The Benefits Of Wearing Organic Clothes

By David Green


Even though we may know of the destruction that modern living has on the environment, deciding to start environmentally friendly habits is sometimes difficult to do. However, more and more schools and workplaces are putting in an effort to become more environmentally responsible. For instance, solar energy is getting to be more widespread as the cost of installing systems drops. We can't all be investing in solar panels, but there are plenty of additional things that the rest of us can adopt to benefit the environment. One such idea is to support organic clothing by choosing to purchase and wear it whenever possible.

You might be familiar with organic produce, but you maybe aren't so familiar with organic clothing. What do we mean by it? If we think about organic crops, we mean the ones that don't add chemical pesticides to the water and soil. This helps support the variety of plant and animal life within nature.

Non-organic cotton is the most extensively used textile, and sadly it is also the crop with the single largest negative impact on the ecosystem. Did you know that 25% of all pesticides are used on cotton crops?

Organic cotton, on the other hand, is produced with no chemical fertilizers or pesticides. Rather, the cotton is grown through natural means. Other organic materials such as hemp and bamboo are also eco friendly sources for organic clothing.

One big benefit of organic clothing should be that it is more mild on your skin. Since the fibers don't contain traces of harmful chemicals, they shouldn't cause skin allergies. Additionally, bamboo fabric is naturally resistant to bacteria.

Any time we use organic clothing, we cut down on the number of chemical pollutants slipping into the ecosystem. Traditional farming causes large amounts of harmful chemicals to get into the topsoil and pass along to our water. This is a major source of health problems in these times. But when we choose organic clothing, we are encouraging the efforts of organic agriculture which don't harm the ecosystem.

A number of organic clothing materials such as hemp and bamboo are extremely durable. They will hold up to numerous wash cycles and last longer than clothing from ordinary fabrics.

Each time we choose to wear eco friendly clothes, we are doing a good thing for all the farmers who grow clothing crops. Their families and homes are safe from exposure to a toxic influx of chemicals that originates from non-organic farming methods.

With so many benefits, it should be no surprise that a larger number of clothing designers are making a change over to designing organic clothing.




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