What kinds of dyes are used on dyed and printed fabrics?
Low-impact fiber-reactive dyes. This is a process that uses far less water than conventional dying and is more environmentally sound because all dye material is reclaimed and not released as effluent. No heavy metal Mordants, Azo, Sulfa or Vat Dyes are used. The dye materials can be synthetic but all of our manufacturers are voluntarily complying with Organic Trade Association’s Fiber Processing Standards and Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS). Please visit: www.ota.com or www.global-standard.org to view these standards. What is color grown cotton? At present, we do not carry any color-grown cotton fabrics but, it’s and interesting story. Just as there are red roses and yellow daffodils, cotton has colors! Colored cotton has been around from the beginning with documented use in both the sub-Himalayan regions of Asia and in ancient Indian communities in Meso America, Peru and Guatemala. The colors of the cotton range from white to green, as well as many colors of tan and brown, and
