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You bought over 3000 meters of organically grown, ethically traded certified organic cotton last year. Everything we do, you do. When you buy a set of Certified Organic Cotton Scrubs from Studio Scrubs, you let us buy more fabric from farmers who are good to their workers, community and the planet. Together we educate the community and increase demand for these products, reducing costs and increasing standards. It’s using our power for good and you make it all possible. Thank you and well done everyone!

Studio Scrubs would like to announce the release of their Winter 2010 Eco Friendly Health Care Scrubs collection. Made with super soft certified organic cotton our scrubs and lab coats are a friendly option for practitioners in the Health Care industry. All three of our new colors are available in our Online Shop today!

We know our scrubs will make any practitioner smile this Holiday Season so we guarantee all orders received before December 16th, 2009 will arrive before Christmas! Upon check out you will also notice that we offer free gift wrapping and the option for you to leave a Christmas wish note for that special someone. We at Studio Scrubs wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday Season!

Going green is transcending the trend line and becoming a standard. Eco products were always standing on the sidelines of the health care field, but now they are center stage and everyone is looking to get a little more green on their team. To understand the environmental movement, you need to know the how’s and why’s so that then you can make the best decisions.

No surprise that the health care industry is a leading consumer of cotton products and that 99% of the cotton is conventionally grown. Unfortunately, this means it is laden with toxic chemicals: insecticides, pesticides, herbicides, defoliants, fertilizers. In order to maximize yields on nutrient depleted land, conventional cotton farms rely on intensive and exponential inputs: more chemicals, more water, more fertilizers to make the same amount of cotton, every year. Currently is uses about 2 lbs. of chemicals to produce 1 lbs. of cotton. All signs point to a health care industry that is poised for an organic cotton takeover and it’s about time!

Organic Cotton uses natural fertilizers only, crop rotation, green manure crops and compost, to increase crop yields year after year. This chemical free organic cotton is better for you and your family, but equally important to remember: when you support organic products, you are also supporting the regions where growers and their communities are free from exposure to cancer causing chemicals and many random toxins that long term effects remain unknown.

Another big buzz acronym: GMOs. Genetically modified seeds are used extensively in conventional cotton production. Again, GMOs long term effects remain unknown and these chemicals turn up everywhere cottonseed oil is found- so everywhere! 40% of the cotton boll is fiber, the remaining 60% is made into cottonseed oil, an ingredient in many foods like cookies, chips, popcorn, salad dressing and…livestock feed. Cottonseed oil derived from conventional cotton contains trace amounts of toxic chemicals that enter the food chain. Organic Cotton, on the other hand, increases food and water security and safety. Farms switching to organic cotton production (a field has to be chemical free for 3 years to be considered organic) encourage healthy ecosystems and biodiversity.

Finally the fascinating, cyclical story of organic cotton is eclipsing the unsustainable practices associated with conventional cotton, as many poor conventional cotton farmers will tell you. Most health care companies have added some sustainable products to their line-ups. This is great news for you, the consumer, just remember to stay savvy. A small amount of bamboo fiber mixed with a large amount of cheap polyester, dyed and sprayed and starched, then dunked in formaldehyde and shipped across the world, is just a trend chasing, novelty that you are being up charged $10 for. Buying more more more shoddy scrubs that don’t last is the ultimate environmental (and cash flow) blunder. Investing in good quality, certified organic products to help you stay healthy and modern is the way to go!

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Studio Scrubs was contacted by the host of Shaw Cables Environment Matters to do a segment on our Eco friendly medical uniforms. We were in Calgary this past weekend to film the episode and we think it turned out lovely thanks to Lisa and everyone at the Shaw family. The segment will be running on Shaw this whole week. If you have any trouble playing the video you can also watch it by clicking here.

It is our mission to develop high quality functional garments that minimize our environmental footprint. This means we always need to be sourcing fabrics that meet our highest and the industries standards. Studio Scrubs is very excited to release our new eco friendly lab coats made of certified organic cotton and recycled polyester. Recycled polyester fabrics feature 100% recycled yarns. The unique recycling process converts post-industrial fiber waste and post-consumer plastics into high quality yarns. Blended with certified organic cotton these lab coats are very unique provide high durability and excellent comfort. These fabrics are fast drying and require minimal care.

We would like to introduce our new style of Lab Coat made with 100% Certified Organic Cotton. Featured with 3 large front pockets and made 3/4 length which is slighty longer then our standard Lab Coat. The Organic Cotton Fabric is also the perfect weight for summer and Custom Embroidery is also available on all of our Lab Coats. Studio Scrubs products are made with Certified Organic fabrics right here in beautiful Vancouver, BC Canada.