Leather

materialAnimal-derivedSource: Cattle

Animal hide processed with chromium and other chemicals.

High water use, chromium pollution, cattle emissions.

Also known as

Common aliases you may spot on a label. Add these to your ingredient blocklist.

Full-grain leatherBovine leather

Lower-impact substitutes that formulators reach for when replacing leather.

PiñatexCork leatherMushroom leather (Mylo)Recycled polyurethane

A plant-based leather alternative made from pineapple leaf fibers.

Fiber sheared from sheep, alpacas or goats.

Insulating feathers from ducks or geese.

Fabric woven from silkworm cocoons.

A cellulose fiber made from wood pulp in a closed-loop process.

Cotton grown with heavy pesticide and water use.