Prefer organic or recycled cotton.
Conventional cotton
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Cotton grown with heavy pesticide and water use.
Ethical alternatives
Lower-impact substitutes that formulators reach for when replacing conventional cotton.
Organic cottonRecycled cottonHempTencel
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Animal hide processed with chromium and other chemicals.
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