Eco-Friendly & Ethical Yoga Clothes
Eco-friendly yoga clothes are essential for the yogi who wants to align their values with their shopping practices.
It's important to learn which fabrics are the best when looking for eco-friendly clothing so that we don't get tricked by the greenwashing that happens all the time.
Bamboo, hemp, and organic cotton are all natural fabrics that have a low impact on the environment, bamboo, and hemp being the most eco-friendly.
When you can't find these fabrics or want clothing that's a little more breathable and flexible, recycled materials are best. Look for recycled polyester.
We’ve curated an amazing list for you of the best eco-friendly yoga clothing brands that you can feel good about purchasing while enhancing and supporting your yoga practice.
We've highlighted these ethical brands of yoga clothes that use sustainable materials and practices so that you can browse for the best products for you and the planet.
Shop Secondhand
We always recommend shopping second hand before buying anything new.
Shopping secondhand helps keep landfills free of otherwise unwanted/thrown out clothes.
First, try to find local thrift or secondhand shops in your area. Shops like Plato's closet specialize in on-trend gently used clothing.
If looking through racks of clothing is not your thing, try online thrift and secondhand shops like ThredUp or Poshmark. Here is a great list of all kinds of online thrift shops.
Price Range | $19 - $88
Sustainability | recycled polyester, organic cotton, natural cotton
Giving Back | Renewal Workshop Partnership, Project: Om
Manduka is a major yoga brand with apparel as well as yoga accessories. Manduka says their clothing is mindfully created using premium fabrics such as recycled polyester and organic cotton.
Manduka's eco-friendly yoga clothes include leggings, tanks, sports bras, and other tops. Their line has both a women's and men's sections.
They also have yoga centric dresses and jackets.
Manduka not only uses sustainable materials and practices, but they also work with the Renewal Workshop to recycle old yoga mats and turn them into something new.
Manduka also offers sustainable yoga accessories and yoga mats.
Price Range | $18 - $79
Sustainability | organic cotton, recycled wool, Fair Trade Certified, Bluesign
Giving Back | Renewal Workshop Partnership, Project: Om
Prana is a yoga apparel and accessories brand based out of California.
Prana is making great strides toward sustainability. Their motto is Progess not Perfection, you can find their sustainable clothing with a leaf icon that they place on the site.
Prana is Fair Trade & Bluesign certified. A Fair Trade certification means that the manufacturing process is fair to factory workers, conditions are safe and wages are higher.
Bluesign ensures that the chemicals used in the process are non-toxic.
Prana has eco-friendly yoga clothing as well as everyday wear for the eco-conscious among us for both men and women.
Price Range | $28 - $88
Sustainability | Recycled fabrics & packaging, post-consumer materials
Girlfriend Collective is an activewear brand that sells eco-friendly yoga clothes that are beautifully and ethically designed.
The eco-friendly yoga brand uses mostly eco-friendly materials, they breakdown in detail how each their signature clothing pieces are made.
Some of the sustainable materials include recycled polyester and nylon. Other materials in the clothing are made from recycled bottles, fishing lines, and Cupro, a material made from waste from the cotton industry.
Shop this ethical yoga clothing brand.
Price | $75 - $119
Sustainability | Recycled & Low Impact Materials
Giving Back | ECOALF Foundation
ECOALF is a Spanish apparel brand committed to sustainability. Their yoga line is simple, with a few bras, tanks, and leggings to choose from.
The eco-friendly yoga clothing is made from recycled polyamide, recycled polyester, and Tencel.
The ECOALF foundation is committed to cleaning the oceans and taking the plastic waste found to create new materials out of them. This foundation works with Upcycling the Oceans.
Shop the sustainable yoga line.
Price Range | $19.60 - $54.60
Sustainability | organic cotton, non-toxic dyes
Giving Back | Supports education & community programs in rural India
Satva is GOTS certified and their eco-friendly yoga clothing is made mostly of organic cotton and recycled polyester.
Satva has a partnership with Suminter India Organics, together they help produce environmental and socially conscious organic cotton products.
The organic clothing company offers womens, mens, and childrens clothing.
Price Range | $36 - $108
Sustainability | clothing made from post-consumer plastic
Giving Back | 1 % for the Planet, Cancel Plastic
Wolven Threads is a modern swimwear and eco-friendly yoga clothing brand that is committed to reducing plastic pollution around the world.
This green brand works with the Cancel Plastic movement to remove 1 pound of trash from the ocean with each sale. Wolven Threads is also a part of 1% for the Planet, donating 1% of sales to environmental organizations.
The cute yoga pants and tops are made mostly from post-consumer recycled plastic.
Price Range | $45 - $79.50
Sustainability | eco fabrics: hemp, bamboo, organic cotton, soy
Giving Back | One Tree Planted
The fabrics used in Nomads clothing are made of hemp, organic cotton, or bamboo. These fabrics are all considered "eco" fabrics because they have a low impact on the planet and are sustainably produced.
Nomads Hemp Wear has great eco-friendly yoga clothing options for women and they also carry everyday wear, jewelry, and shoes.
Along with their sustainability practices when it comes to the fabrics used in their clothing, the eco-minded brand also gives back through One Tree Planted. With every purchase, one tree is planted.
We love that this site shows us the impact of each piece of eco-friendly clothing, from emissions avoided, energy saved, and water saved.
Price Range | $30 - $60
Sustainability | organic bamboo and cotton materials
Green Apple is an ECOCERT active lifestyle brand specializing in organic bamboo and cotton yoga clothing.
Along with their ECOCERT certification, Green Apple also holds an Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certification. This certification means that the materials and textiles used are free of any harmful substances.
Shop eco-friendly fitness apparel from bras, to tanks, leggings, and sweats.
Price Range | $40 - $88
Sustainability | hemp & organic cotton
Giving Back | donations to environmental & social justice organizations
Conscious Clothing carries an amazing eco-friendly yoga line. The Element Hemp Line is made with at least 95% sustainable materials like hemp and organic cotton.
This line is sustainably and ethically hand made in the US. The neutral colors of the line give it that natural yogic feel as well.
A few of the sustainability practices by this low waste brand include made-to-order garments to lower the amount of dead-stock, repurposing fabric scarps, low impact dyes, shipping with recyclable materials.
Price Range | $44.99 - $99
Sustainability | recycled polyester, bluesign certified, fair trade
Giving Back | 1% for the Planet
Patagonia is known for its sustainable clothing for outdoor activities. The options for yoga clothing on the Patagonia website is full of leggings, bras, and tops made mostly from recycled polyester.
The eco-friendly brand is a part of 1% for the Planet, giving 1% of its profits to environmental organizations.
We also love that Patagonia has a used clothing site, Worn Wear, where you can purchase gentle used Patagonia clothing.
When you are looking for new sustainable yoga clothes, try any one of these 10 brands that offer eco-friendly yoga clothing and all have ethical practices.
Better yet, try buying secondhand from thrift shops either in-person or online.
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