The QUOR Journal

The QUOR System: Every Product and Why We Built It

The complete guide to the QUOR product system. The Performance Boxer, CryoInsert, Vault, and Sauna Hat, built as one integrated answer to the thermal and chemistry load on modern male health.

The Chemical Gap: What the EU and UK Have Banned in Clothing That the US Still Allows

By Andrew Havill, Co-Founder & CEO of QUOR The new frontier of fabric isn't performance. It's regulation. For men who pay attention to what goes into their bodies, the conversation usually star...

What OEKO-TEX Standard 100 Actually Means (and Why Your Underwear Should Have It)

OEKO-TEX Standard 100 tests finished textiles against a list of hundreds of regulated harmful substances. Here's what the certification actually verifies and why it matters for the fabric closest t...

The 100% TENCEL Inner Pouch: Why the Most Sensitive Part of Your Body Deserves the Cleanest Fabric

By Andrew Havill, Co-Founder & CEO of QUOR Most men's underwear is built around a single question. What's the fabric? That's the wrong question, or at least an incomplete one. The more importan...

Microplastics in Men's Underwear: Why Your Boxers Might Be Shedding Into Your Body

Microplastics in Men's Underwear: Why Your Boxers Might Be Shedding Into Your Body By Andrew Havill, Co-Founder & CEO of QUOR In 2024, a team of researchers at the University of New Mexico anal...

TENCEL vs Cotton vs Bamboo: What Your Underwear Fabric Actually Does to Your Body

By Andrew Havill, Co-Founder & CEO of QUOR Most men give their underwear about as much thought as the air in their tires. It's there, it works, you buy more when the waistband starts to fray. B...