What is Organic Cotton

The pesticides used on "conventional" cotton increasingly create threat to mankind and environment. Conventionally-grown cotton occupies hardly 3% of the world's farmland, but uses more than 25% of the world's harmful chemical fertilizers and pesticides. And these harmful chemicals get absorbed into the plant, air, soil, water and eventually, our bodies. Thus, it imbalances the ecological system.

But on the contrary, organic cotton is grown by using natural/organic fertilizers by enhanced natural farm management system like crop rotation method to improve the fertility of the soil. And second most important thing is that organic cotton is endorsed by third neutral independent body that ensures the buyer that what you are buying is organic and been grown as per the international standard. So by supporting the concept of organic cotton you not only support a man kind but also contribute a lot to the environment.

Cotton and the Environment Here are some reasons why organic cotton production is important to the long-term health of the planet: Cotton uses approximately 25% of the world's insecticides and more than 10% of the pesticides (including herbicides, insecticides, and defoliants). (Allan Woodburn) Approximately 10% of all pesticides sold for use in U. S. agriculture were applied to cotton in 1997, the most recent year for which such data is publicly available. (ACPA) Eighty-four million pounds of pesticides were sprayed on the 14.4 million acres of conventional cotton grown in the U.S. in 2000 (5.85 pounds/ acre), ranking cotton second behind corn in total amount of pesticides sprayed. (USDA) Over 2.03 billion pounds of synthetic fertilizers were applied to conventional cotton the same year (142 pounds/acre), making cotton the fourth most heavily fertilized crop behind corn, winter wheat, and soybeans. (USDA) The Environmental Protection Agency considers seven of the top 15 pesticides used on cotton in 2000 in the United States as "possible," "likely," "probable," or "known" human carcinogens (acephate, dichloropropene, diuron, fluometuron, pendimethalin, tribufos, and trifluralin). (EPA) In 1999, a work crew re-entered a cotton field about five hours after it was treated with tribufos and sodium chlorate (re-entry should have been prohibited for 24 hours). Seven workers subsequently sought medical treatment and five have had ongoing health problems. (California DPR) • It takes roughly one-third of a pound of chemicals (pesticides and fertilizers) to grow enough cotton for just one Tshirt. (SCP)

Why organic fabric and organic dye

When organic cotton combines with herbal dyeing then it becomes a complete solution for textile pollution. Because even if you use organic cotton but if you use chemical dyeing on that you lose the purpose of going organic allowing chemicals in the process. So, one has to go for organic textile and herbal dyeing in order to eliminate all the chemicals from the system.

What is wrong with synthetic clothing

Synthetic fabrics are manufactured from petroleum derivatives. They are generally cheap due to low petroleum prices but actual cost is paid by us and by the environment in terms of health and pollution.

Polyester and Acrylic, tend to emit static electricity and trap perspiration and also contain chemicals that can be harmful towards the health of the user.