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Impact vs A Cotton Shirt

What is TENCEL™ Lyocell

TENCEL™ branded lyocell fibers are cellulose-based fibers sourced from sustainably managed eucalyptus forests and made using an award-winning process which uses less water, less energy and recovers 99% of solvents used in a closed-loop system. This means no chemicals used in their production are l...

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What is TENCEL™ Lyocell
Let’s Talk About the Facts

Let’s Talk About the Facts

As lovely as cotton is as a fabric, the fact is that conventional cotton is not good for planet and people. Here’s why:

Water

Cotton is a thirsty crop: it is so thirsty in fact that it takes 2,700 liters of water to make a cotton T-shirt. For you technical folks out there: TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers only need ~5% of the water needed for cotton production (cotton needs 5,730 cubic me...

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Land Use

Cotton requires a large amount of land to grow it. For one ton of fiber: TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers only require 22% of the land required for the same fiber output that cotton requires. And going back to water: cotton’s water usage is 99% due to the irrigation needs for this crop.

 

Energy + Carbon Footprint

TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers do have a carbon foot...

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Better for You
Better for You

Convinced yet? Well if you aren’t, how about this: TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers are more durable than cotton. It has a much lower shrinkage rate vs cotton, and washes beautifully each and every time. Since it’s built to last- your AndAll prints look beautiful for the long-haul. Lastly: it’s less wrinkly than cotton- who doesn’t love that?

 

What does all this mean? It means that you...

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