Organic Stockings

Over 2 billion pairs of disposable tights are tossed into landfills every year. 

Avoid conventional stockings since they are made with Synthetic Materials and are responsible for Microplastic Pollution
These stockings are made from petroleum-based fabrics like nylon, polyester, and elastane. These materials shed microplastics during washing, releasing thousands of microfibers into waterways that harm marine life and enter the food chain. An estimated 8 billion tights are discarded annually, contributing to landfill waste that takes centuries to decompose.

Nylon production releases nitrous oxide (a potent greenhouse gas), while PFAS and microplastics contaminate water systems.

• ❌ Petroleum derived Material: nylon, polyester, and elastane. 
• ❌ Nylon: in stockings contributes to microplastic pollution. These synthetic fibers shed tiny plastic particles during wear, washing, and breakdown, entering waterways and the environment. It takes between 30 and 40 years to decompose.

Nylon clothing often undergoes treatments with synthetic dyes, bleaching agents, and finishing chemicals during manufacturing and processing. These add-ons enhance colorfastness, durability, and appearance but raise environmental and health concerns. Stockings may undergo additional treatments with:

• ❌ Flame retardants: Linked to respiratory issues and skin irritation.

• ❌ Antimicrobial agents: Introduce toxins through prolonged skin contact.

• ❌ Azo dyes: Release carcinogenic aromatic amines

Greenwashing Stockings

Avoid greenwashing stockings made by brands that pretend to be safer, sustainable, or eco-friendly when they are not. They will use their deceiving marketing tricks to convince you to buy their products.

They may use a sustainability claim without proving it.

Sustainable Stockings 

Choose only organic and sustainable stockings that are third-party tested. They use certified organic cotton.

✅ GOTS Certified Organic Cotton: The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is the worldwide leading textile processing standard for organic fibers, including ecological and social criteria, backed up by independent certification of the entire textile supply chain.  The standard covers the processing, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, trading, and distribution of all textiles made from at least 70% certified organic natural fibers. The aim of the standard is to ensure the organic status of textiles, from harvesting of the raw materials, through environmentally and socially responsible manufacturing, up to labeling.

✅ Approved Dyes: Stockings that are low-impact dyes, meaning they are made with less water, less heat, no formaldehyde, no carcinogens or mutagens, versus their conventional socks. They meet the stringent dyeing standards in the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), meaning they are the most environmentally friendly dyes available!

✅ Econyl: stockings and tights using Econyl, a regenerated nylon made from recycled fishing nets and industrial waste, reducing reliance on virgin petroleum-based materials.

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