Coolcore introduces Fibr-X
A new single strand yarn with same thermal regulating characteristics as original
PORTSMOUTH, NH – Coolcore (www.coolcore.com), the leader in chemical-free thermoregulating fabrics, introduces Fibr-X, an extruded single yarn which possesses the same thermal regulating performance as Coolcore’s original multi-fiber technology.
“The evolution of Coolcore’s single yarn innovation gives our manufacturing partners more flexibility than ever before to create innovative garments, accessories and fabrics with all the Coolcore technology benefits,” said David Ludd, Coolcore’s Vice President of Global Marketing.
Fibr-X features proprietary cross section designs that wick and transport moisture while promoting a superior evaporative process without chemical additives or treatments.
“While Fibr-X performs on par with Coolcore, as a single extruded fiber it reduces manufacturing time and materials.”, states Dennis Ackroyd, Coolcore’s Chief Technology Officer/Founder.
Fibr-X yarn can be woven with other natural and synthetic fibers to create fabrics with additional performance characteristics or used alone to create high performance thermoregulating garments and accessories.
Fibr-X yarns are available now, with the first products featuring the yarn to be available in Fall/Holiday 2018.
Numerous leading outdoor, fitness, and running brands have selected Coolcore for their thermoregulating technology as have major retail brands including Cabela’s, L.L. Bean, Disney, Athleta, Klim and Dickies.
In 2013, Coolcore became the first US Company to receive the “Innovative Technology” award from the Hohenstein Institute, and remains the only company globally to receive it for “Cooling Power”.
Independently tested by the world-renowned Hohenstein Institute on its WATson test, which measures a fabric’s cooling and drying power, Coolcore’s fabric received the best scores against seven leading brands and three competing technologies.
About Coolcore:
Coolcore creates proprietary chemical-free thermoregulation fabrics which deliver three distinct functions — wicking, moisture circulation and regulated evaporation — that together keep you cool, dry and comfortable. Coolcore is the first U.S. company to earn “Innovative Technology” recognition from the esteemed Hohenstein Institute and the only company globally to be awarded this recognition for “Cooling Power.” To learn more about Coolcore and its products visit www.coolcore.com.
Coolcore looks to Fuze for odor control boost
Permanent, chemical-free additive keeps odors at bay and temperatures regulated
PORTSMOUTH, NH – Coolcore (www.coolcore.com), the leader in chemical-free thermoregulating fabrics, is partnering with Fuze to integrate non-ionic, non-toxic, molecular alloy technology into a range of Coolcore fabrics giving them the added benefit of odor control.
Fuze, a water based topical fabric treatment, permanently binds to fabrics providing odor control while enhancing UVA/ UVB protection, hyper-evaporation and cooling.
“Fuze shares many of Coolcore’s characteristics, including performance that never washes out,” said David Ludd, Coolcore’s Vice President of Global Marketing. “Coolcore with Fuze is the next step in our mission to provide the best performance fabrics to the market in an ecologically friendly and responsible manner. There is absolutely no leaching effect with Fuze. Many Ionic based chemical technologies in the marketplace deplete, wash out, leach into soil and, ultimately, move downstream to waste reclamation plants and kill useful bacteria which strains water purification.”
Fuze is chemical-free and is comprised of all natural components with near zero-waste during the manufacturing and application processes. The gold and silver alloys adhere permanently to the fabrics without altering their appearance, feel, smell or impeding their performance attributes.
“Fuze works at a molecular level, attacking bacteria as soon as it comes in contact with the fabric, killing odors,” said Andrew Peterson, president of Fuze BioTech, LLC based in Salt Lake City, UT.
In a twenty-four-hour period, tests showed that fabrics with Fuze reduced odors by 95%.
Coolcore fabrics with Fuze will be available in spring 2018 with commercialized products slated for spring 2019 introductions.
Numerous leading outdoor, fitness, and running brands have selected Coolcore for their thermoregulating technology as have major retail brands including Cabela’s, L.L. Bean, Disney, Athleta, Klim and Dickies.
In 2013, Coolcore became the first US Company to receive the “Innovative Technology” award from the Hohenstein Institute, and remains the only company globally to receive it for “Cooling Power”.
Independently tested by the world-renowned Hohenstein Institute on its WATson test, which measures a fabric’s cooling and drying power, Coolcore’s fabric received the best scores against seven leading brands and three competing technologies.
About Coolcore:
Coolcore creates proprietary chemical-free thermoregulation fabrics which deliver three distinct functions — wicking, moisture circulation and regulated evaporation — that together keep you cool, dry and comfortable. Coolcore is the first U.S. company to earn “Innovative Technology” recognition from the esteemed Hohenstein Institute and the only company globally to be awarded this recognition for “Cooling Power.” To learn more about Coolcore and its products visit www.coolcore.com.
About Fuze:
Fuze provides a non-ion alloy technology to the textile industry. This proprietary technology controls odor at the atomic level. Fuze obliterates stink by embedding nan-alloy particles into the textile via a unique process. You can now play hard, sweat hard and still smell great while preserving the environment. FUZE particles allow you to wash and wear and wear and wear. www.fuze47.com
Fabric Tech Explained!
Have you ever wondered how the Coolcore Technology in Dr. Cool Wraps, Cooling Shirts and Accessories work, and why they are the only cooling fabric to receive the Innovative Technology award from the Hohenstein Institute for “Cooling Power”?
