The Ultimate Guide to Organic Clothing
There are a range of fabrics which are considered to be organic, and which are made into organic clothing. When looking for a guide on choosing the right fabrics, you want to look out for clothes made from materials such as: hemp, wool, organic cotton, flax (also known as linen), bamboo, soy and ramie. When choosing organic clothing, it's important to read the labels in order to be aware of all fabric content, not all items labelled 'organic' are made from 100% organic material. Organic fabrics are all natural and non-synthetic, grown with an emphasis on working with nature to reduce soil, water and air pollution whilst benefiting wildlife. If you're looking for clothing which has also been processed organically, look out for a GOTS label. A GOTS label ensures that natural fabrics have been grown, as well as processed, organically – with organic processing not being something that is required with just an 'organic' label. When making the decision to start putting organic clothes in your wardrobe, start with underwear and the basics. Choosing every day clothes that are made from organic materials is a great place to start! Plus, with organic materials washing better, feeling softer, and lasting longer, you're bound to be filling up your wardrobe with eco-friendly items in no time!
Switching to organic clothing is one of the most eco-conscious decisions that you can make, with the negative effect that the fashion industry is having on the environment being huge, and something that we can help to lessen and eventually eradicate through the clothes that we wear. Organic cotton in particular shows a 40% reduction in global warming potential when compared with conventional cotton. Conventional cotton is grown using methods which are dangerous to the farmers who grow it, a threat to the environment, and damaging to us as consumers. The toxic chemicals used to farm cotton can cause a variety of health issues when we come into contact with them, as well as poisoning the waterways and earth that they make their way into.
Organic fabrics are grown without the use of harmful insecticides, pesticides and fertilisers; chemicals which are dangerous to everyone and everything that come into contact with them. Yet less than 2% of clothes produced are organic. We can help to change this by creating a need for organic clothing with our choices as consumers. By choosing to put organic clothing in your wardrobe, you are protecting your own skin, the health of farmers, and aiding the survival of the planet.
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