We'd rather teach you than pressure you. If your question isn't here, email us — we answer honestly, even when the answer isn't convenient.
Up front, yes. Over time, absolutely not. A $12 polyester shirt typically lasts 1–2 years before pilling and holes, costing $6–12 per year plus roughly $8/year in extra detergent fighting permanent odor. A $24.99 cotton tee lasts 3–5+ years at $5–8 per year with zero odor problems. Over five years, polyester costs $30–60; quality cotton costs $18–25. Polyester isn't cheaper — it's subsidized by your skin and the planet.
Cotton shrinks once — about 3–5%, on the first hot wash/dry — then the fibers are set and it stops. Cold washing prevents 95% of it, and our tees are pre-shrunk. Polyester's “no shrink” is technically true but irrelevant: plastic doesn't shrink in a washer, but it does melt under iron heat, warp at seams, pill, and hold odor permanently. One-time manageable shrinkage vs permanent unmanageable problems — that's the real comparison.
Yes. CottonTruth is a real US-based clothing brand that exists because we got tired of “cotton blend” racks that were 60% plastic. We sell only 100% cotton, we're transparent about it, and we believe in education first. We're not a mega-corporation — we're people who got tired of wearing plastic.
Our cotton is sourced with a preference for US-grown, long-staple cotton (Texas, Georgia, and the Carolinas), and garments are cut and sewn in facilities following fair labor practices. US-sourced cotton means regulation-backed environmental and labor standards and a shorter, lower-carbon supply chain. We're not perfect and won't claim to be — but we'll always tell you where your shirt comes from.
Because they're already in you. The average person consumes about 5 grams of plastic per week — a credit card's worth — and microplastics have been found in human blood, lung tissue, breast milk, and placentas. About 35% of ocean microplastics come from washing synthetic clothing, meaning every polyester load you run feeds the problem, and every cotton load contributes zero. Clothing is one of the few pollution sources where your individual choice has direct, measurable impact.
230 GSM (grams per square meter) — genuine heavyweight. Fast-fashion tees run 150–180GSM: thin, translucent, and structurally dead within a year. 230GSM means opaque, structured, shape-holding fabric that survives hundreds of washes.
Email fuad.agent@gmail.com with your color (Natural White, Charcoal, Black, Navy, Olive) and size (S–2XL). We'll confirm availability and shipping directly. Online checkout is coming soon.
Yes. Expect at most minimal (≤3%) residual shrinkage, and basically none if you wash cold.
A blend means part plastic — in the fiber, in the washwater, and in the landfill forever. Even 5% synthetic changes a garment's moisture behavior and makes it non-biodegradable. We don't do plastic. No blends, no exceptions.