First let’s back up and talk about moisture-wicking performance fabrics. Check out this video put out by Hip Science which explains the technology of moisture wicking in a fun and informative way! The process of wicking draws water or sweat away from the body by the process of capillary action. Capillary action is a naturally occurring phenomenon that is common among plants. This action is used to draw water from the ground up through the veins of a tree, flower or any other plant. The video uses a common science experiment of watching water with blue dye in it being sucked up a celery stock. Once the water reaches the top of the plant or its leaves, the water then evaporates to keep it from flowing back down the plant. For capillary action to work there must be cohesive forces and adhesive forces. Adhesive force is when one thing is attracted to another and capillary tubes are hydrophilic which means water loving. Because of this, water adheres to the inside of the tube basically sucking the water up. The cohesive part happens in the water around the capillary tube when the water molecules begin to stick and travel together creating a steady flow.
This process works in moisture wicking clothing by drawing the sweat away from your body toward the outer surface of the fabric. Once the sweat reaches the top layer of the t-shirt, it begins to evaporate quickly. The shirt does this by containing fibers that are both hydrophilic (water loving) and hydrophobic (water repelling), while also creating pathways in the fabric construction for the moisture to move.
Rather than a simple wicking technology, our chemical-free Coolcore fabric delivers three distinct functions – moisture wicking, moisture circulation, and regulated evaporation – to reduce the fabric’s surface temperature by up to 30% lower than skin temperature. Instead of the one-way street, like the celery stock sucking up water and then the water evaporating at the leaves, Dr. Cool Cooling shirts use a proprietary construction to circulate the water throughout the shirt. By moving the moisture throughout the shirt, Dr. Cool uses your own sweat to get the Dr. Cool shirt up to 30% cooler than your skin temperature. Most importantly, we are chemical-free, so the cooling performance never washes away!
Other shirts might keep you dry but dry does not mean cool! Dr. Cool technology goes beyond just moisture wicking. We’ve taken it to a whole new level so that not only is your sweat wicked away but your body temperature is regulated. By doing this Dr. Cool helps keeping you going longer through every game, workout, or simply while you’re running errands around town!
Check out our video showing how Coolcore technology works
Powered by Coolcore Technology
Dr. Cool's chemical-free cooling shirts use a patented cooling material, designed by Coolcore, to keep you up to 30% cooler. Traditionally, cooling has been achieved a number of ways such as, ice packs and fabrics covered in chemicals that wick away sweat to keep you cool and dry. These previous methods don't necessarily cool and will degrade over time.
Coolcore technology keeps you cooler, drier, and more comfortable without relying on chemicals or polymer crystal treatments. Our chemical-free cooling shirts go beyond traditional evaporative cooling technologies or moisture-management systems to give you chemical-free comfort for maximum performance.
The video below explains the science behind our Chemical Free Cooling Shirts
The New R.I.C.E. Method
If you're an athlete, physical trainer or even just injury prone, surely you have heard of the infamous R.I.C.E. method.
Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation
4 magically descriptive instructions that help facilitate injury recovery. For years, doctors and other professionals have been telling you - "Take it easy, put an ice pack on your injury, wrap it with an Ace Bandage and put it up on a pillow."
Sure the R.I.C.E. acronym made it easy to remember all of those steps, but what if you could make it easier than that? What if you could cut one of those extra steps out by combining them?
Having a Recovery-On-The-Go wrap certainly makes it easier to combine ice and compression at the same time. The only thing you have to rest is your anxiety about sitting still! You now have the freedom to elevate your mobility!
Now that a lot of you have had the chance to experience Dr. Cool Recovery-On-The-Go wraps first hand (or ankle, or knee!) what are some of YOUR recovery stories with Dr. Cool? Tell us in the comments section!
Ready-Set-Go!
Dr. Cool introduces Recovery-On-The-Go Wraps™ To Physical Therapy Industry At CSM 2014!
Dr. Cool will exhibit its Recovery-On-The-Go™ wraps, the first sports recovery product that combines ice and compression in one flexible fabric wrap, for the first time at the American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting in Las Vegas February 3-6. Board Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician (DACBSP) David Holmes is joining the Dr. Cool advisory board and will be present at the meeting in the Dr. Cool booth (#882) to explain the product and demonstrate its various uses.
“Dr. Cool created Recovery-On-The-Go Wraps to help people recover better and maintain an active lifestyle, so it’s great to introduce it to the physical therapy professionals, a community that strives for those same values every day,” said Nick Skally, marketing director for Coolcore.
Dr. Cool wraps can be used as a dry compression wrap to support and protect various body parts during physical therapy sessions, or frozen to combine cold and compression to reduce swelling and speed recovery mid or post session. Powered by Coolcore’s patented chemical-free cooling material, Dr. Cool wraps are available in three sizes, 3” x 25”, 4” x 50” and 6” x 50” to accommodate any body part. Attendees will be given product demonstrations and samples of Dr. Cool Recovery-On-The-Go Wraps™ at the Dr. Cool booth.
“Innovation is imperative to sports medicine industry, so my decision to partner with Dr. Cool and join its advisory board was heavily based on my excitement for their ground-breaking product,” said Dr. Holmes. “Dr. Cool is a must for any PT, ATC, DC or MD who has patients who need to ice on the move at work, after a game or after surgery.”
Dr. Holmes is a board certified chiropractic sports physician, nationally registered emergency medical technician, certified strength and conditioning specialist and trained in Active Release Technique®. He has also provided consultation and specialized treatment to professional and elite level athletes in the NFL, NBA, IOC and NCAA. “We all know the importance of ice therapy in the recovery process, but people don’t always use it due to the inconvenience,” said Dr. Holmes. “That’s why I’m excited about this product that can provide ice therapy and compression in a flexible fabric wrap.”
This year, Dr. Cool Recovery-On-The-Go Wraps™ joined the Research Program of the Foundation for Physical Therapy’s Partners as a Silver Level Partner. The Partners in Research Program recognizes corporate donors that support the Foundation’s mission to provide doctoral scholarships, fellowships and research grants to emerging physical therapist researchers.