40 Shocking Facts: Organic Cotton vs. Regular Cotton - Cariki

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The facts are simple, organic cotton is more environmentally friendly, kinder to your skin and better for those who make it when compared to regular cotton. Yet it’s easy to confuse conventional cotton with organic cotton. With almost 26 million tonnes of cotton harvested every year, such high demand forces farmers to resort to artificial means to grow cotton more quickly. There are some major differences that make organic cotton much more environmentally friendly. It uses no harmful chemicals or pesticides, provides fair pay and safe working conditions to the farmers who grow it, and the finished material contains fewer toxins. We have written a full list of the advantages and disadvantages of organic cotton vs. regular cotton here. In this article, we are going to list all of the facts (some of which might shock you), stating the key differences between cotton