...but WHY are natural fibers better?

In the general sustainable fashion community, you often here that natural fibers are infinitely better for garment making than synthetics like polyester and acrylic. While I also agree that natural fiber textiles tend to make higher quality garments that are much more enjoyable to wear, I wanted to have a more in depth conversation about why that is. Sadly, natural fibers are not perfect. They're preferable to synthetics for many reasons, but all fibers come with their own pros and cons.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:27 Why so we use synthetic fibers?
3:18 The Downsides of Synthetic Fibers

7:41 AD BREAK

7:47 The Downsides of Natural Fibers
10:03 Conclusion
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Resources:

“How Many Gallons of Water Does it Take to Make…” - https://www.thefashionlaw.com/how-many-gallons-of-water-does-it-take-to-make-a-single-pair-of-jeans/#:~:text=1%2C800%20gallons%20%E2%80%93%20The%20approximate%20amount,produce%20just%20one%20pair%20jeans.

The Apparel Industry’s Environmental Impact in 6 Graphics - https://www.wri.org/insights/apparel-industrys-environmental-impact-6-graphics

Green Stars Project / Daily Footprint Clothing - https://greenstarsproject.org/2016/11/29/comparison-of-textiles-energy-water-footprint/

Structure of Cotton Fiber - https://textilelearner.net/structure-of-cotton-fiber/

Structure of Flax (Linen) Fiber - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359835X1400387X

Structure of Hemp Fiber - https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/5/1901

Also the Structure of Hemp Fiber - https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/56785

Wool Fibers - https://spinoffmagazine.com/choosing-fiber-where-to-start/

What is a Medulla - https://www.luthvarian.com/2018/03/09/what-is-medullation-and-why-does-it-matter/

Polymer Spinning - https://youtu.be/cn6K1m7yH0I

How Polyester Yarn is Made - https://youtu.be/uFJl7ydYb2I

Recycled Polyester Staple Fiber Production Line - https://youtu.be/Dg8nVPG7YN0

Microplastics - https://www.fashionrevolution.org/our-clothes-shed-microfibres-heres-what-we-can-do/

Pre vs Post Consumer Waste - https://www.treehugger.com/whats-the-difference-between-pre-and-post-consumer-recycled-content-4863933

Recycled Polyester - https://www.commonobjective.co/article/is-recycled-polyester-green-or-greenwashing

Xinjiang Cotton - https://www.reuters.com/article/china-cotton-forced-labour-trfn/china-accused-of-forcing-570000-people-to-pick-cotton-in-xinjiang-idUSKBN28P2CM

Xinjiang Cotton Continued - https://networks.h-net.org/node/22055/discussions/12836962/cotton-slavery-china-today-new-scholarly-resources
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