ʻO ke kumu nui o ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻauʻau ʻo ia ka pale ʻana i nā mea ʻauʻau mai ka maʻi bacteria. Eia naʻe, hiki mai nā pōʻino i kekahi manawa, no laila ua hoʻolālā ʻia nā lole no ka poʻe ʻauʻau e makemake e noho olakino. Koe wale no ka mea i haku ʻia me ka nylon a me ka spandex ma mua o ka pulupulu a i ʻole ka hui polyester, ua like ke ʻano o nā luna o nā hui me nā T-shirt a i ʻole ka pālule lima lōʻihi. ʻO lākou ke kiaʻi ʻino maikaʻi a lawelawe i ka pōmaikaʻi hou o ka pale ʻana i ka ʻili mai ka radiation UV o ka lā.