What's really in clothes you wear everyday ?

How industries scandals can affect your health ?

You have noticed that the food industry has open it's market to green and organic world. Customers no longer want to eat bad quality product full of chemicals. Mainly because food industry has turned out to become one of the first reason for cancers and health troubles. If this industry has made some efforts in terms of legislation and requirement, is it the same for all industries, like the clothing industry?

When you think about a product that could cause some problems to your body, you may think about our clothes. We are wearing fabrics everyday without knowing what they are made of.

Food scandals has been brought to light more than any other industries. But it doesn't mean that other industries like clothing are not compelling a full stories of chemicals and unhealthy scandals. For example, in July 2017, Primark recalls hundreds of men's flip flop because they discovered that it contained a carcinogenic chemical called chrysene. Even when some brands markets their product to be more organic, it can be fake advertising. Recently, the shoes brand Dr Martens recalled hundred of boots called "Vegan Boots" because it contained traces of restricted chemical product that was very risky for human's heath.

So how your clothes are made and what's inside of it ?

The main brands you will find in the clothing market, easier online that in-stores have relocated their production in Asia. If you can buy some very chip clothes, it means that the cost of production is very low (poor employees wage, bad fabrics quality, poor distribution costs).

So if you look at the big picture, you may want to know more about fabrics and production process and sewing for beginners.

We are wearing different types of fabrics such as cotton, wool, cashmere, polyester, lyen, denim, satin, velvet ... Even if some fabrics are more expansive, it doesn't mean they are better for your health. Indeed, all your fabrics are coming from fibers that have been sprayed by pesticides and herbicides.

Moreover, the clothing industries's regulation is very poor in terms of requirements. In the U.S. retailers are only asked to share fiber content, country of origin and manufacturer's identify on the labels. The Federal Trade Commission do not ask to name any potential chemical substance contained in your clothes. Unfortunately, it is not because that it is not mentioned in the label that it doesn't contain those chemicals. According to American apparel footwear association, the clothing industry uses approximately 250 restricted chemical substances.

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