Why Organic Cotton Matters – The Real Impact of Eco Fabrics in Fashion
Let’s be honest — fashion is one of the most beautiful yet most polluting industries on the planet. And at the heart of that problem is cotton. It’s everywhere — from your t-shirts to your bedsheets — but not all cotton is created equal. That’s where organic cotton comes in, and it’s quietly changing how we think about clothes. The Hidden Cost of Conventional Cotton: We’ve all got a favorite cotton T-shirt — soft, comfy, and seemingly harmless. But behind that familiar fabric is a story most people never see — one that involves massive water waste, toxic chemicals, and silent suffering in farming communities. Cotton might look clean and simple, but conventional cotton comes with a price far higher than its tag. 1. The Water Thirst We Don’t See Conventional cotton is one of the thirstiest crops on the planet . It can take over 2,700 liters of water to produce a single cotton T-shirt — enough for one person to drink for nearly three years. Most of that ...
