Inspire well-being After decades of working in the textile industry and running after the latest wannahaves of here today & gone tomorrow we decided to use our personal talents and the global resources otherwise We started Clean Cotton in 2004 to inspire well-being through a designed product range made out of 100% organic cotton with reminder messages

Our logo and philosophy The circle represents the world the center of the circle represents the creative self that leads to all c.jung The circle represents oneness we believe that everybody and everything is connected Your actions and thoughts today will influence the world tomorrow You are the centre and you matter Your thoughts today are tomorrow's truth Everything is connected You are me i am you

Words to Wear Seed of change The circle represents oneness We believe that everybody and everything is connected Your actions and thoughts today will influence the world tomorrow You are the seed of change Power of intention The circle also represents the ability to focus on your dreams Imagine a world of health and beauty and the power of intention will help you to create whatever you desire Go with the flow The circle represents the sun and the unlimited solar energy that makes all living on earth possible We will be supplied with all we need and more if we go with the flow of energy Peace of mind The circle represents a mind that is in harmony and peace Peace of mind as result of living in harmony with all there is Free from fear The circle also represents the earth and ourselves as responsible caretakers of the earth Most human suffering and pain in the world is caused by fear The fear of not having, being or getting enough, the fear of failing, the fear of not being loved, respected and seen for who you really are Fear makes us prisoners of our own life If we are free of fear we are able to share our qualities without restrictions Let go to get Although the circle represents the world with you in the centre of the world, this doesn’t mean we own the world. We co-exist with all living beings Yesterday, today and tomorrow ‘We did not inherit the world from our parents, but borrowed it from our children’ Let go to get If you want to have something, you will be staying in the want-to-have state. Unless you give up the wanting, you will never experience the having Only when you are giving something away, you can have the experience of having it

Cotton and our production Cotton is one of the three natural fibres (wool and flax are the other ones) in textiles that have been used by mankind for more than 5000 years. Today cotton takes up to 50% of the total textile production The cotton we use for our products originates from farmers in Turkey Today, Turkey is one of the leading organic cotton producing countries It has a combination of various assets, such as the relative low prevalence of cotton pests, the quality of cotton and the presence of a well developed textile industry

The farming The beautiful cotton flower grows in tropical and subtropical regions like Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Mali, Pakistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan The cotton crop is planted in March or April and harvested between early October and the end of November Ideal planting conditions for cotton require moist soil Ideal cotton regions, therefore, are often located near river catchments The cotton production has tripled in the last 70 years, while the total size of the cotton plantations remained the same This sounds great, but without pain no gain The pain is on the part of the environment and mankind The increased productivity could only be achieved by using ever more aggressive pesticides This ongoing process has devastating effects on the environment on the long run

The manufactoring Clean Cotton guarantees the ecological quality of its products throughout the entire processes of growing, spinning, knitting, manufacturing and printing We offer a certified product that is controlled by Skal, an independent international acknowledged inspection and certification body for organic production All processing aids and selected means are biodegradable and free of harmful substances Our dying is done without heavy metals and is processed AZO free As with the cultivation and the processing, we also pay attention to the ecological and social criteria of the manufacturing of our products The recognition of the social part of product development is part of our company’s policy and is resulting from an understanding of responsibility and respect for the environment and the people working in the environment

The textile industry, one of the largest industries in the world, with cotton as its most favourite product, is causing most serious environmental and social damage to the planet Substantial amounts of pesticides and chemicals are being used for the production of a regular t-shirt This does not only harm the environment, but also the well-being of the people producing and wearing it Clean Cotton is clean of pesticides and chemicals The clean cotton products are made of 100% certified organic agriculture (according to EEC regulations) Our cotton grows without the usual application of chemical fertilizers or pesticides The fabric is only treated with selected means, which, combined with a special mechanical finishing treatment, preserve the natural characteristics of the cotton Clean Cotton is kind to the environment