While cotton is a common material used to create products, there are adverse effects from conventional cotton. It has many chemicals in the make-up that aren’t healthy for us. This includes: Herbicides Insecticides Pesticides Synthetic Fertilizers These harmful chemicals can damage the air we breathe, water resources, and the quality of the soil. They have been linked to harming the overall quality of life for people. Approximately 1 million agricultural workers are admitted to the hospital annually for poisoning from such chemicals relating to their job tasks. Such chemicals are often sprayed on conventional cotton, but they also get into the soil and the water due and that is a…