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A little while ago, I learned about the term "exclusive of trim." This is a term that clothing brands use so that they can say their product is 100% cotton, even when it contains spandex or elastane.
I realized that this was true of almost all of the underwear on the market.
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For almost a year, I’ve been developing organic cotton toe socks. I’m excited to share that they’ll be available in the coming weeks.
I’ve been wearing barefoot shoes for about two years, but didn’t see much progress until I started wearing toe socks. Regular socks don’t allow
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The biggest mistake I made when I started replacing all my polyester clothing with cotton was thinking that all cotton is created equal.
That's not true.
This thread will cover the differences between Organic Cotton and Conventional Cotton
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@PaulSkallas
Interesting that the new logo is less flashy so to speak but the current cars are simultaneously not as classy, almost grotesque compared to old ones
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Vulgar wave still alive and well in strange vegan products
You'll still find remnants of the vulgar wave in certain areas.
Like hot sauce
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After a year of development, MARO Organic Cotton Toe Socks are finally here!
I created these socks for myself and I’m thrilled to share them with you. I started wearing barefoot shoes several years ago but didn’t make much progress until I discovered toe socks. They were the key
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@rafdelafuente
Modern diet has people in a state of constant inflammation. Probably affects the brain too…
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@rafdelafuente
Exactly. Mixing cotton with polyester is all about cutting costs, not comfort or performance.
The market is ripe for disruption.
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In 1988, Patagonia opened a store in Boston. Soon after, employees began complaining of headaches.
At first, no one knew why. But they eventually figured out that the workers were being poisoned by formaldehyde present in the cotton clothes in the store.
At the time,
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It's hard to know where to start with
@CocaCola
Behind the facade of Americana is some very sinister stuff that will make you think twice the next time you're craving one of their products
A few of their worst offenses...
(in no particular order, they're all awful)
🧵
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@AlpacaAurelius
It's a shame that these synthetic clothes are worn by people working out so that they can be healthy but they have the opposite effect.
Need better solutions!
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It's not just men whose fertility is hurt by wearing synthetic fabrics!
Female fertility is also negatively impacted.
A study of 35 female dogs dressed in 100% polyester, 50/50% polyester-cotton mix, 100% cotton, or 100% wool underpants for 12 months examined the dogs'
Upwards of 70% of our clothes today are made from hot garbage (polyester, nylon, acrylic, elastane...)! [1]
This post isn't about the oceans or landfills or the cLiMaTe... but rather your health. 🫵
Your skin is your body's largest organ. This makes constant synthetic clothing
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This is a good idea in theory -- if you completely ignore the consequences for human health.
We should keep innovating, but we need to stop doing it at the expense of human health as we've been doing since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.
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Organic Cotton sheets are very inexpensive compared to microfiber plastic sheets and you're "wearing" them for 1/3 of the day
One of the easiest health upgrades you can make
things that are blindly accepted in the mainstream that are negatively affecting your physical and spiritual health:
- Sunglasses
- Chemical Laundry detergents
- Polyester clothing + bedding
- Processed Seed oils
- synthetic perfumes + fragrances
Protect your family!
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In light of the recent discussion about Health Twitter brands, particularly tallow skincare products, let's look at Peter Thiel's Zero to One to try to make sense of it.
For transparency, I've purchased
@Man_with_a_van
's balm,
@VanceE
's MB infused balm, have made it myself at
Best to be buying skincare goods from based brands created by authentic founders
Great options made by
@GubbaHomestead
@codyjwatkins
@FarrowLife
@thorsuns
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Sauna is great and should be done with natural fiber shorts (like Sol Shorts) or just a towel.
Sadly, many sauna users in commercial gyms are wearing synthetic workout gear.
Not a good idea, as sweat causes toxins in plastic workout clothes to leach out.
Get in the sauna. Sweat out those poisons. Chew some rosemary during. Nasal breathing only. Salts and sparkling water. Rub some lemon skin on your body. Be reborn.
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@PaulSkallas
I noticed a lot of t-shirts with vulgar or rude sayings in English when I was in Europe last summer. Stuff that would just be considered odd in the US.
Maybe there's a bit of cultural delay in 1KYAE the further you get from the states.
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@InvWisdom
@AlpacaAurelius
Not to self promote, but my brand
@wear_maro
is working hard to solve this problem. So is
@ryde_the_wayve
's brand. There's going to be a lot of progress in this space over the next few years.
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@AlpacaAurelius
Investing in quality organic cotton bed sheets and clothing is worth the money. Spend a bit now to save a lot later.
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We put estrogenic poison in glass and nutrition in plastic
It's all backwards
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Don't let big brands convince you that recycled polyester is sustainable
Here are a few reasons why:
- It's literally trash, as this image illustrates
- Whether recycled or not, polyester sheds up to a million microplastic fibers when it's washed. The plastic bottles rescued
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@iiiitsandrea
@Emily_Sundberg
Hilarious that they’re using an Irish name for an old money WASP aesthetic
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Since people will ask, here are some brands that use organic cotton:
- Pact
- Harvest & Mill
- Patagonia
- B-Light Organic
-
@WayveWear
by
@ryde_the_wayve
launching soon with some great options!
