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Many fabrics, even those labeled as organic, are often dipped in multiple chemicals—up to 20-30 different substances—before reaching consumers. Conventional dyeing practices involve synthetic dyes containing residues of isocyanates, xylene, or other toxic chemicals that are highly damaging biologically. These chemicals resist biodegradation, preventing even supposedly “organic” fabrics from dissolving naturally, thus polluting oceans and entering the food chain via microplastics in fish.