Cheeky Bikini
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Cheeky Bikini

Kiseau$28
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About

A cheeky-cut bikini brief in 70% GOTS organic cotton and 23% SeaCell lyocell, left undyed. Dye is where most of the chemistry on a finished garment lives, so skipping it entirely removes the step that certification is usually there to police.

Materials

GOTS Certified Organic Cotton 70%, SeaCell (Icelandic Seaweed & Eucalyptus Lyocell) 23%, ROICA V550 clean stretch 7%

What the brand names mean

Trademarks on a label describe the fiber, not your exposure. Here is what each one is and what it does not cover. None of it moves the score.

ROICA™ V550scored as roica_v550

The only stretch fiber carrying a Cradle to Cradle Material Health Gold certificate, which screens the full chemical inventory for carcinogens and reproductive toxicants. That aims at the real problem with spandex on skin: leftover diisocyanates from making it, which are what cause stretch-fabric rashes.

It is still polyurethane. It still sheds plastic microfibers, and the certificate does not cover shedding. Under ISO 14855-1 composting it degraded about 55 percent over 24 months, and Asahi Kasei states that does not reach the level the OK Compost standard requires to call a yarn biodegradable, so treat biodegradable stretch as marketing.

Backed by something
SeaCell™scored as SeaCell

Lyocell with ground Icelandic seaweed mixed in before spinning. It scores well because it is lyocell, made in the closed loop that recaptures over 99 percent of a non-toxic solvent.

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Certifications

OEKO-TEX Standard 100 logoOEKO-TEX Standard 100Global Organic Textile Standard logoGOTS

what it is made of

The Cheeky Bikini is 70% organic cotton, 23% seacell, 7% roica v550. Organic cotton is grown without synthetic pesticides, a soft, breathable everyday plant fiber. Seacell is lyocell with ground seaweed in it; clean as lyocell, with a skin claim nobody has proven. That composition is what Toxome scores, and it earns 83 out of 100 on the fiber scale, where 100 is cleanest. This piece carries OEKO-TEX Standard 100, GOTS, which cover how the fiber was grown and processed, not just what it is.

A cheeky-cut bikini brief in 70% GOTS organic cotton and 23% SeaCell lyocell, left undyed. Dye is where most of the chemistry on a finished garment lives, so skipping it entirely removes the step that certification is usually there to police.

FAQ

What is the Cheeky Bikini made of?

It is 70% organic cotton, blended with 23% seacell and 7% roica v550.

Is organic cotton safe to wear?

Organic cotton is grown without synthetic pesticides, a soft, breathable everyday plant fiber. Toxome rates every fiber on what it does to the body of the person wearing it, and publishes the reasoning rather than a badge. The score covers the fiber, not the dyes and finishes a mill adds later.

How does Toxome score clothing?

Toxome reads each garment's fiber composition and scores it on what that fiber does to your body, not on a brand's sustainability marketing. A higher score means a cleaner fiber. Composition is taken from what the brand publishes, so the score reflects the label rather than our opinion of it.