Do You Know How It Is Impacting Your Body In Bellingham WA?

A lot of clothes are made up of polyester and polyester is a synthetic plastic. It is derived from petroleum. This can be a harsh chemical to our skin but also be absorbed. Putting polyester on our gential areas or anywhere longer term can be toxic and not also allow our body to breathe.

Other toxic chemicals found in clothing are Nylon which is a petrochemical and Elastic/Spandex which is also chemical heavy. Spandex/Elastic is not breathable and when we sweat we are absorbing the harmful chemicals in the fabric. As it can be hard to find alternatives or find clothing that is 100% free of these chemicals. It is great to do your best to read labels and see if they are at least less than 40% of those materials. There are great alternatives, getting even organic made items are even better. Did you know Linen is also a great clothing material choice! As well as Tencel Lyocell. Tencel Lyocell is harvested from certified wood sources that are mostly biodegradable and compostable. Contact our Bellingham WA chiropractic clinic today to learn more.

Here is a list of brands/stores with great alternatives:

• Pact (T-shirts, underwear, socks)
• Sorted (Specified to men - underwear, shorts, t-shirts, joggers, sweatshirts) 100% Organic Cotton
• Calvin Klein (100% cotton underwear for men and women, bras as well)
• Old Navy/GAP (Lots of T-shirts are 100% Cotton or at least 95% Cotton)
• Organic Jaguar (Mens underwear)
• MATE the Label (Men + Womens 100% organic cotton clothing)
• Quince (100% European Linen)(Men + Women Clothing)
• TenTree (Tencel Lyocell is premium quality clothing)

These are just a list of good clothes. At REI there is actually a brand called SmartWool (they have their own site as well) it is 100% Merino Wool. It is not itchy or scratchy. It is a great brand as well.

Make finding clothes fun but also treating your body kindly.

Taylor Plata
Marketing Director + Chiropractic Assistant