There has been a lot of conversation on social media about the downsides of polyester. But are those downsides as bad as they ...

Washing your clothes made from synthetic fabrics like acrylic, nylon, and polyester causes them to shed hundreds of thousands of microplastic fibers. Now, new research shows that just wearing ...

Polyester clothes smell worse than cotton, following intensive exercise by their wearers, because bacteria that cause odor grow better on polyester, according to research. Freshly secreted sweat has ...

There has been a lot of conversation on social media about the downsides of polyester. But are those downsides as bad as they're believed to be?... Polyester clothing has been causing a stir online.