I'm also about to launch organic cotton toe socks with
@wear_maro
as well as a few
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@BioavailableNd
@JulianaLung
Wow that’s crazy!
I like the Sleep on Latex mattress. Just natural latex, wool, and organic cotton.
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Almost every Instagram clothing ad I see makes me want to throw my phone against the wall.
Too many brands claim they're sustainable because they use recycled polyester.
Here are 5 reasons why you should NEVER wear recycled polyester clothing...
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These toxic flame retardants aren’t just on car seats.
They’re on couches, chairs, carpets, mattresses, curtains, polyester clothing, and more.
Anything that’s made of polyester or synthetic materials is likely to have them.
There’s new concern about toxic chemicals coming from the seats inside cars. Most are treated with flame-retardant chemicals — and a new study found drivers may be breathing them in.
@annawerner
shares what you can do to protect yourself.
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@PaulSkallas
If they are reading it’s self-help and life hack books
The great novels offer a much better look into the human experience but maybe they’re too long or the value isn’t immediately obvious
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@zaidkdahhaj
Great thread! It's interesting that doctors will support the idea that seasonal depression exists (due to fewer hours of sun), but simultaneously encourage patients to avoid the sun without making the connection.
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Waxed cotton jackets are the best alternative to chemically coated rain jackets. We can't ignore the usefulness of a waterproof jacket in certain conditions.
Waxed cotton was first used by sailors in the 15th century on their sails. They used fish oil and grease. A great
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@ChadMaxxer
You know we’re in deep trouble when reading for 10 minutes a day is a serious accomplishment
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@PaulSkallas
It’s a way to show some American style. Wool coat is better but looks more European.
Polyester puffer jackets not Lindy.
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Almost all synthetic household items contain Brominated Flame Retardants because plastic doesn't burn in the same way as natural materials like wood or paper.
It melts and splatters, increasing severe burn risk.
To prevent this, BFRs are used on furniture like couches and
Big Oil psyopped us into using plastic materials in every aspect of the home
It’s an inferior material at best
And a harmful endocrine disrupter at worst
Get plastic out of your home!
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It's been 3 weeks since I launched
@wear_maro
organic cotton toe socks.
I wasn't really sure what to expect but the community here has been amazing.
The reception I've gotten for such a niche product is almost hard to believe.
When I first announced these socks in March, I had
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Who cares if this guy rents his cars or not? Misses the point.
Why is having six cars the goal? Do you think Caesar and Napoleon did what they did so that they could have nice carriages?
No... they had purpose beyond making money, which it seems most of these internet
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Recycled cotton is the key to defeating polyester once and for all
Here's how:
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2) Coca-Cola is the single largest plastic polluter in the world, producing over 3 million tons of annually
They've even opposed recycling initiatives
We know how harmful drinking out of plastic is and the havoc it wrecks on the ocean
So does Coca-Cola, but they don't care
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Polyester is the most popular synthetic fiber, but nylon is also extensively used in clothing.
It's the primary material in Lululemon leggings.
How is nylon made?
1) It starts with the extraction of crude oil, which is then refined to produce particular petrochemicals. The
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Got the first bulk order shipment of
@wear_maro
organic cotton toe socks today.
I started reselling on eBay and Amazon when I was 13, but I've always wanted to do something like this.
Nothing compares to turning a weird idea in your head into reality.
I started by solving my
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Continuing to experiment with making ice cream
This time made some with wild blueberries
Probably my favorite one yet
I am a third through writing a book about raw milk ice cream 🌞
Lemme know below if you’d like to cocreate and be included in the cookbook/recipe portion 👇
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Ice cream can be very powerful
But it depends on what’s in it
On the left, my homemade blueberry ice cream
Just wild blueberries, raw milk, cream, egg yolks, honey, and vanilla extract.
On the right, what ice cream means to most people in modern America
Corn Syrup, Natural
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Cheap polyester isn't the only thing that puts Shein in the top left of this graph.
US trade policy plays a key role.
Shipments valued at under $800 and addressed to an individual qualify for a loophole that exempts them from tariffs upon entering the US.
Of course, Shein
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There's a huge market for an appliance company that produces long-lasting, well-built products without all the unnecessary features that products have today.
Also applies to cars. Hard to buy a new car that doesn't have a huge tablet in the center console. I think the Jeep
We’ve had to repair our old American-made Maytag dryer a couple times. Both times I’ve asked whether it’s worth getting it replaced, and the repair guy said don’t bother.
He was about to retire and had a full book of business, no need for us. He said the new machines are
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Ridiculously phrased community note on
@casbrad
’s propylene glycol ice cream post
There is “no scientific basis to suspect”
What!?
Isn’t suspecting things and then testing to see if those suspicions are true the way science is done?
One person or institution cannot decide
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@Empty_America
You’re right. This is what the organic crackers and arugula version looks like.
