Organic Tights - Ambra's Organic Cotton Range

 Now, some people might not see the point of buying Organic cotton, or may not see the point in paying a bit more to get organic cotton tights, so here's some information about cotton and why we should buy organic!

Cotton covers 2.5% of the worlds cultivated land, yet uses up 16% of the worlds insecticides. Cotton uses more insecticides than any other major single crop.
But not only does it harm the planet, by polluting the air and waterways and decreasing biodiversity, it harms the people who have to farm it. Making a change to Organic Cotton products is not just about the environmental benefits, but about the health benefits for the thousands of farmers who grow it. Changing to organic cotton is a matter of human ethics. For more information on why we should all make an ethical change to Organic Cotton, please watch this video.

Now, lets get back to something a bit more positive as dwelling on negatives for too long isn't so healthy for our happiness! Organic products are becoming more widely available, and here is one that I found, brought and now want to show off to you all! I found something brilliant at Farmers. Farmers sell an 100% Organic Cotton Tight. It is made by the brand Ambra. The brand has a range of Organic Cotton products, including underwear and camisoles.
It's great to see brands bringing out organic products, and it's great to see big companies making them more available.

(Left: Ambra 100% Organic Cotton Cable Rib Tight. Right: Ambra 100% Organic Cotton Rib Tight. Available at Farmers, RRP $28.99)

The tights are made from 100% Organic Cotton and elastane. They are allergyn free and free from chemicals, pesticides and are dyed with mild dyes. They are a soft matte opaque with an 100 Denier appearance.
The care instructions are pretty simple, the packet says you can wash them in a washbag on a gentle machine wash, or you can hand wash them.
I brought these two yesterday and I tried a pair on this morning and they were very comfortable, the cotton is very nice and soft.
I particularly like the Cable Rib because of the slight pattern (Shown above), which I think makes it just a little more interesting.
They sell for $28.99 (NZD), which personally I think is a good price considering it's organic and some non-organic tights sell for that price. It also makes them a lot cheaper than buying a pair of the organic pant tights. I plan on wearing these tights with Organic Fair-trade tunic/dresses from Kowtow a lot this winter!
Also being a product sold at Farmers, they go on sale. So if you can get in when they have a 30% sale on Hosiery (trust me, they do it a lot), you can get them for $20.29! only 29cents more than a pair of pant tights and yet these ones are organic!

So, this to me was a no-brainer. I brought them, plan on wearing them a lot, and I will most likely end up buying more!

I have already made my decision to make a conscious effort to buy organic and fair-trade cotton wherever and whenever available, and I hope you will too.
I hope you all have a great day and if you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please post them below.