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There are 22 articles on this site about what clothing is made of and what that means for skin. Here is what they are built on, where the limits sit, and who pays for the testing.
What we cite, and what we refuse to
Figures come from named external sources: government market-surveillance testing, peer-reviewed journals, national standards bodies, and published industry research. Every article lists its sources, and the body names the study, the year, and the sample when the number depends on them.
Advocacy-commissioned testing is used sparingly and always labeled as such, including the sample size and whether a figure is a measurement or an estimate. A number produced by an organization campaigning on the subject is evidence worth reporting, and it is not the same thing as a regulator’s finding.
We do not publish a statistic we cannot attribute. If a figure would need a citation we cannot give, it does not go on the page.
What we have not checked
Verification costs real money and runs garment by garment, so coverage is partial and will be for a long time. An item nobody has tested is labeled not yet verified rather than filled in with an inference.
Wear testing, which is how pilling and abrasion resistance get measured, is coming to verified garments rather than live today. Where this site discusses durability, it is describing what published research has measured and what testing will cover, not results we are already holding.
Lynen commissions independent accredited laboratories. As Lynen grows, we intend to build a laboratory of our own and bring testing in-house.
Who funds this
Lynen Labs LLC pays for its own testing. Brands do not pay to appear, cannot pay for a better result, and cannot pay to have one removed. We hold no equity in any brand whose garments we test.
Have a question?
Email us at verification@lynen.app. A person reads it.