Know what touches your skin all day.
Every fiber, scored from 0 (clean) to 100 (high concern) on what it means for your health. The fiber is rarely the whole story. The dyes and finishes are.

Hemp
Hemp is a bast fiber from the stalk of the Cannabis sativa plant.

Linen
Linen is a bast fiber spun from the stalk of the flax plant.

Organic Cotton
Organic cotton is the same seed-hair fiber as conventional cotton.

Tencel Lyocell
Tencel Lyocell is a regenerated cellulosic fiber.

SaXcell
SaXcell is a regenerated cellulosic fiber made from chemically recycled.

Ramie
Ramie is a bast fiber from the stalk of a nettle-family plant.

Silk
Silk is a continuous protein filament reeled from the cocoon of the Bombyx mori silkworm.

Alpaca
Alpaca fiber is shorn from the alpaca.

Cashmere
Cashmere is the soft downy undercoat combed or shorn from cashmere goats.

LENZING ECOVERO
LENZING ECOVERO is a branded viscose, still made by the traditional viscose.

Merino Wool
Merino wool is shorn from merino sheep bred for exceptionally fine fleece.

Modal
Modal is a second-generation regenerated cellulosic.

Mohair
Mohair is shorn from the Angora goat and then scoured; it spans roughly 25 to.

Viscose
Viscose is a semi-synthetic fiber made by chemically dissolving wood pulp.

Rayon
Rayon is simply the generic name for regenerated cellulose fiber.

Bamboo
Bamboo sold as soft clothing is almost never natural bamboo fiber; it is bamboo viscose.

Cupro
Cupro, also sold as Bemberg, is a regenerated cellulosic made from cotton.

Wool
Generic wool is shorn from sheep, scoured to remove grease and dirt, and.

Cotton
Cotton is a natural plant fiber harvested from the cotton boll.

Acetate
Acetate is a chemically modified cellulosic: wood pulp is reacted with acetic.

Spandex
Spandex is a synthetic polyurethane-based elastic fiber spun from segmented polymer chains.

Elastane
Elastane is the same fiber as spandex; the names are interchangeable.

Leather
Most commercial leather is animal hide preserved by chrome tanning.

Nylon
Nylon is a synthetic polyamide made by polymerizing petroleum-derived.

Polyester
Polyester is PET plastic spun into fiber.

Acrylic
Acrylic is a synthetic fiber polymerized mostly from acrylonitrile.

Polyurethane
Polyurethane is a plastic coating or film.
Scores reflect wearer health only and mirror the Toxome app. Each fiber page lists its sources. This guide is educational and is not medical advice. Fabric imagery via Unsplash.