EMERITA®S TAMPONS ARE MADE OF 100% CERTIFIED ORGANIC COTTON. THAT MEANS YOU CAN EXPECT THEIR COTTON TO BE FREE FROM PESTICIDE RESIDUES. EMERITA®S COTTON IS CLEANSED WITH A MILD HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLUTION, SO IT’S ALSO CHLORINE-FREE. WHAT’S MORE, COTTON IS A GREAT, NATURAL FIBER. IT’S INHERENTLY FLUFFY AND ABSORBENT AND REQUIRES MINIMAL CHEMICAL PROCESSING. COTTON IS SIMPLY COTTON.