Most gym shorts are made from polyester, a plastic fabric derived from petroleum. It's cheap to produce, but it comes at a cost you don't see on the label.
Synthetic fibres sit directly against your skin for hours at a time. Research increasingly links prolonged contact with polyester to skin irritation, disrupted moisture regulation, and the leaching of hormone-disrupting chemicals, including phthalates and BPA-adjacent compounds found in plastic-based textiles. Your skin absorbs more than most people realize.
Cotton breathes. It wicks moisture naturally, regulates temperature without trapping heat, and doesn't shed microplastics into your body or the water supply every time it's washed. It's a renewable crop. Polyester is not — it's fossil fuel, spun into fabric.
Our Shorts are cut from 100% cotton. No blends, no synthetics, no compromise. Just a cleaner material, built for movement, worn directly against your skin the way it should be.
