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Why are so many kids' pajamas made of polyester?
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November 27th, 2013
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Most of them seem to be made of polyester as a fire safety measurement. If they’re made of cotton, there’s always a disclaimer that it’s not flame retardant.
That seems counter to what we practice when blacksmithing, welding or working in the foundry.
You’re required to wear all natural fiber clothing when working near an open flame.
In fact, in all of my time working in the metal arts, the only incident involved a spark landing on a sock made of synthetic material. If it were a natural fiber, a little spark would have been no big deal. Instead, the spark burned right through the sock and more or less melted the synthetic fiber onto the skin.
It was awful.
Which makes me wonder why the heck so many kids’ pajamas are polyester. And the ones made of natural fibers have to carry a disclaimer. Shouldn’t it be the other way around?
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