Journal

Notes on cotton, on what goes into the clothes we wear every day, and on where it ends up.

Wild cotton growing on a hillside above the sea in Carriacou, Grenada

Fabric · 5 min read

How to Find Underwear That's Actually 100% Cotton

Plenty of underwear says cotton on the front. Far less of it is cotton all the way through. How to read the composition, what the common label phrases really mean, and why the waistband is counted separately.

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16 October 2026

Health · 4 min read

Heat, Tight Underwear and Male Fertility: What the Research Says

10 October 2026

Fabric · 5 min read

What Your Underwear Is Made Of: A Plain Guide to Fabric

10 October 2026

White Gattrell Brown cotton boxer in clear shallow sea water

The planet · 5 min read

How Your Underwear Is Contributing to Ocean Microplastic Pollution

28 June 2026

Black cotton trunk in the dune grass, West Wittering

Health · 5 min read

Underwear and Testosterone: What We Actually Know