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Flax seed is an excellent source of omega 3 fatty acid and fibre, two essential ingredients that help keep you strong and healthy. What people often forget, is that when Flax seeds are planted, they produce bast fibres that can be spun and woven into Linen cloth. Linen is a sustainable product that is less damaging to the environment than Cotton.
As a garment, Flax has the ability to wick moisture away from the body better than any other natural fibre and will keep you cool and dry during hot humid weather and physical activities. The cloth is very strong, particularly when it is wet and can be machine-washed. The Active Linen tank top was made to celebrate this wonderfully useful seed; a seed we tend to take for granted.
If you'd like more information about flax as a sustainable alternative to cotton and polyester, read this article by Rosalie Marion Bliss, Agriculture Reasearch Services Information Staff, United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/ar/archive/nov05/fiber1105.htm
Bliss, Rosalie Marion. “Flax Fibre Offers Cotton Cool Comfort”. Agricultural Research magazine November 2005: Pages 12 -13. Print. Web 7 Nov. 2010
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