Coolmax ® - The Cool Layer

Galvin Green garments use Coolmax ® performance fabric, which is a new generation of "engineered" fabric specifically designed to keep the wearer cool and dry.

With a very high "breathability" factor and the ability to move moisture away from the skin to the outer layer of the fabric, Coolmax ® is the ideal fabric for garments used in hot and/or humid conditions, where performance is of the essence.

Thanks to the unique "four channel" fibres, moisture from perspiration is speedily moved to the surface of the fabric where the large surface area ensures rapid evaporation. The larger spaces between the filaments of the fibres also provide excellent breathability. The result? Cool, dry comfort.

This makes Coolmax ® the perfect choice for garments used in sporting contexts since Coolmax garments aid an energy optimising effect known as "thermo-regulation", keeping the body cool and enabling the body's energy to be concentrated on performance, rather than temperature control.

Cotton absorbs and retains 14 times more perspiration than Coolmax ®. This is because the unique four channel fibres used in Coolmax ® are designed to breathe even when they come into contact with moisture, whereas cotton fibres swell and retain moisture, loeaving it close to the skin and making the wearer feel sticky and damp. A further benefit of the high-tech Coolmax ® fibres is that they are designed to last, so Coolmax ® garments won't shrink or lose their shape as cotton can. Coolmax ® is the ultimate fabric for garments used in warm weather conditions, where performance is of the essence.