in a machine, in which the washing machine runs at low speeds. It is not recommended to use rinse aid. After finishing washing, shake the shirt and hang it on a hanger so that it dries a little. Do not worry that a men's shirt does not look perfectly smooth at this moment, because the fibers will certainly straighten out from the warmth of the body when put on.

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