Understand What Your Clothes Are Made Of
Greener Closet analyzes clothing at the material level, identifying microplastics, PFAS chemicals, shedding rates, and production energy. This helps you make informed decisions about what touches your skin every day.
Most people don't think about the health implications of their clothing. That's understandable. This information is rarely available. We're changing that.
What We Analyze
Each product receives a score from 0 to 100 based on six measurable factors. A higher score indicates fewer potential concerns, but every score represents tradeoffs, not judgments.
Synthetic fabrics like polyester and nylon shed tiny plastic particles during wear and washing. These particles enter waterways and, potentially, your body.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are used in water-resistant and stain-resistant treatments. They're persistent in the environment and have been linked to health concerns.
How long a material takes to decompose. Synthetic materials can persist for hundreds of years, while natural fibers break down much faster.
The energy required to produce each material varies significantly. Polyester from virgin petroleum requires more energy than organic cotton or recycled fibers.
Certain azo dyes can release aromatic amines, some of which are classified as carcinogenic. We flag materials commonly associated with these dye processes.
How much a fabric sheds fibers during use. This affects both indoor air quality and water systems when garments are washed.
Weights reflect the relative health impact based on current research. We update these as new evidence emerges.
How It Works
Paste any product URL and we'll analyze it. The process is fully automated and typically completes in under 30 seconds.
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Paste a product link from any clothing retailer. We'll extract the page content and identify product details.
Extract Materials
AI identifies the fabric composition, certifications, and manufacturing details from the product page.
Calculate Score
We cross-reference materials against our database to calculate scores across all six health factors.
Our Methodology
We maintain a database of textile materials and their known properties. When analyzing a product, we match its stated composition against this database to estimate health and environmental factors.
Why We Focus on Health
Clothing sits against your skin for hours every day. The materials in that clothing can shed fibers, off-gas chemicals, and transfer substances through sweat and friction.
Most sustainability tools focus on carbon footprints or water usage. Those are important metrics, but distant ones. We prioritize the factors most directly relevant to you: what's in the fabric, what it releases, and what that might mean for your health.
This isn't about fear. It's about information. Some materials are widely used precisely because they're cheap and effective, even if tradeoffs exist. Understanding those tradeoffs is the first step to making decisions that work for you.
Common Questions
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