Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Organic and Funky Eco-Friendly Bras

By Tiffany Hart

From environmental issues like global warming to oil supply issues, going green is very hot these days. There is everything from green building to green fuel strategies. The question is whether everything should be green.

Look left. Look right. What do you see? Green and eco-friendly products. Some make sense while others are laughable. A hybrid SUV, for instance, is still a gas hog. Another odd area going green a bit are bras for women.

It is important to realize that going green does not necessarily mean that you need to get seriously hippie. The key is often simply to look at the materials used for the bra. For many products, the switch between a latex and natural cotton is barely noticeable.

With the popularity of the green movement, it can be easy to forget what exactly green is. It simply refers to the use of materials that limit the harm to the environment. Switching from latex and plastic to organic cotton bras can be an easy switch.

You can even go green by looking for bras with brassieres made from bamboo. Bamboo can be refined down into a cotton like material. Looking for a brand? La Senza offers them online and in stores.

Perhaps one of the odder pairings of lingerie and Mother Nature comes to us from Triumph International. The Japanese company has found a unique way to recycle the 20 plus billion chopsticks thrown away every year.

When you think green, a bra made out of recycled chopsticks probably does not come to mind. Well, this bra is exactly that. It converts chopsticks into materials that can be used for the cups and so on. With 25 billion pairs of chopsticks thrown away each year, it is a good idea.

On a more personal note, Triumph has also come up with the anti-smoking bra. Huh? The company claims the bright silver bra has a fragrance in it that is emitted from time to time and keeps you from inhaling. Interesting, no?

An extremely green bra from Triumph is the solar bra. No, I am not kidding. Hey, you can charge your laptop! Well, it all sounds good until you think it through. When you do, an obvious problem comes to mind.

You do not have to know much about solar energy to understand the problem. Simply put, the sun must hit the cells to charge them. This means you need to go shirtless to get a charge. Ah, the ideas of mice and men.

The notion of an environmentally friendly bra certainly can be laughably spectacular, but it need not be. In truth, a simple switch to organic materials like cotton can do the trick. - 15359

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