Better For You, Better For Earth

Reducing the amount of pollution caused by high traffic industries is crucial to our environment. Pollution and the use of non-renewable resources is effecting our planet at an alarming rate. People all over the world are looking for new ways to reduce their impact on the environment. Conserving energy, reducing pollution, recycling, and making better use of our natural resources are all important ways we can help improve our planet. As new technologies make manufacturing processes better for our planet, consumers gain more ways to show they support the environment. Clothing is a great way to show you care about the Earth. Instead of wearing a t-shirt suggesting people should recycle, how about wearing a shirt made from recycled materials? The process of organic farming, chemical free dyes, and even renewable materials has made eco-friendly clothing a fashionable way to save the planet.

Much of the clothing we wear goes through a complicated process of chemical treatments and dyes to produce the end result we see. Eco-friendly clothing is said to actually be better for us because of the use of chemical free processes. Without the harmful chemicals used in most common fabrics, eco-friendly clothing is gentler on the skin. That might be why organic cotton is often used to make baby clothing. Organic cotton is grown without pesticides or chemicals. This produces a soft, strong fiber that is manufactured completely free of chemicals. Babies are less likely to get rashes from this earth friendly fabric. Bamboo fabric is an especially interesting green material. Bamboo pulp is used to make bamboo fabric and its eco and user friendly properties make it excellent for fashion. This ultra soft fabric is naturally fire resistant and hypoallergenic. For this reason, bamboo fabric is also used to make baby clothes. Bamboo fabric has properties that help pull moisture away from the skin, and it naturally insulates to keep people warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Bamboo fabric has a sweet smell, preventing unpleasant odors, because of its naturally antibacterial properties.

You would never expect recycled plastic bottles to make great fashion, but that's just what recycled fleece is made from. Recycled fleece is a soft, warm fabric that naturally repels moisture. It doesn't hold water, so the wearer can stay warm and dry. The use of recycled products reduces air, water, and soil pollution, greatly reducing our impact on the planet.

Showing that you care about the planet does not have to stop with the car you drive, or the way you recycle your trash. Eco-friendly clothing offers benefits far beyond just the environment. Eco-friendly clothing is better for the consumer in many ways, and greatly reduces our use of natural resources, and our impact on the world around us. With the advanced harm that's already been done to our planet through exhaust from factories, the stripping of natural resources, and the water pollution caused by dangerous chemicals, the fashion industry can go a long way towards reversing the effects of pollution my integrating eco-friendly fabrics into more of our daily fashion.