Everything the scan holds on this record, grouped by subject. Blue bars show how much information is held; they are not positive or negative scores. Fields with nothing behind them are counted, not listed.
Features
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Feature 1
Every Arvor Life garment is made with 100% organic cotton or recycled materials, and each order arrives in plastic-free packaging. Product listings across the Arvor Life range describe pieces such as an organic cotton adventure tee and organic cotton men's shorts.
Feature 2
Arvor Life designs its organic cotton clothing sustainably in Cornwall, a brand born on the wild coastline of the South West of England. Production of Arvor Life pieces is made to order rather than held in stock, though the country of manufacture is not stated.
Feature 3
Arvor Life funds the removal of 1lb of ocean-bound plastic for every product bought, working through partner CleanHub whose Track and Trace technology gives certified proof of the impact. Circularity is built in too, as Arvor Life partners with Remill to turn unwanted 100% organic cotton clothing into brand-new garments, and ships every order in recyclable, compostable packaging that is designed to leave no trace.
Materials and composition
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H3 Q8: Materials (adapts to brand: 100% cotton? / where is the linen from? / hemp?)
Is Arvor Life 100% cotton?
Plant fibre %
96.3
Fibre Breakdown
237 (74.3%) 100% plant fibre (organic cotton, linen, hemp) | 9 (2.8%) synthetic (polyester, nylon, elastane) | 73 (22.9%) no stated composition
Fibre Breakdown (table)
FibreStyles%Measure100% plant fibre (organic cotton, linen, hemp)23774.3%Naturalsynthetic (polyester, nylon, elastane)92.8%Syntheticno stated composition7322.9%Unclear
Products with a fibre list
37
Products with no fibre list
281
Incomplete compositions count
1
Incomplete composition explanation
These products publish an incomplete composition, so the scanner does not guess the missing share.
Plant fibre percent
96.3
Key facts plant materials
Cotton
Key facts animal materials
None
Key facts chemical materials
None
Key facts organic materials
Organic Cotton
Key facts synthetic materials
None
Materials used
Cotton
Scan result
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Scan note (above product table)
NOT ASSESSED from saved CSV: 246 of 319 in-scope rows classified (77.1% coverage); possible fully plant-SKU range 74.3-97.2% can change the score band. No score is published.
Score label
Light green
Total styles scanned
378
Last scanned
2026-08-04
Score CSS class
htt-score-4
Supply-chain summary
Arvor Life is a Cornwall (UK) designed outdoor-clothing brand built on vegan, plastic-free garments made from recycled or organic fabric, including a 'Recycled Ocean Plastic' collection, and it funds ocean-plastic collection with purchases. However, Arvor Life publishes no factory names, manufacturing locations, mills, certifications or supplier list, so its material claims cannot be independently traced. Transparency is limited to a materials-and-mission narrative.
Sourcing transparency score (1-5)
2
Full catalogue scan?
no
Publication status
not_assessed
Method version
Throne Standard direct CSV recalculation 2026.09
Worst-case complete result (%)
74.3
Best-case complete result (%)
97.2
Sustainability score
4
Key findings
Materials: Cotton
Made in: Arvor Life does not publicly state the manufacturing country of its garments
Certifications: Arvor Life holds no independently listed third-party certifications
SKU scan date
2026-07-14
Health and safety
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H3 Q6: Is [Brand] non-toxic / PFAS-free?
Is Arvor Life non-toxic and safe for skin?
Certification
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H3 Q7: Is [Brand] GOTS / certified?
Is Arvor Life certified?
OEKO-TEX® Standard 100
Arvor Life does not hold OEKO-TEX certification.
Other Certifications
Arvor Life claims no textile certification, and the only third-party verification it references is CleanHub's Track and Trace technology for its ocean-plastic removal.
Cotton: type / certification
Organic cotton (origin not disclosed)
Key facts certifications
Arvor Life holds no independently listed third-party certifications. No GOTS, OEKO-TEX, Fair Trade, B Corp, or European Flax certification is claimed on the brand's website, its product pages, third-party stockists, or anywhere found in research.
Sourcing and supply chain
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Take-back source
Overall: where this info comes from
Traceability level
Wool: origin + farm + mulesing status
Polyester: virgin or recycled + source
Ownership and legal entity
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Owner
Charlotte is the owner of Arvor Life.
Identity
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Brand name
Arvor Life
H3 Q1: Is [Brand] sustainable / ethical?
Is Arvor Life sustainable and ethical?
Answer 1
MARKETING CLAIMS (self-reported, not third-party verified): the headline promise that "every item removes 1lb o
H3 Q2: Where is [Brand] made?
Where is Arvor Life made?
Answer 2
Arvor Life does not publicly state the manufacturing country of its garments. The brand states its t-shirts and tops are "100% organic cotton," printed with "water-based eco-friendly ink" using "low waste printing tech," but the country where the blank garments are made or printed is Not publicly documented on its site or on third-party stockists.
H3 Q3: Who owns [Brand]?
Who owns Arvor Life?