Completely different cultures.
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If you want to learn more about why seed oils are bad for you, read this book and follow
@SeedOilDsrspctr
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It's been 3 months and 1 day since I launched
@wear_maro
Extremely thankful to the community here. Would not have gotten off the ground without your support.
Whether through purchases, retweets, likes, etc., it's all been amazing.
There are many great brands that have started
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@RegenaisanceMan
@Megagenius29692
@bookberryfairy
@_Regenaissance
Second this. It costs more to have quality natural fiber garments made ethically than Target, Walmart, H&M etc are charging retail.
But natural fibers made well last longer instead of wearing out after a few months. I’d bet over the life of the product the cost is better.
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@BioavailableNd
So many new constructions, especially apartments, in the US use this grey plastic flooring which off gasses a ton
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My favorite quote from Steve Jobs
"Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you. And you can change it -- you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use."
How many times have you heard someone say
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I’m reading the Patagonia founder’s book.
He claims that clothing labeled 100% cotton is on average only 73% cotton, the rest being “resins, plasticizers, and chemicals added in the finishing process.”
The book is about 20 years old, so I wonder if this is still true.
Either
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If you don't want to buy an expensive Reverse Osmosis filter, Whole Foods and some other stores have these machines.
My local food co-op sells RO water for 29 cents a gallon. I just use glass jugs to fill up every few days.
Please get yourself a good water filter pitcher/unit and stop using the water filtration system of your fridge.
Not only it doesn't chelate fluoride/metals/medication, but you cannot see any mold growing, nor can you clean it easily.
Water Filters I love in my priority order:
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@realpungao
Great thread. Just listened to this podcast on this topic over the weekend and highly recommended it
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@levelsio
We don’t have shorts at the moment, but at
@wear_maro
we recently released 100% Plastic-Free Boxers made with 100% European cotton and a natural rubber waistband (from rubber trees in Malaysia).
Many people aren’t aware of the apparel industry term “exclusive of trim.” Big
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Had someone message me about why
@wear_maro
uses recycled cotton, so I figured I'd share it with everyone.
First things first, recycled cotton is actually slightly more expensive than organic cotton at the moment because there's so little of it on the market.
So we're not using
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Most of the time when people talk about synthetic fibers, they're thinking about polyester.
Nylon, the first fully synthetic fiber ever created, deserves more attention
People need to know just how bad it is.
THE NYLON THREAD
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Thank you for reading.
If you enjoyed this thread, please RT to spread awareness and follow if you haven't already.
I will be posting more threads like this!
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@livevitaeuk
Their uniforms used to be made with natural fibers, and when that was changed attendents from multiple airlines started having reactions and health issues.
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First point is hugely important
When polyester gets heated by the sun toxins are more likely to be released. Even more so if you're sweating!
Are you making these mistakes when going out in the sun?
❌Wearing polyester
❌ Wearing sunglasses
❌ Using sunscreen
❌ Missing sunrise (prepared skin)
❌ Missing sunset (heals skin)
Avoid these for optimal sun exposure and healthier living! 🌞
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@BioavailableNd
Is seasonal eating consistent with someone's present location more important than eating more closely to what ancestors were eating?
Interested in this question, not just personally, but on a larger scale as many people are living in new (relatively) places/climates.
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Many people don’t know that Pasteur worked in the same lab as Hilaire de Chardonnet, the inventor of the first synthetic fabric.
I don’t think they were bad guys. They lived in a time of rapid societal change. At the time, “progress” was the priority, even if it meant
They tried to mass distribute milk in shitty conditions and people got sick, then Pasteur (bitch) became a hero for generations.
Think about it.
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@Mark_Sisson
None of these companies are inherently evil, they're making what consumers want.
The success of Primal Kitchen should be celebrated.
What do you get if no one "sells out" so better products can scale?
Hard to find, obscure brands and less healthy options for consumers.
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@SolBrah
Notice how this advice is about taking away harmful things, not telling you to go buy a flashy new product.
Baking soda is $1, opening the windows is free, a cast iron pan will last forever.
Detractors will make a healthy lifestyle seem expensive but all it requires is a bit of
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They want you sick, fat, ugly, etc is a good hook but I don’t think it’s actually true.
The reality is that they don’t want you to be anything.
They don’t care.
Big corporations are designed not to care about anything other than money.
It’s fun to imagine the whole world is
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Certified organic cotton, on the other hand, prevents producers from using pesticides and herbicides or dangerous chemical additives in production.
The primary certification is Global Organic Textile Standard or GOTS.
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According to the founder of Patagonia, clothing labeled 100% cotton is on average only 73% cotton, the rest being “resins, plasticizers, and chemicals added in the finishing process.”
This makes it hard to test products for pesticides as there are already so many chemicals.
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Recycled cotton is going to be the way we defeat polyester.
Organic cotton is great, but with the price being the primary driver for most people, it can’t compete with polyester which makes up 60% of all clothing and is half the price of organic cotton.
We’ve already made
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