Classic Thong
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Classic Thong

Kiseau$27
Toxome RatingGood
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An elastic-free mid-rise thong in 70% GOTS organic cotton and 23% SeaCell lyocell, in a soft peony pink. Most underwear gets its waistband from a synthetic elastic band; this one is cut so the fabric does the work, which leaves 7% stretch fiber in the whole garment instead of a plastic band sitting on your skin all day.

Materials

GOTS Certified Organic Cotton 70%, SeaCell (Icelandic Seaweed & Eucalyptus Lyocell) 23%, ROICA V550 clean stretch 7%

What the brand names mean

Trademarks on a label describe the fiber, not your exposure. Here is what each one is and what it does not cover. None of it moves the score.

ROICA™ V550scored as elastane

The only stretch fiber carrying a Cradle to Cradle Material Health Gold certificate, which screens the full chemical inventory for carcinogens and reproductive toxicants. That aims at the real problem with spandex on skin: leftover diisocyanates from making it, which are what cause stretch-fabric rashes.

It is still polyurethane. It still sheds plastic microfibers, and the certificate does not cover shedding. Around 35 percent breaks down in 270 days under industrial composting, and Asahi Kasei says full degradation has never been verified, so treat biodegradable stretch as marketing.

Backed by something
SeaCell™scored as SeaCell

Lyocell with ground Icelandic seaweed mixed in before spinning. It scores well because it is lyocell, made in the closed loop that recaptures over 99 percent of a non-toxic solvent.

Accurate, buys nothing

Certifications

OEKO-TEX Standard 100 logoOEKO-TEX Standard 100Global Organic Textile Standard logoGOTS

what it is made of

The Classic Thong is 70% organic cotton, 23% seacell, 7% spandex. Organic cotton is grown without synthetic pesticides, a soft, breathable everyday plant fiber. Seacell is lyocell with ground seaweed in it; clean as lyocell, with a skin claim nobody has proven. That composition is what Toxome scores, and it earns 77 out of 100 on the fiber scale, where 100 is cleanest. This piece carries OEKO-TEX Standard 100, GOTS, which cover how the fiber was grown and processed, not just what it is.

An elastic-free mid-rise thong in 70% GOTS organic cotton and 23% SeaCell lyocell, in a soft peony pink. Most underwear gets its waistband from a synthetic elastic band; this one is cut so the fabric does the work, which leaves 7% stretch fiber in the whole garment instead of a plastic band sitting on your skin all day.

FAQ

What is the Classic Thong made of?

It is 70% organic cotton, blended with 23% seacell and 7% spandex.

Is organic cotton safe to wear?

Organic cotton is grown without synthetic pesticides, a soft, breathable everyday plant fiber. Toxome rates every fiber on what it does to the body of the person wearing it, and publishes the reasoning rather than a badge. The score covers the fiber, not the dyes and finishes a mill adds later.

How does Toxome score clothing?

Toxome reads each garment's fiber composition and scores it on what that fiber does to your body, not on a brand's sustainability marketing. A higher score means a cleaner fiber. Composition is taken from what the brand publishes, so the score reflects the label rather than our opinion of it.