# Cotton vs Wool

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cotton-vs-wool/235345>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 20, 2004, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cotton-vs-wool/235345 "2004-03-20T03:52:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![koawala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bb73d2/32.png) [@koawala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koawala)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cotton-vs-wool/235345/1 "2004-03-20T03:52:27Z")

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Does anyone have any experiences with organic cotton or organic wool blankets or comfortors? What is good or bad about them? Personal preferances? Where did you buy them and how long have you had them?

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cotton-vs-wool/235345/2 "2004-03-20T04:22:08Z")

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Point of clarification: Are you asking _only_ about “organic” blankets, or about blankets in general (wool vs. cotton)?

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**Author:** ![koawala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bb73d2/32.png) [@koawala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koawala)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cotton-vs-wool/235345/3 "2004-03-20T04:27:25Z")

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I have recently bought some organic cotton socks and I really like how they feel. So I am interested in organic comparisons only.

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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cotton-vs-wool/235345/4 "2004-03-20T04:52:29Z")

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And an example of _inorganic_ cotton or wool would be…what?

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**Author:** ![adirondack\_mike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5a626/32.png) [@adirondack\_mike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adirondack_mike)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cotton-vs-wool/235345/5 "2004-03-20T05:08:16Z")

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> [@astro](#):
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> And an example of _inorganic_ cotton or wool would be…what?

asbestos

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cotton-vs-wool/235345/6 "2004-03-20T05:21:31Z")

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> [@](#):
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> And an example of inorganic cotton or wool would be…what?

“Organic” in the context of “textiles” generally means “produced without pesticides”.

[http://www.sustainablecotton.org/](http://www.sustainablecotton.org/)  
[http://www.allergybuyersclubshopping.com/be-co-euphoria-comforters.html](http://www.allergybuyersclubshopping.com/be-co-euphoria-comforters.html)  
[http://www.organicclothes.com/index.html](http://www.organicclothes.com/index.html)