How To Buy Guide - Shopgreen Guide

In addition to the growing number of environmentally-conscious consumers, an increasing amount of people are sensitive or allergic to dyes, pesticides and other chemicals used during manufacturing of clothing that is not eco-friendly.

If you're a green shopper, you're in luck: the growing Green trend means a wider variety of eco-friendly products available, including more stylish options in clothing, shoes, and home décor. Today there are tons of choices in eco-friendly clothing fabrics and materials:

Bamboo

Bamboo is a natural, renewable resource that can be made into easy-care fabrics. Made of the cellulose extracted from managed bamboo farms, this elegant eco-fiber is manufactured using a non-toxic process which spins buttery-soft machine washable fabrics. Bamboo grows very quickly and does not require fertilizers or pesticides.

Organic Cotton

Did you know it takes a third of a pound of chemical fertilizers and pesticides to produce the cotton for just one T-shirt?!

Certified organic cotton is cotton grown without the use of harmful pesticides, herbicides, artificial fertilizers or genetically modified seeds. It is also free of formaldehyde finishes.

Hemp

Hemp is said to be the strongest and the most durable fiber. It has minimal growth requirements – making it less expensive to farm.

Clothing made of hemp fiber is lightweight, absorbent, strong and long-lasting. Hemp is also UV and mold-resistant, thus great for outdoor wear.

Soy

Soy is an up-and-coming fiber made from a by-product of soy-bean oil production. It is made from a renewable biodegradable source.