AEGIS Fights Odor while Protecting the Earth

University of Cambridge Data

Fighting Odor while Protecting the Earth may sound like a super hero’s dream, but, in fact, it is something within reach of each of us.

When clothing incorporates the AEGIS Microbe Shield technology, the garments stay fresher because they are protected from bacteria and mold. They also protect our planet by saving natural resources and reducing pollution.

How?  Since AEGIS treated textiles stay fresher longer than common clothing, you can reduce the frequency of your laundering. That may sound small but, over the life of a textile, the biggest energy drain is in the laundering it receives.

The energy costs to make a garment are extremely small when compared to the energy costs associated with laundering that same garment over its usable life. Laundering uses much more energy than manufacturing the clothing itself.  So by laundering an AEGIS garment after every 7 wears, rather than after each wear like an untreated garment, the AEGIS treated garment can save 11,400 lbs. of water, and eliminate 230 lbs. of green house gases, while minimizing the amount of detergents and chemicals that are released into our rivers and oceans each year.
 
The AEGIS technology can be incorporated into pants, towels, sheets, any fabric of any type. Using these AEGIS treated goods to replace your old wares can reduce your overall laundry consumption even further.

But there is another side benefit. Washing less not only saves resources, it saves you time and that means with AEGIS, you can spend more time in our great outdoors, smelling as fresh as a daisy, even after a week long trek.

It’s good to be green, go AEGIS.

For information on applying AEGIS to technical fabrics, contact us at: performancetextiles@microbeshield.com.