non-toxic cashmere

Cashmere is a natural fiber from cashmere goats, free of the plastics in acrylic and polyester knits. It is warm, breathable, and gentle on skin. Look for OEKO-TEX Standard 100 for safe dyes and finishes. Toxome scores each piece so you can confirm it is real cashmere and not a synthetic blend.

It takes only a few missed guard hairs to make soft cashmere itch. That poking is prickle, not an allergy. Cheap cashmere is usually cheap because the dehairing step was rushed, so buy on fineness and how well it was dehaired, not just the word cashmere.

Cashmere goats graze close to the ground and can wear out fragile grassland, and each goat gives so little fiber that one sweater takes many goats. Responsibly sourced cashmere manages grazing and animal welfare, so look for that alongside OEKO-TEX certification.

Fiber content is what touches the skin. Toxome reads each garment's composition and rates it, so the score reflects what the clothing is made of, not a brand's marketing.