Question from Annette Tweedel
Hi Debra,
With having MCS, I am looking for a bra. I have been wearing Playtex 18 Hour bra’s which has polyester,cotton,nylon, and spandex. Sad to say I wear my bra’s sometimes until they are really worn. One bra was worn until the spandex band that goes around my body was starting to come through and the spandex was irritating me.
Well, I found two different bra’s in the Gaiam Living magazine. The first one is an Unwired Bra which is 90% Swiss Organic cotton/10% spandex. The second one is a No-Wire Support Bra with Sorbtek fabric. I researched and found out Sorbtek, I believe, if I remember correctly, it said something like its synthetic fibers from polyester. I wanted to get one of these bra’s until I researched further and got this information.
I know its best to stay away from synthetic, so can you recommend a safe bra?
Thank you very much for the help.
Debra’s Answer
Readers?
I don’t get much from gaiam, but I did get our shower filter and bath ball filter from them… and have continued to get the replacement filters there… should I worry about quality on something like this?!?
COMMENT FROM DEBRA:
For me quality isn’t the question, it’s the materials. I wouldn’t wear either of those bras because of the synthetic fibers.
I agree with the others-Decent Exposures is great. I have been wearing their bras through pregnancies, nursing, and in between. They are very comfortable and I think they offer latex free.
Decent Exposures are amazing. They are great to work with and I have had no problems at all with the organic cotton bras. I have extreme MCS.
After going braless for more than 20 years, probably much longer, and nearing age 70, I regret going braless. (The sand has shifted.) After trying at least a dozen different bras, I have been wearing the sports bra fromDeva for a few weeks, and it’s working out ok. It is not what I would describe as a sports bra, but rather designed like something out of the 50’s. I suspect it is made from cotton thread, as the thread is usually my sticking point, and this isn’t bothering me. There was a scratchy place in the back by the hooks which I trimmed, and I have washed and air dried the bras three times. They don’t look so great under today’s knits, etc., however. The bra is made by Leading Lady and it is from knit fabric, not woven which is sold elsewhere.