Science shows that synthetic textiles are a major source of indoor airborne microplastics, and chemical treatments for stain-resistance or wrinkle-resistance often involve PFAS or formaldehyde. You spend roughly a third of your life in your bedroom, often with your face close to bedding materials.
This is High Priority because you spend approximately 8 hours a night with prolonged, close-contact exposure to bedroom textiles -- making this one of your highest-duration exposure environments.
Laurel recommends bedroom items made primarily from natural materials such as organic cotton, wool, jute, and linen.
Laurel avoids items made from polyester or other plastic fabrics, and anything marketed as stain-resistant, antimicrobial, or wrinkle-resistant.
Tip: Bedsheets and pillowcases are the highest-priority swap here since your face is in direct contact with them all night.
Bedroom
Science showssynthetic textiles are a major source of indoor airborne microplastics, and chemical treatments for stain-resistance or wrinkle-resistance often involve PFAS or formaldehyde. You spend roughly a third of your life in your bedroom, often with your face close to bedding materials.
Laurel recommends bedroom items made primarily from natural materials such as organic cotton, wool, jute, and linen.
Laurel avoids items made from polyester or other plastic fabrics, and anything marketed as stain-resistant, antimicrobial, or wrinkle-resistant.
Tip: Bedsheets and pillowcases are the highest-priority swap here since your face is in direct contact with them all night.