The list of botanical benefits feels almost like snake oil, but they’re true. Hemp requires relatively low levels of water to ...

Hemp, one of the oldest known textiles, is experiencing a renaissance in summer fashion. This durable, sustainable fabric offers excellent breathability and becomes softer with each wear, making ...

Humans have used hemp fabric for over 6000 years, ... Hemp is widely regarded as the more sustainable option for mass production compared with cotton. Hemp needs very little water to grow, ...

Properties of Hemp vs Cotton Fabric Durability and Longevity. Hemp fabric outperforms cotton in durability and longevity due to its higher cellulose content (55–72 %) and lower lignin content (2–5 %), ...

Sustainable fabrics, such as organic cotton, hemp, ... with half the amount of water and land in comparison to cotton. Previously in the ‘80s hemp fibers had a coarse texture and weren’t used ...

Cotton fabric samples have been found in archeological digs dating back to 6,000 BCE in what is now Peru, and 5,000 BCE in the Kingdom of Kush (today’s Sudan) as well as in Mehrgarh, located in ...

Plastic bags are a major concern, especially for ocean life. So, on International Plastic Bag Free Day, observed every year ...

Take hemp fabric, for example. Lustrous and durable, it has been woven into textiles for millennia, but it has never seen the massive industrialization process that turned cotton into the world ...

The expanded HempTech apparel line now includes long and short sleeve sun protection tees, and performance hiking pants, in ...