When it comes to buying clothing, many people focus on how the item will look or fit. However, there are other factors that are just as important: sustainability and the environment. This is why we’ve created this list of eco friendly clothing materials and fabrics. We hope that you find it useful when shopping for clothes!
Wool
Wool is a natural fiber that is biodegradable and can be recycled. Wool is an eco friendly material because it doesn’t require chemicals to grow and has a low impact on the environment. It’s also sustainable, renewable and biodegradable.
Wool comes from sheep who are shorn every year so they don’t need any extra food or water to grow their wool coats. When you buy wool clothing, you’re not only buying something fashionable; but you’re also helping support farmers around the world!
Organic Cotton
Organic cotton is grown without pesticides, so it’s good for the environment and your health. Organic cotton uses less water than conventional cotton, meaning that it takes less energy to produce. It also lasts longer–you can expect organic clothes to last up to five times longer than their conventional counterparts!
Hemp and Bamboo
Hemp and bamboo are two other eco-friendly fabrics that are gaining popularity for their sustainability. Hemp is a strong, durable, and sustainable material that can be used to make clothing, shoes and other products. Bamboo is also a sustainable material that can be used to make clothing and other products like paper towels or toilet paper rolls (among other things).
Linen
Linen is a natural material, and it’s a good choice for eco friendly clothing. Linen is breathable, durable and can be washed at home. It’s also an eco-friendly material for bedding.
The main benefits of linen include:
- Breathable – Linen fabric allows air to pass through the garment and keep you cool in warm weather.
- Durable – Linen fabrics are resistant to wrinkles and creases even after repeated washing cycles (which means less ironing).
- Eco-friendly – Linen comes from flax plants grown on farms all over the world including those located here in North America!
These are the best materials to look for when buying eco friendly clothing.
The best eco friendly clothing materials are:
- Wool – Wool is a renewable resource, and it’s been grown for thousands of years. Sheep can keep producing wool without any help from humans, so it doesn’t require any pesticides or fertilizers. Plus, when you buy wool products, you’re supporting local farmers who have been raising sheep for generations.
- Cotton – Cotton is another sustainable material that grows naturally without any pesticides or chemicals being used on it during production (except in cases where pesticides were used prior to harvesting). Cotton requires less water than other crops like soybeans or corn do as well–which means less strain on our planet’s resources!
- Hemp/Bamboo – Both hemp and bamboo grow quickly without requiring much maintenance at all; they’re both considered “hyper-accumulators” because they pull toxins out of soil around them instead of allowing those toxins into their roots like other plants do.[1] This makes them extremely useful when trying to clean up polluted areas where there may be high levels of mercury present due to nearby factories releasing toxic gases into surrounding neighborhoods
Now that you know what to look for in eco friendly clothing, it’s time to shop! Our favorite brands are Patagonia and Levi’s. The former uses only recycled materials in their products and the latter only uses organic cotton fibers.
