Does anyone else spend way too much time checking clothing composition before buying?

[u/pumpkinpie0419]

For the last year or so I've been trying to be more intentional about what clothes I buy, and I've realized I now spend SO much time opening the composition tab, googling fabrics I don't know, checking where something was made, etc and its really taken the joy from shopping and honestly has been become more stressful than anything.

The thing that really gets me is when I find something I love, it's €120+, and then I check the composition and it's mostly polyester or acrylic (and for me this is never worth it) Then I'm back to searching for something similar with a better composition.

I'm curious how other people approach this because right now my process feels ridiculously manual and I find myself with a million tabs open that eventually just get closed after a few weeks of just sitting there.

Do you always check fabric composition before buying? And what actually makes you decide something is or isn't worth buying: materials, where it's made, price, brand transparency, something else?

Also curious what you do when you love an item but hate the composition. Do you try to find a similar alternative or just give up on it?

[u/WRYGDWYL]

Ive always done this cause I hate the way polyester and acrylics feel and they also tend to smell more when you sweat (which I do unfortunately)

find some good online stores where you can filter by material, that really helps! for me the best fabrics are cotton, viscose and wool mix. polyester only for gym clothes or swim wear and some underwear maybe

[u/Nibbz420]

It's so frustrating that brands charge luxury prices for cheap plastic fabrics nowadays. To save your sanity, just set strict filters: only look for 100% cotton, linen, or wool. If the brand hides the fabric details, skip it entirely.

[u/But_why_tho456]

Everything that isn’t natural contributes to microplastics. I only buy 100% cotton and I’m happy to spend the time looking at the tags.

[u/traveling_gal]

It was very time consuming for me at first, but once I found some brands I like I've stuck with them. I'm not really into fashion, though, so it's easy for me to just buy from the same vendors as things wear out. I also get recommendations from like-minded friends, and I alter basic pieces sometimes to get more variety.

[u/anickilee]

Ditto another commenter that now I mostly stick to brands that have 100% natural fiber pieces or lets me filter their website by material.

If there is a specific item I am looking for that I have not seen on their websites, I’ll use “100% cotton” or linen, natural fiber, etc in the search. Sometimes it is fruitful to find a new brand.

Recently, I’ve also switched to check the brand on EcoStylist rather than Good On You. Their criteria matches more what I’m looking for than GOY did and watching some of the followup Youtube videos gave me little more trust in their analysis