Facts About Hemp Clothing That You Didn't Know!
Hemp is one of the most under-explored, unknown and most beneficial plants to ever exist on earth. It is the answer to a sustainable future, only if it's values are tapped efficiently and harnessed properly. Following are a few benefits/facts of hemp that make it a gem of a plant!
Here's to a sustainable future!
Hemp is grown without any harmful pesticides.
No doubt it is called the gift of nature.
Hemp is the strongest natural fibre.
Your hemp clothing will last you for years.
Hemp is one of the strongest and most durable of all natural textile fibers. Products made from hemp will outlast their competition for many years. Not only is hemp strong, but it also holds its shape, stretching less than any other natural fiber including cotton.
It’s biodegradable.
Hemp goes back to nature after completing its natural cycle.
Hemp is a weed, so it grows prolifically with little water and no pesticides. It takes up relatively little space, produces more pulp per acre than trees, and is biodegradable. Hemp crops even give back by returning nutrients to the soil and sequestering carbon dioxide. Virtually every part of the plant can be used.
It is naturally UV resistant and antimicrobial.
Nature’s goodness clubbed in one!
It saves water.
Hemp grows like a weed, thriving on very less water as compared to other crops.
It replenishes the soil.
The stem and leaves of the hemp plant are jam-packed with nutrients. As the plant matures and the seed grows, leaf matter falls to the ground and decomposes replenishing the soil with goodness ready for the next crop.
It gets softer with time.
Hemp clothes are soft to start with. But instead of becoming harsh and dry with time, as it happens with other fabrics, they get softer with time. Making hemp clothing a very durable and extremely comfortable fashionable outfit.Happy Hemping everyone!