More and more stores are starting to stock organic clothing. It’s gaining our attention as even WalMart is looking towards organic clothing. But why? What are the benefits of organic clothing over what we are used to wearing?
By making a decision to purchase and wear organic clothing, we are helping our environment and ourselves in many ways. First of all, organic clothing does not contain the many dyes and residual pesticides that are used in conventional manufacturing. Organic cotton, for instance, is more breathable and longer lasting. The soil is which organic cotton is grown is not saturated from year after year use of insecticides and pesticides. The water supply is also protected. Less water is used in organic manufacturing.
Did you know that it takes roughly one pound of chemicals to grow three pounds of conventional cotton? And to manufacture a pair of cotton jeans and a T-shirt requires about a pound of fertilizer and pesticide. In contrast, hemp and bamboo need very little fertilizer yet are quite durable as material. You can see how our Mother Earth (and also the farmers who must handle pesticides) benefit when we decide to go organic in the clothes we wear.
And so, if one considers him or herself a part of the green movement and lifestyle, is there not also an obligation to “dress the part?” We need to support those stores that make organic clothing from cotton, hemp or bamboo. Two outstanding stores that come readily to mind are Gaiam and Nubious Organics, two I have ordered from my self and would recommend. Yes, organic clothing is a little more expensive, but isn’t it really worth it when we consider how we are helping ourselves and the environment?
So thank you in advance for making the decision to go organic. You are definitely a part of the solution, not a part of the problem. Now you can further that impact by taking care to wash your organic clothes in cold water (thus saving energy) and then hanging them on a clothes line to dry (rather than a conventional dryer thus saving more energy). Five stars for those decisions!
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