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Shearlife t1_iz12pzr wrote

Reply to comment by Transmatrix in Did sheep fur always just endlessly grow or was that something that was selectively bred? Were they originally naturally adapted to be going through a lot of foliage and thickets and stuff that would keep their coat relatively trimmed? by EuroTraschBozos

True, but wool allergy is in the 1,7% of the population, so it's more likely one is sensitive to coarse fiber than actually allergic to lanolin https://www.woolmark.com/fibre/are-you-allergic-to-wool/ https://www.healthline.com/health/wool-allergy#causes https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11453903/

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AnarchoSpider-man t1_iz2crhv wrote

Just last week I found three 100 % cotton shirts from a drift-store. That said drift stores aren't so reliable that you can get such clothes every time you go to one. (And when I tried to buy them new from my local supermarkets, couldn't find any, at least not at an affordable prize. So I'm kinda lost too as to where to get any. Maybe from online stores.)

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Own-Satisfaction3358 t1_iz381bs wrote

Merino wool made me breakout in hives but wool/silk blends didn’t. Now I know that I’m just sensitive to coarse fiber. Thanks!!

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