👕 Clothing & Health 👕
Nature
🧪 New clothes often contain toxic chemicals.
☣ Clothes are sprayed with pesticides and herbicides.
👕 Manufacturing residues often stick to clothes.
👕 New clothes also contain VOCs and formaldehyde.
🧵 Clothes are also made out of synthetic plastics.
Dangers
🧶 Toxic chemicals leech from clothing to skin.
🌊 Microplastics can enter the bloodstream.
🔥 Plastic clothing doesn't break down and stays in the environment indefinitely.
What You Can Do
👚 Wash new clothes 2-3 times before wearing.
🌱 Choose natural fibers like organic cotton, hemp, or linen when possible.
♻️ Buy secondhand or from sustainable brands that disclose sourcing and materials.