organic fabrics

There is a great section in the current Metropolitan Home magazine about green fabrics, I was so excited to see some new ones! Yet, what strikes me, is that most of the fabrics are recycled polyester. Now this is great for keeping materials out of the landfill, but in an indoor air quality sense we do not want these fabrics in our spaces! One of them even commented on how it would be great in a kids room! Now the fabric does use non-toxic dyes, but if you have synthetic fabrics in a kids room you are creating an environment with increased positive ions and this just is not good for anyone.  Environments with increased positive ions cause depression, irritation, tiredness…We want to create spaces where there are more negative ions.  Think of how you feel near a waterfall or when you are by the ocean.  (Oh no, I just sent myself on a daydream of running along the beach!)  These are places where there are a lot of negative ions. We can create uplifting, positive, and healthy environments in our homes.  And it does not need to be expensive.  We just have to be very careful to take a holistic approach to our indoor environments.  I think I say this too much, but just because it is green does not mean it is healthy!

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