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every piece rated. every fiber accounted for.
what we're reading into.
The Clean Edit
9 Best PFAS-Free Natural Fiber Rain Jackets (2026)
Rain gear is the one category of clothing California carved a PFAS exemption for, and the reason is the finish that keeps you dry. These nine natural fiber jackets do it with wax on cotton instead.
The Clean Edit
6 Best Natural Fiber Sun Hats for Summer (2026 Review)
Your forehead absorbs about six times what your forearm does, and a hat holds a band against it for hours in the heat. Not one of these six will tell you what that band is made of. Here is what they will tell you.
Fabric Science
What Is Superwash Wool? The Coating That Isn't on the Label
Wool shrinks. So how is there a whole shelf of wool that doesn't? Something was done to it, and the tag doesn't have to say what.
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what toxome is
toxome is the world’s first trusted fashion wellness marketplace. the clothes on your skin all day are a health decision, so we shop them the way you would if you had time to read every label. every piece gets a score from 0 to 100 for what it is made of, where 100 is cleanest.
no brand can pay for a score. the rules behind every number sit at methodology, and every fiber has its own page in the fabric guide.
toxome is the world's first trusted fashion wellness marketplace. fashion wellness is the practice of choosing clothing by what it does to your body, not just how it looks. every garment is read for its stated fiber content and scored from 0 to 100 for how the fiber treats the person wearing it, where 100 is cleanest. what fashion wellness means
the score rates the fiber, not the finished garment. hemp and linen score 94. organic cotton scores 92. polyester scores 30. a mill adds dyes and finishes after the fiber is spun, which is why a certification like GOTS or OEKO-TEX standard 100 still matters on top of a good fiber. read the method
on toxome's scale the safest band runs 68 to 100 and is mostly plant and animal fibers: hemp 94, linen 94, organic cotton 92, silk 92, alpaca 92, merino wool 90, and lyocell 88. the band worth avoiding runs 0 to 39 and is plastics: elastane 37, nylon 36, polyester 30, acrylic 28. see every fiber
polyester scores 30 out of 100 on toxome's fiber scale, which puts it in the band worth avoiding. it is the same resin as a water bottle, it sheds microfibers as you wear it, and it carries disperse dyes that are a common contact allergen. polyester, scored
no. a score comes from the fiber the brand states on the label and nothing else. we publish the scoring rules in full so you can check any number against them yourself. read the method