Green Your Undies: Organic Cotton Underwear and Other Options

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You're in your underwear almost all day, every day, and it's right up against your most delicate skin. Doesn't it make sense to be green there, where you don't want toxic pesticide residues, or anything less than the best? We get asked all the time about brands for green underwear, and we've answered.

Eve Panties by Blue Canoe

Cotton bikini by Blue Canoe

Choose cotton over conventional with Blue Canoe. The San Francisco company offers women’s underwear in six different styles, ranging from bamboo-based thongs to aubergine hip huggers. One of the simplest styles, however, is the Cotton Bikini. Available in three colors, this pure panty is made in the USA of 100% organic cotton.

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Panties by Natural Clothing Company

From patterned boy shorts to lacy low-rises, Natural Clothing Company offers a sizable selection of undergarments. In a sea of underwear options, its Comfort Intimates line, made of viscose from bamboo, are among the softest. The bamboo used to make the textile bears rapidly renewable qualities and delivers a smooth and silky texture. Processed in a Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) factory in China, the underwear is available in four colors.

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Boxer by Amren Tulano

Amren Tulano, a woman-owned, Los Angeles-based company, offers a medley of organic cotton-based underwear. A sexy staple to its six-style selection is the lace that adorns the waistband of the women’s styles, including the Black Organic Cotton Hipster with White Lace. For men, the company offers a Black Organic Cotton Boxer. Its underwear is all fair trade and made in the USA.

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Boxer brief by WAMA Underwear

Given hemp’s natural anti-microbial, anti-odor, and anti-bacterial properties, WAMA Underwear opted to use textiles derived from the plant as its primary underwear material. The company developed a hemp-cotton-spandex blend for all its undies that softens with every wash. WAMA only works with suppliers that adhere to the Supplier Code of Conduct, ensuring safe and fair labor practices. You'll be comfy in a pair of WAMA underwear.

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The Original Un-bra by Decent Exposures

In the market for an eco-friendly bra that’s custom to your needs? Try the Original Un-Bra in Organic Cotton from Decent Exposures. This oh-so-soft piece pulls on like a sports bra, though you can customize it by adding a front closure, if you prefer. Its wide straps help ease shoulder pressure for curvier women. The Un-Bra comes in a wide variety of colors with a racer back or scoop back, and breastfeeding moms can add nursing flaps as well.

Find more green underwear companies by searching our directory of Green Business Network certified businesses, the GreenPages.org.

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