Organic Robe 

GOTS Certified Organic Cotton 

DO YOU KNOW: It takes 713 gallons of water to make a non-organic t-shirt.

713 gallons of water is enough for a person to drink for 900 days.

The water consumption of organic cotton is 91% lower than conventional cotton.

Certified Organic cotton is incredibly soft and durable, compared to conventional cotton (considered the dirtiest crop in the world with its 16% insecticide and 7% pesticide use on the planet!)

☁️Certified GOTS organic cotton is made without toxic chemicals and pesticides. It protects the soil and 💦water (71% less water used) and energy⚡️ (62% less energy), while 👩‍🌾protecting farmers who work the crop! Organic cotton prevents skin rash and protects delicate skin, especially with babies!

Do you know when cotton is organic?

When the item displays the  “GOTS” – Global Organic Textile Standard – logo on the merchandise. 

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.

🌎 Synthetic fiber is made of polyester, nylon, acrylic, spandex, rayon, or polyamide.

These items release 9MILLION plastic microfibers into the ocean every time we wash them. They make up 35% of the primary microplastics found in the oceans!

We can choose organic and natural fiber such as GOTS Certified Cotton.​

There are few powerful individuals that take advantage of something that is shared with the rest of humanity for their own interest and that is the planet! 

Cotton is considered the world’s dirtiest crop due to its heavy use of pesticides. Conventional cotton requires farmers to purchase seeds every year from AG chemical companies like Monsanto.

Roundup Ready Cotton (RR Cotton), has been genetically modified to survive the herbicide weapon called glyphosate Roundup, invented by Monsanto. Resulting in predictable consequences of stronger weed resistance to glyphosate, which in turn led to an increase in pesticide use. The glyphosate rate of application per crop year has tripled on cotton farms. 

We can either wait for the institutions to act to protect us or we can take action now with our wallets to change the system. 

We can start now to protect our health and the health of the planet by not feeding the wallet of these toxic and extremely wealthy companies.

While there are those who keep intoxicating us and the polluting world, it is up to us to not feed this unsustainable system.

How?

Here is what you can do:

❌ Conventional Cotton: Avoid conventional cotton of any kind. Any cotton brand without the Organic Certification seal is considered conventional = toxic.

❌ Greenwashing Cotton: Even if they claim “organic” or “natural”  cotton, if they don’t display the GOTS Certified seal, they may have something to hide.

✅ Organic Cotton:  GOTS Certified Organic Cotton. 

GOTS is the worldwide leading textile processing standard for organic fibers, including ecological and social criteria.

Get familiar with the logo, spot it on  👗clothingbed sheetskitchen towels, 🧖‍♀️bath towelslinen, 🧦socksrobespajamas,

👩‍🍼baby clothes, and more.

The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) was created to set criteria for how fibers and textiles must be ginned, knitted, woven, dyed, manufactured, and labeled. 

🍃By choosing only GOTS Certified organic, we are sending a clear message to the toxic and greenwashing cotton companies: their marketing strategies are not working with us. By not supporting their brands, we are reshaping the market for better and more responsible products. 🌎

I am determined to support only companies that care about us and the planet. 

here you can find my favorite GOTS Certified Organic cotton brands.

 

 

GOTS seal Certified Organic logo