Cotton

Cotton

Cotton is a natural fibre, plant-based and pure cellulose. This is the most eco-friendly fabric that has wide-ranging benefits in our lives. It grows as a fruit of the cotton plants, processed, spun, and made into a yarn. The raw material is actually the soft, fluffy covering of cotton seed, protected by the boll, which is a hard outer casing. The moister of the fruit dries up when it matures, then the boll bursts open to the atmosphere for seed dispersal. The seed needs to be removed, to spun the yarn. It is cultivated since 5000BC to make clothes as well as food.

Cotton dresses are wonderful summer wear, easy to wash at home which saves your money for dry cleaning. Though it might require a little starch and ironing in certain cases and if you do not mind that toil, you get an elegant appearance at the end.

The usage of cotton goes beyond clothing, pillows, mattresses, cushions, upholstery, you will be surprised to know that US currency uses cotton as an ingredient. Besides cooking oil, paper, animal feed and packaging, cotton is used for biofuels as well.

Cotton is also remarkably good for your skin, because of its hypoallergenic qualities. People with ski. Issues need to be very vigilant about their choice of clothing as any polyester or artificial fibre creates rashes for them. A pure cotton-based dresses are their best choice. You sleep well on cotton bed-sheet. As cotton breathes, it does not trap heat around your body - be it your clothing or beddings.

Cotton is called a thirsty crop as it consumes lot of water during cultivation. Thus the water footprint of cotton is very high and keeping its sustainable quotient in question. Yet mindful consumption habit and alternative cultivation technique should help this amazingly earthly crop curate wonders in our everyday consumables.