(Originally posted by Hallee on Sep 4th 2009, 12:38 pm)

Hi Trish- I'm not sure why the scent seems to have become more apparent over time, as it is typically the case that the scent of our natural fibers would dissipate over time, i.e. the scent would be less than when it was first received. It sounds to me as though this is the result of something that happened after the fact. Perhaps in your home it has come into contact with something that has given it this smell, but there is no way that it would have come into contact with something like paint remover in our facility. Our fibers are extremely natural and have not been treated with bleaches, dyes, or fungicides. For the Organic Cotton, it does tend to have scent to it at first, but this is just the natural botanical scent of the cotton. The Organic Cotton actually tends to have a stronger scent to it than the green cotton, as our Organic Cotton does contain seeds, and when it is garneted into layers by our cotton providers, the seeds are crushed in the process. Crushing the seeds causes the release of a natural oil that is contained in the seed of the cotton itself. This is what causes the scent of the cotton that we carry at White Lotus Home. I hope that this information helps! Let us know if there's something more we can do for you. You can always call, or write to us at sales@whitelotus.net. Thank you!