Organic Basics’ fabric is treated with silver salt from recycled sources to kill bacteria and fungi Not knownMen can now save the planet with no effort thanks to high-tech, eco-friendly silver-plated pants that require little washing and claim to be “the world’s most advanced underwear”. The £20 boxer briefs are sold online under the slogan “Never wash your underwear again! But seriously, you won’t need to wash your underwear for weeks with our basics)”. Made of recycled nylon, the Silvertech 2.0 fabric is treated with silver salt from recycled electronic, industrial and photographic waste. The silver salt particles are bonded with the fibres in the factory and will not wash out during the garment’s lifetime.

Source: The Times May 15, 2018 16:07 UTC