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How to Look Great While Traveling

Nano-Tex Clothing

By Dave Shultz

I’ve heard the term “Nano” used in a lot of different ways over the last few years but it was only recently I heard it associated with clothing.  I didn’t know what to think.  Was there a demand for clothing for Really Small people?  Not really!  It seems that the term Nano-Tex is the name of a treatment designed specifically for the textile industry.  More than 80 textile mills around the world are utilizing Nano-Tex treatments in products sold by more than 100 of the leading apparel and interior furnishing brands, such as:  Gap, Old Navy, Lee, Eddie Bauer, Nike, Nordstrom, Brooks Brothers, Champion, Levi, L.L. Bean, Simmons and Serta.

I was able to try some Eddie Bauer clothing using this revolutionary technology and I was more than pleasantly surprised.  The fabric really was stain resistant.  I found out the hard way when I opened a package containing a pair of pants and shirt and showed them to my wife.  That’s not necessarily a bad thing but she was in the kitchen at the time making guacamole.  You guessed it.  The pants ended up laying on some very fresh guacamole.  Normally, I would have headed straight to the laundry room but instead, I just wiped the pants with a paper towel and surprise, no stain.  Not even a hint that my pants had ever been in the same room with sticky green dip.

Some of the features of fabric treated with Nano-Tex are…

• Resists Static: the first permanent anti-static treatment for synthetic fabrics

• Repels & Releases Stains: the market’s highest level of stain release capabilities combined with stain repellency; and

• Coolest Comfort: A new extension of the Coolest Comfort family of enhancements now brings Nano-Tex’s patented moisture wicking technology to wrinkle-free cotton garments and resin-treated knits

After wearing the clothes for a while, I can absolutely say they have all of the above qualities.  I know I’ll be looking for more Nano-Tex clothing for my travel wardrobe.  It’s not that I’m a slob but accidents happen and you can’t always get to a change of clothes when you want.  You really don’t have to look like a refugee at the end of a long flight.  Isn’t technology wonderful?

So where did Nano-Tex come from?  Nature was the inspiration.  Nano-Tex was founded in 1998 by Dr. David Soane, former polymer chemist and Vice Chairman of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley, the company’s team of scientists set out to replicate the natural water-repellency of plant surfaces and animal coats. 

For companies selling Nano-Tex-enhanced products, check http://www.nano-tex.com/where_to_buy/apparel_rsp.html.

Nano-Tex
5770 Shellmound Street
Emeryville, CA 94608
http://www.nano-tex.com/

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