1. Make sticky smooth.
Dry touch.
Merino wool is excellent at absorbing perspiration (water absorption) and releasing it into the air (moisture release). For example, the merino sheep of Icebreaker, a New Zealand merino wool brand, live at an altitude of 1,800 meters in the Southern Alps of New Zealand, where the temperature can reach as high as 35°C in mid-summer and as low as minus 20°C in winter, and the temperature varies greatly. The only clothing worn by sheep that survive these extreme temperature differences is the source of wool. This is why it has an excellent natural temperature control function.
When it is hot, the merino wool absorbs the heat (water vapor) from your body and diffuses it into the air even before you sweat, and when you sweat during exercise, the merino wool absorbs it and vaporizes it. In addition, the temperature inside the garment is comfortably regulated by evaporative cooling. This is why it feels dry and comfortable without being sticky even in midsummer.
Incidentally, when it is cold, the many air pockets created by merino's 17 to 19 micron ultra-fine fibers keep warm by storing adsorbed heat and body heat when absorbing moisture from the skin. This keeps you comfortable not only in winter but also in midsummer without freezing in the air conditioner.
