Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Benefits Of Purchasing Organic Clothes

By David Green


Even with our awareness of the damage that modern society has on the earth, deciding to adopt environmentally sound habits is occasionally difficult to do. Still, lots of groups and workplaces are making an effort to become more responsible. For example, solar power is getting to be more widespread. Still, there are a lot of other things that regular people can adopt to support the environment. One possible thing is to wear organic clothing.

Maybe you are familiar with organically grown food, but you maybe aren't so used to organic clothing. What is organic clothing? Whenever we consider organic products, we mean those that don't add harmful chemicals to the water and soil. This helps support all the creatures within nature.

Factory farmed cotton is the most widespread fabric, and it also happens to be the one crop with the biggest impact on the environment. Were you aware that a quarter of all pesticides are used on cotton crops?

On the other hand, organic cotton is produced without the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers. Rather, the crop is grown through natural means. Some other organic fabrics such as hemp and bamboo are also good sources for organic clothing.

One large plus of organic clothing is that it is more easy on your skin. Due to the fact that the clothing fibers are lacking any traces of dangerous chemicals, they won't cause skin reactions. In addition, bamboo fabric is naturally resistant to bacteria.

When we go with organic clothing, we cut down on the amount of chemicals finding their way into the environment. Unsustainable farming causes large amounts of harmful chemicals to penetrate the land and pass along to the watershed. This is a growing source of health issues in the modern day. But when we buy organic apparel, we will be helping the efforts of organic farming practices that don't damage the environment.

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

Each time we make a choice to purchase environmentally responsible clothing, we are improving the lives of all the people who grow organic crops. Their homes and families are spared from an exposure to a toxic influx of chemicals that originates from irresponsible agricultural practices.

Considering all these advantages, we should not be surprised that even more clothing designers are switching over to designing organic clothing.




About the Author:



No comments:

Post a Comment