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Why does Polyester material make me sweat and natural fibers (cotton) breathe on my skin?

I cannot wear any polyester materials against my skin. The artificial fibers make me terribly sweat.I try to wear only natural cottons, which create no problems at all. Aside from being a MAN-MADE material, why does polyester create this seal on my skin vs. the warm / cooling feel of cotton?

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Cotton and wool wick fluids due to their structure. This means they pick up moisture, soaking it and transferring it strand to strand to evaporate to the air which cools the cloth. Polyester in particular does not have a cell structure but is a long thin continuous plastic strand in each thread. So it does not collect moisture, does not move it and therefore does not have evaporation. So the moisture collects on your body and gets hotter.

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