Winter sweat - what's a girl to do?

[Bklynmom]

Thanks - so much helpful info here! It sounds like I am overdressing for sure.

Wool sounds great, but it does make me itchy - I can't tolerate a cashmere sweater next to my skin - will the smartwool or ibex be itchy at all? I am OK with the smartwool sox.

Any of you sensitive to wool that wear the wool base layer?

Otherwise Craft synthetic sounds best - any specifics on Craft base layers?

Thanks so much!

[lph]

I finally found a mesh sport bra that does dry fairly well, but it's a swedish brand I think, Swegmark. (? or something like that, ripped the label off first thing). I don't wear bras hiking though, except maybe just a single layer microfiber top. The perks of having a AA-bust...

I like Craft, I wear Bavac which is very similar. I prefer very thin turtlenecks with a zipper, cover a lot but still versatile.

[KathiCville]

Bklynmom.....I thought I'd find wool too itchy, too. Could never wear wool sweaters next to my skin. But SmartWool and Ibex both feel just fine to me. Check out the woolweenies thread here on TE to find out about how to wash wool to make it even more comfortable to wear. Dr. Bronner's soap seems to have a lot of fans. I've been using it to wash all my wool stuff and haven't itched once.....