Thermal effects of rayon and polyester hijabs in warm-humid and hot-dry environments
Abstract Hijabs are predominantly worn in hot environments, but very rare studies on the thermo-physiological effects of wearing hijabs are found. We investigated the effects of wearing rayon and polyester hijabs on wearers’ physiological and subjective responses in warm-humid and hot-dry environmen...
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| description | Abstract Hijabs are predominantly worn in hot environments, but very rare studies on the thermo-physiological effects of wearing hijabs are found. We investigated the effects of wearing rayon and polyester hijabs on wearers’ physiological and subjective responses in warm-humid and hot-dry environments. Eight females (25.0 ± 2.3 y in age, 157.7 ± 4.1 cm in height, and 50.8 ± 7.5 kg in weight) participated in three conditions (No hijab, rayon hijab, and polyester hijab condition) during exercise in two thermal environments: a warm-humid (30 °C and 70%RH) and a hot-dry environment (36 °C and 30%RH), which generated an identical wet-bulb globe temperature at 27 °C. The results showed that no differences in rectal temperature were found among the three clothing conditions or the two environments, whereas auditory canal temperature was higher in the hot-dry than in the warm-humid environment (P < 0.05) with no differences between the polyester and rayon hijab conditions. Mean skin temperature and neck temperature were higher for the polyester condition than for the rayon condition in the warm-humid environment (P < 0.05). Sweat rate was greater for the polyester hijab condition than for the no hijab condition in the warm-humid environment (P = 0.049). Heart rate was greater for the polyester hijab condition than for the other two conditions in the warm-humid environment (P < 0.05). Subjects felt more thermally uncomfortable when wearing the polyester hijab than the rayon hijab in the warm-humid environment. Greater thermal burden of the polyester hijab when compared to the rayon hijab was marked in the warm-humid environment, not in the hot-dry environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9dfef901ea7c4763bfc33cae092feaf82024-03-05T17:43:56ZengSpringerOpenFashion and Textiles2198-08022024-03-0111111710.1186/s40691-024-00374-yThermal effects of rayon and polyester hijabs in warm-humid and hot-dry environmentsSyifa Salsabila0Maria Stenkina1Sabrina Ilma Sakina2Joo-Young Lee3Department of Fashion and Textiles, Seoul National UniversityDepartment of Fashion and Textiles, Seoul National UniversityFaculty of Art and Design, Institut Teknologi BandungDepartment of Fashion and Textiles, Seoul National UniversityAbstract Hijabs are predominantly worn in hot environments, but very rare studies on the thermo-physiological effects of wearing hijabs are found. We investigated the effects of wearing rayon and polyester hijabs on wearers’ physiological and subjective responses in warm-humid and hot-dry environments. Eight females (25.0 ± 2.3 y in age, 157.7 ± 4.1 cm in height, and 50.8 ± 7.5 kg in weight) participated in three conditions (No hijab, rayon hijab, and polyester hijab condition) during exercise in two thermal environments: a warm-humid (30 °C and 70%RH) and a hot-dry environment (36 °C and 30%RH), which generated an identical wet-bulb globe temperature at 27 °C. The results showed that no differences in rectal temperature were found among the three clothing conditions or the two environments, whereas auditory canal temperature was higher in the hot-dry than in the warm-humid environment (P < 0.05) with no differences between the polyester and rayon hijab conditions. Mean skin temperature and neck temperature were higher for the polyester condition than for the rayon condition in the warm-humid environment (P < 0.05). Sweat rate was greater for the polyester hijab condition than for the no hijab condition in the warm-humid environment (P = 0.049). Heart rate was greater for the polyester hijab condition than for the other two conditions in the warm-humid environment (P < 0.05). Subjects felt more thermally uncomfortable when wearing the polyester hijab than the rayon hijab in the warm-humid environment. Greater thermal burden of the polyester hijab when compared to the rayon hijab was marked in the warm-humid environment, not in the hot-dry environment.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40691-024-00374-yTotal sweat rateWet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT)Tropical femalesHijab materialsHeat strain |
| spellingShingle | Syifa Salsabila Maria Stenkina Sabrina Ilma Sakina Joo-Young Lee Thermal effects of rayon and polyester hijabs in warm-humid and hot-dry environments Fashion and Textiles Total sweat rate Wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) Tropical females Hijab materials Heat strain |
| title | Thermal effects of rayon and polyester hijabs in warm-humid and hot-dry environments |
| title_full | Thermal effects of rayon and polyester hijabs in warm-humid and hot-dry environments |
| title_fullStr | Thermal effects of rayon and polyester hijabs in warm-humid and hot-dry environments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thermal effects of rayon and polyester hijabs in warm-humid and hot-dry environments |
| title_short | Thermal effects of rayon and polyester hijabs in warm-humid and hot-dry environments |
| title_sort | thermal effects of rayon and polyester hijabs in warm humid and hot dry environments |
| topic | Total sweat rate Wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) Tropical females Hijab materials Heat strain |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40691-024-00374-y |
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