THE DIRT
The production of non-organic cotton and other fibres uses large amounts of pesticides and has a negative impact on our environment. Petrochemical derived synthetic fibres are similarly destructive. 

Hemp is a multi-purpose crop that often requires no pesticide use. The entire plant is utilised and can produce food, housing materials, fibres, plastic, paper and biofuel.

Buying hemp clothes is one way to reduce your environmental footprint............... Take the Eco footprint Quiz.

Health Benefits;
Hemp seed oil is loaded with essential fatty acids (Linoleic acid and linolenic acid) in the perfect nutritional balance for human consumption. It is also high in protein. Ok so you won't get these benefits from wearing the clothes........but you can add the oil to salads or steamed vegies.

Eco Benefits:
If 10, 000 of us changed to hemp yoga or cargo pants for our next purchase, we would save around 5000kgs of pesticides. Additionally because all parts of the plant are useable there is no waste.

Hemp is the most durable fibre on the planet, so your clothes should last a lifetime which in itself is an ecological benefit.

If 6% of the US land mass was planted with Hemp for biomass, it could provide all of the Nation's gas and oil requirements. More about hemp
 

The CleanLife Blog is now up and running. For those new to blogging, a blog is basically a live journal where people can post comments, in our case about anything and everything  to do with living a 'Clean Life'. So whether you have found the best eco baby product in the world or perhaps just the greatest hemp underpants, we want to know about it and so do our  other subscribers so please BLOG on!

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Here are some companies that are making hemp, cool again.......

Margaret River Hemp Co provides the largest range of hemp clothing and other hemp products in Australia. From accessories and bags to adult and kids clothing, you'll find everything you need and desire! The Margaret River Hemp Co also hand make their own chemical free skin, hair and body care products with the goodness of hemp oil. Buy online, by mail order or at the Fremantle and Margaret River Stores.

The US online store Rawganique has an incredible range of hemp clothing from the coolest of hoodies to hemp yoga mats!

The Natural Store in the UK (online) has some serious eco-designer hemp and organic cotton clothes including some incredibly sexy eco underwear.

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