Abstract: Provided is a polymer material having superior water wettability and lubricity, and enabling persistence of the same by allowing the surfactant to be retained by the polymer material so as not to be gradually released. The present invention is directed to a polymer material including: [I] a polymer having a constitutional unit derived from (A) a polymerizable compound having an acryloyloxy group and not having a silicon atom; and [II] a surfactant. The content of the surfactant [II] is preferably 0.05% by mass or greater and 1% by mass or less. The surfactant [II] is preferably a nonionic surfactant having a polyoxyethylene group.

Abstract: A pantyhose garment, comprising: a topband portion having a top end, a bottom end, inside and outside, wherein the width between the top end and the bottom end is between 2 and 5 inches; a hose portion having a top portion and two leg portions, wherein the hose portion is connected along the top edge of the top portion at a connection point above the bottom end of the topband portion by a seam that gathers the topband portion and creates frills from said seam when unworn such that the top end of the topband portion flares out; wherein the inside of the topband portion is a slip-resistant material.

Abstract: Provided is a polymer material having superior water wettability and lubricity, and enabling persistence of the same by allowing the surfactant to be retained by the polymer material so as not to be gradually released. The present invention is directed to a polymer material including: [I] a polymer having a constitutional unit derived from (A) a polymerizable compound having an acryloyloxy group and not having a silicon atom; and [II] a surfactant. The content of the surfactant [II] is preferably 0.05% by mass or greater and 1% by mass or less. The surfactant [II] is preferably a nonionic surfactant having a polyoxyethylene group.

Abstract: A waistband for a pantyhose, a pantyhose including the waistband and a method of making the pantyhose. The waistband includes a cylindrical elastic material measured to cover body of a pantyhose wearer from a top of hip bone downward over the hip bone. Such a low-lying waistband covers the hip comfortably and is supported by the hip bone such that it does not cut into the softer parts of the abdomen to create pain in the skin and internal organs. Both the width and location of the waistband hold the pantyhose in place. The waistband continues downward from the top of the hip bone and ends substantially where the hip bone connects to the leg bone.