If opting for the reusable grocery bags at the supermarket and retail stores is not enough for you and you want to make sure you are doing all you can to protect your family and the environment make eco natural choices when you are shopping. The simple fact is that there are many ways to protect the environment. You don’t necessarily have to plant trees all the time, you can make smarter decisions about who you do business with and how you handle different daily tasks.
What is Eco Natural Actually?
You can see manufacturers making the switch over almost every day. Most of the cleaning products on the shelves are now offering “greener” cleaning products. You can walk through the produce section of the grocery and see the option of buying organically grown fruits and vegetables. Organically grown means that there were no pesticides used on the plants and that the fertilizer used is all natural.
The beauty industry is also turning more eco natural. You can find mineral makeup almost anywhere that sells makeup. Herbs such as chamomile, ginger, lavender and hemp are finding their way into more mainstream products to offer a more natural alternative to minor health concerns and issues. Hemp now is being used for medicinal purposes and well as health supplements. The other day I found hemp cereal. Proof that hemp is not just for clothes.
The point about eco natural living is that you have to make a conscious choice about the items you buy and the foods you consume. Yes, we have to think. For far too long we as a society have thought about what is most convenient.
Have you been hearing much about ethical fashion or eco natural clothing these days? If so, why is it important? Well, to answer these questions we start understand how clothing is manufactured today.
Most clothing available in stores today is produced in an unethical manner using sweatshop and/or child labour to ensure a larger profit margin. Manufacturers use unsustainable fabrics like non-organic cotton (dubbed as natural, it accounts for almost 25% of all pesticide use) and polyester (which is a petroleum by-product). Besides that, conventional dying practices are used and these practices release chlorine, chromium, and other pollutants into the environment.
What is Eco Natural Clothing?
Like it or not, our lifestyles and choices can affect the environment. We can take simple steps to by simply switching our buying patterns for ourselves and our families to include products made of low impact materials.
Consumers are growing weary of the quantity without quality in mind. Most designers with an eco natural spirit bent to their art, work in small batches, producing high quality goods with exceptional fabrics. Consumers are supporting the expansion of the sustainable textile industry, small farmers and farm co-operatives. This also explains the growth of the organic food industry. Every one of us should in our own ways help to reduce our environmental impact, do our part in our social contribution, follow our consciences, hold on to some simplicity, and continue celebrating eco living in all its forms.
