OEcotextiles

Indulgent yet responsible fabrics

Enzymes in textile processing

O Ecotextiles (and Two Sisters Ecotextiles)

Humankind has used enzymes for thousands of years to carry out important chemical reactions for making products such as cheese, beer, and wine. Bread and yogurt also owe their flavor and texture to a range of enzyme producing organisms that were domesticated many years ago. In the textile industry, one of the first areas which …

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Toxic textiles by Walt Disney

O Ecotextiles (and Two Sisters Ecotextiles)

The Walt Disney Corporation,  in a letter to Greenpeace in 2003, said that “the Walt Disney Company is always concerned with quality and safety”. Greenpeace decided to test that statement, so – as part of their campaign to show how dangerous chemicals are out of control, turning up in house dust, in household products, food, …

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