Garment for use with sensitive skin, and method and fabric for us in making same

A fabric for use in base layer garments comprising:

• a knit fabric consisting essentially of yarns about 160 denier or less in size consisting of polyester filaments about 1 dpf in size or finer, said fabric further comprising at least one chemical treatment for facilitating moisture transport and a functioning antimicrobial, wherein said fabric has a dynamic coefficient of friction on at least one surface of about 0.24 or less when tested according to ASTM D1894-00 test method, a Vertical Wicking of about 4.9 inches or greater, a Drying Time of less than about 100 minutes, a moisture transport per unit time of greater than about 0.028 g/min/sq m, and a Kawabata System bending force of about 0.01 or less.

A fabric for use in base layer garments comprising:

• a knit fabric consisting essentially of spun polyester yarns about 26 cotton count or finer, said yam being made from staple fibers having a denier per filament of about 1.5 or less, said fabric further comprising at least one chemical treatment for facilitating moisture transport and a functioning antimicrobial, wherein said fabric has a dynamic coefficient of friction on at least one surface of about 0.24 or less when tested according to ASTM D1894-00 Test method, a Vertical Wicking of about 3 inches or greater, Drying Time of less than 170 minutes, moisture transport per unit time of greater than about 0.023 g/min/sq m, and a Kawabata System bending force of about 0.012 or less.

A method of improving the condition of sensitive skin comprising the steps of:

• wearing a base layer of substantially all polyester with a first layer surface contacting at least a portion of the wearer's skin, wherein said first layer surface has a dynamic coefficient of friction of less than about 0.26, and said base layer has a Kawabata System bending of about 0.02 or less, a Vertical Wicking of about 3 inches or greater after 5 minutes, drying time of less than about 170 minutes, moisture transport per unit time of at least 0.023 g/min/sq m, and a functioning antimicrobial.

A knit, substantially all-polyester fabric, having a functioning antimicrobial, wherein at least one surface has a dynamic coefficient of friction of less than about 0.26 when tested according to ASTM Test Method D1894-00, a Kawabata System Bending Force of about 0.02 or less, a Vertical Wicking of about 3 inches or greater after 5 minutes, a Drying Time of less than about 170 minutes, moisture transport per unit time of at least about 0.023 g/min /sq m.