CARING
Caring for our clothes is caring for ourselves and our planet.
HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR SWIMWEAR
Our swimwear loves to be turned inside out for a wash
on 40 (or lower). Do not les the swimwear left damp.
Hand it or lay it flat until it´s dry.
HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR RESORT WEAR
Our resortwear pieces love to be hand wash in cold water.
Dry in shade. Do not tumbe dry, Do not bleach.
Do not dry clean. Avoid rough surfaces or accesories
MATERIALS
Beachwear requires very resistant materials that can be in contact
with water, sun chlorine, salt, and sand; that are fresh and stretch.
These materials are currently synthetic.
Our swimwear and resortwear pieces have mixtures in different
proportions of rayon, elastane, polyester, and spandex.
FINAL DISPOSITION
SECOND CHANCE
When you no longer want your BAOBAB piece, try to find
someone who wants it & can use it.
You can also use your creatifity to create a new garment.
SILICA BAGS
For exportaciones we are asked to use sillita bags, but this plastic
material is normally discorde in the first use. You can help us to
avoid purchasing more silica bags, by bringing those that come
out of any other international orders or medicine bottles.
SHIPPING BAGS
National shopping bags are biodegradable, they can be
disolved in hot water or in a common compost bin. For international shopping,
bags are required to be plastic. As every country has different recycling policies, please
find out what is the way to manage plastic in your country.
COCO BAG + WRAPPING PAPER
Use it and reuse it. Take it to the beach or to a party. When you
don´t want it anymore, you can compost it completely, along
with the wrapping paper that comes inside.
TAGS
Our tags are compostable!
Caring for our clothes is caring for ourselves and our planet.
- THE IMPORTANCE OF CARING:
According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation A new textiles economy: Redesigning fashion’s future (2017):
- 35% of primary microplastics entering the ocean are released through the washing of textiles.
- Washing and drying clothing alone are estimated to account for 120 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
- Washing clothing using washing machines is estimated to require an additional 20 billion cubic meters of water per year globally.
- As garments are washed, chemicals that remain on them from production can be released into wastewater or transported on microfibres which are shed and end up in the environment.
- Product use is the second activity with higher GHG emissions accounting for 20% of the total value chain impact.
- HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR SWIMWEAR
Our swimwear loves to be turned inside out for a wash
on 40 (or lower). Do not les the swimwear left damp.
Hand it or lay it flat until it´s dry.
- HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR RESORT WEAR
Our resortwear pieces love to be hand wash in cold water.
Dry in shade. Do not tumbe dry, Do not bleach.
Do not dry clean. Avoid rough surfaces or accesories
- MATERIALS
Beachwear requires very resistant materials to be in contact
with water, sun chlorine, salt, and sand.
These materials are currently synthetic.
Our swimwear and resortwear pieces have mixtures in different proportions of rayon, elastane, polyester, and spandex.
- FINAL DISPOSITION
SWIMWEAR OR RESORT WEAR
When you no longer need your BAOBAB piece, ¡swapi it! find someone who wants it & will keep it in use.
We encourage you also to use your creativity to upcycle it.
In Colombia you can take it to the Minuto de Dios’ Clothing Bank
If you are outside Colombia, please check for Clothing Banks near you.
SILICA BAGS
We must use silica bags for international transportation, but this plastic material is normally discorde in the first use.
If you are in Colombia you can help us to avoid purchasing more silica bags, by bringing to our stores the silica bags that you have at home, instead of throwing them to the trash can, to be recycled by us.
PACKAGING
Please recycle the plastic bag that its mandatory for shippings.
The COCO BAG, Use it and reuse it. Take it to the beach or to a party. When you
don´t want it anymore, you can compost it completely, along with the wrapping paper that comes inside. Tags are compostable too.