Organic 100% merino base layer leggings with cuffs to fold up or down and ribbed fabric to accommodate stretch and comfort. Leggings, so soft for lounging and an excellent first layer for cold seasons.
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Anti odor
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Breathable
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Fire resistant
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Fast drying
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Machine washable
Refer to size chart to ensure the best fit. Do not size up, there is plenty of stretch. Shrinks in dryer, air dry only.
WOOL CARE
Merino wool garments are easy to care for and designed to last for years, making it better for your wallet and the planet. Here are a few tips to maintain maximum longevity. It's not as hard as it sounds. Here's how…
1. ONLY WASH AS NEEDED
Merino wool is stain-resistant, odor-resistant, resilient, anti-bacterial, and breathable and has the amazing ability of being able to clean itself. This means it only needs to be aired out between washings to keep it fresh. Especially for your knit sweaters, it is often enough to air them outside instead of washing.
2. WASH ON A LOW TEMPERATURE
In general, most of our wool garments can be washed in a machine in a water temperature 40°C or less. Preferably, use the wool or delicate cycle. For longevity, and because machine cold water settings can vary greatly, hand washing is our preferred method of washing wool, and always hand wash for our knits. Wool cannot stand significant fluctuations in temperature without shrinking so make sure you wash and rinse at the same temperature.
3. USE A DETERGENT FOR WOOL
Regular laundry detergent contains enzymes that will damage wool so whether hand or machine washing, always use a detergent that is designed to wash wool.
4. DO NOT SOAK OR WRING
If you leave your wool to soak in water it will ruin the wool. Right after washing (hand or machine) get it out to dry on a line or drying rack. Don’t wring excess water out of your wool, this will twist the fibers and put stress on the seams. You can gently press excess water out between a couple of towels before drying, but the more gentle you are to your favorite sweater during washing the more it will love you back for years to come.
5. DRY FLAT OUT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT
Your merino thermals, merino silk, merino tencel and all of our light merino can be hung on the line, and will literally dry in minutes. Best practice for our fully-fashioned knits however is to dry flat out of direct sunlight.
Hope that these quick wool washing tips are useful. For best results, please always refer to your garment care label for specific washing instructions.
PILLING
Pilling refers to the tiny wool 'balls' or fuzz that may form on your wool garments with washing and wearing. It is caused by agitation and causes the short fibers to migrate to the surface.
Pilling can easily be removed with a 'de-pilling' comb and once removed they will generally stop forming after one or two washes.
SUSTAINABILITY
Merino wool belongs to a group of proteins called keratin. It is naturally elastic, resilient and absorbent. It has a scaly outside surrounding an inner core. The scaly outside is ‘hydrophobic’, meaning it repels water. The inner core, however, is ‘hydrophilic’, which means it readily absorbs water.
This hydrophilic core gives the wool its ability to absorb around 30% of its weight in moisture, without feeling wet. This is because the water remains on the inside and what you’re touching is the hydrophobic water-repellent surface.
This structure also gives wool fiber the ability to transport water. If you’re sweating for example, it can wick moisture away from the skin and release it into the atmosphere.
It also dries quickly and does not retain smells. This unique fiber structure means sheep can tolerate exposure to light rains and stay waterproof as well as tolerate extreme ranges in temperature. Wool can decompose in soil within a year, releasing natural nitrogen nutrients back into the earth, and it is fully renewable, regrowing on the sheep every year.