Simply Gentle Organic Cotton Wool

Fair Trade and Organic. The organic cotton used comes from small village farming smallholders in Tanzania, East Africa.

Cotton is the second most important source of foreign exchange for the country after coffee. The farmers in the organic area mainly keep cattle, but also grow food crops (maize, groundnuts and sweet potatoes) for their own consumption, with cotton being their only cash crop.

Under the "Sustainable Development" programme, alternative plant protection methods have been introduced, and yields similar to conventional chemical methods can be achieved. Helped by environmental experts and self-help initatives, organic cotton farmers on smallholdings in Tanzania attract beneficial insects to their cotton plots to counter harmful pests.

The Tanzanian farmers are given a guaranteed market for their organic cotton at a premium price with payment in cash.

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Simply Gentle Organic Cotton Wool Balls
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(Vegan) Approx 100 cotton balls.
Fair Trade. Certified organic by the Soil Association.

Simply Gentle Organic Cotton Buds
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(Vegan) Approx. 200 buds.
Fair Trade. Certified organic by the Soil Association.

Simply Gentle Organic Cotton Wool Pads
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(Vegan) Sorry, Out of Stock. Back ASAP.

100 cotton pads

Fair Trade. Certified organic by the Soil Association.

Cotton Soft Organic Cotton Tissues
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NEW! (Vegan)

 Handy Pack of 9 Organic Cotton Tissues - free of chemical pesticides, fertilisers, and bleaches.

4 Ply Extra Soft - Ideal for Sensitive Skins.

Being made from cotton it is much kinder and softer on the skin than wood-based paper which can cause skin irritations (recently many products in this category have added aloe vera which is added to try to reduce skin irritation).

The other major benefit is that it is far less environmentally damaging. Firstly, cotton is an annually harvested crop so it does not require felling of trees. Secondly, to convert wood into paper requires huge amounts of chemical processing which in itself has a significant impact on the environment. Conversely cotton requires virtually no processing and uses no bleaches or other harmful chemicals to convert it into paper. Furthermore because Cotton Soft's raw material is organically grown there are no harmful pesticides or fertilisers used.

These tissues are made entirely from 100% pure natural cotton. Furthermore, the cotton is organically grown so is totally free of chemical pesticides, fertilisers, and bleaches.