Biotech

Will you believe if I say that the clothes you wear could cause global warming? Nowadays, they are nylon and polyester made our clothes. Those synthetic materials made from petrochemicals, which are very polluting to the environment. They are also non-biodegradable. In other word, those materials are difficult to dispose. Nylon for examples, BBC writes, in order to manufacture nylon, nitrous oxide is released as part of the process. Nitrous oxide is a greenhouse gas that is 310 times stronger than carbon dioxide and causes global warming.

So what are we going to do? Please welcome, Organic Fashion. Organic fashion means clothes have been made from materials with a minimum use of chemicals and with minimum damage to the environment. This includes chemicals used during every step in the process, from growing cotton, to the dying and finishing of the fabric.

Then, what kind of materials the organic clothes are made from? Here they are :

Organic cotton

Organic cotton is grown without the use of chemical pesticides and insecticides. Apart from damaging health and the environment - these are also very expensive for farmers - so if they can be cut out of the process, everybody gains.

Organic cotton garments are often also free from chlorine bleaches and synthetic dyes.

Hemp

Hemp is seen as being an eco-friendly crop , as it needs few or no agrichemicals to grow, and at the same time it binds and enriches the soil with its deep roots.

Linen

Linen is made from flax, another traditional fibre crop which needs few chemical fertilisers, and less pesticide than cotton.

Organic wool

Organic wool is increasingly becoming available: it is produced using sustainable farming practises and without toxic sheep dips.

Natural dyes

Natural dyes are made from plants, vegetables, and roots. A wide variety of colourfast pigments can be achieved in the way.

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