Company designs NASA-inspired underwear that doesn’t need to be washed…

A Danish company has created underwear designed to be worn for weeks without needing to be washed.

Online retailer Organic Basics designed the line – which include knickers, boxers and tops – inspired by materials used by NASA that are naturally anti-microbial and claim to ‘kill 99.9 per cent of all the bacteria’.

Made from recycled materials, the products are described as ‘durable, comfortable and odour-killing’.

The environmentally friendly company aims to reduce carbon footprints left by frequently using washing machines.

A Danish company has created underwear designed to be worn for weeks without needing to be washed, incorporating materials used by NASA which are naturally anti-microbial

Describing their breakthrough products, the company explains the technology on their Kickstarter page – a site designed to help small business.

It’s trying to raise £22,000 to create the products – and has so far raised £66,000.

The say of the material used: ‘A polygiene silver treatment makes our underwear naturally anti-microbial meaning it will kill 99.9% of all the bacteria and funghi building up in there.’

The technology behind the underwear was inspired by NASA, who use the oligodynamic material as a method of purifying water in the International Space Station.

The products are also described as heat resistant, claiming the material ‘naturally rids itself of odor-causing bacteria and fungi’.

Material used by NASA means it can go for weeks without needing to be washed

Designed to ‘stay fresh for weeks’, the effect is said to last the full cycle of the underwear’s life span.

The brand already has almost 700 followers, with a a financial backing of over £66,000 – despite only setting a £22,000 target.

Their underwear is available to pre-order, and will launch in August 2018.

Speaking about the concept, the company writes: ‘The fashion industry is the second most polluting industry in the world, and two-thirds of that waste occurs during consumer use – particularly through washing and drying.

‘SilverTech 2.0 is not only created with the most sustainable materials on the market, but it cuts down on consumer impact by reducing the need to wash your clothes as often.’

The ‘polygiene silver treatment’ means the material is naturally anti-microbial

Speaking about the concept, the company writes: ‘The fashion industry is the second most polluting industry in the world, and two-thirds of that waste occurs during consumer use – particularly through washing and drying.