Answer 3
Arvor Life is an independent, founder-owned eco clothing brand founded by Charlotte Foxhall, a wild swimmer from Cornwall, UK, who is publicly listed and self-described as the brand's founder (she gives a start date of around May 2022 and also works as a Programme Director at the World Parrot Trust). Arvor Life is based in Cornwall, England ("Arvor" is Cornish for coast / "between land and sea") and is not disclosed as owned by any parent company or investor. Note: several unrelated UK companies share the "Arvor" name on Companies House (Arvor Group Ltd, Arvor Capital Ltd, Arvor Limited, Arvor Services Ltd); none of these could be confirmed as the registered legal entity behind the clothing brand, so Arvor Life's exact company registration is Not publicly documented.
H3 Q4: Is [Brand] legit / worth it?
Is Arvor Life legit and worth it?
Answer 4
Arvor Life is a real, currently-trading legitimate business. It operates a live e-commerce store (arvorlife.com) with working checkout, listed contact details (contact@arvorlife.com, Mon Sat hours), active Instagram/TikTok/Facebook/Etsy presence, and is stocked by at least one independent third-party retailer (Outdoor Swimmer Shop). It is not defunct.
H3 Q5: Is [Brand] fast fashion?
Is Arvor Life fast fashion?
Answer 5
Arvor Life is a small-batch / slow-fashion independent brand, not fast fashion. It is a single-founder Cornwall micro-business selling a limited range of print-on-demand / made-to-order organic cotton apparel and eco accessories, and runs a circular take-back scheme where worn-out 100% organic cotton items can be sent back to be remade into new products. There is no evidence of high-volume, trend-churn, low-cost fast-fashion production.
Answer 6
Certifications: Arvor Life holds no independently listed third-party certifications. No GOTS, OEKO-TEX, Fair Trade, B Corp, or European Flax certification is claimed on the brand's website, its product pages, third-party stockists, or anywhere found in research. The brand describes its cotton as "organic" and its inks as "vegan" and "water-based," but these are self-described product attributes rather than verified certification marks. Certifications: Not publicly documented / none found..
Answer 7
Arvor Life holds the following certifications: Arvor Life holds no independently listed third-party certifications. Beyond any paper certification, our scan of 17 Arvor Life styles found 100.0% is 100% plant fibre, which is the measurable material fact behind Arvor Life's claims.
Methodology note (page footer)
How we scan. Every figure on this page comes from the Throne Standard scan: we read the fibre composition off each live product on the brand's own site, style by style, and count only single-fibre plant cloth (cotton, linen, hemp) as natural. Animal fibres such as wool, silk and cashmere and plastic-based synthetics such as polyester, nylon and elastane sit outside the plant-fibre figure, and regenerated fibres such as viscose, bamboo, modal and Tencel are counted as semi-synthetic. Percentages are calculated over the styles that state a composition; anything unlabelled is shown separately.
Synthetic %
3.7
Answer 8
So many Arvor Life basics are pure cotton, but Arvor Life's fitted and active styles typically add a small share of synthetic.
Contact Email
hello@arvorlife.com
Brand site readable
yes
Recycled and circular
1 of 2
Energy, water and land
1 of 2
PFAS / durable water repellent
PFAS-free (verified)
arvorlife.com
Claims and evidence
10 of 17
Verified by
HTT research (brand policy pages)
Verification status
Unresolved products
What this means
Unresolved products (with links)
Excluded items
Place and access
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Location
Arvor Life are located in Cornwall, England in the United Kingdom.
Delivery and shipping
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Shipping
UK shipping from Arvor Life costs £3.99 on orders under £50, and free UK shipping is offered on all Arvor Life orders over £50, sent by 24hr tracked delivery as standard.
Shipping International
Arvor Life ships to European destinations for an £8 fee and to the rest of the world for £12.
Shipping Notes
Dispatch of your Arvor Life garments takes 2 to 4 days because every piece is made to order. UK returns to Arvor Life are free of charge and must be processed within 60 days of purchase, though Arvor Life is unable to process international returns at this time.
Price and commerce
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Price tier
$
Further detail
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Excerpt
Is Arvor Life a sustainable clothing brand? See the real fibre breakdown, plant, animal or synthetic, before you buy.
Country
United Kingdom
POC
Arvor Life clothing brand ownership is not identified as people of colour.
LGBT
Arvor Life clothing brand ownership is not identified as LGBTQ+.
Woman Owned
Arvor Life clothing brand is a woman owned clothing brand.
GOTS
Arvor Life is not GOTS certified as a company, but uses GOTS certified organic cotton.
1% for the planet
Arvor Life clothing brand is not a member of 1% for the Planet.
Vegan
Arvor Life clothing brand is a vegan clothing brand.
Report Post
61158
Clean & Safe: last checked
2026-07-29
Supplier disclosure
None
Products found
390
Last checked
2026-09-26
Products in catalogue
319
Products read
318
Catalogue read %
99.7
How it was read
Throne identifies the eligible textile products in Arvor Life's catalogue, inspects each product for published material evidence and requires at least 20 scoreable textile SKUs before publishing a brand score. The score uses only products with enough published material information to classify. Brand non-disclosure and technical read failures are reported separately. Non-textile products are excluded rather than counted as a pass or a fail.
Website check
page identifies as Arvor Life (checked 2026-08-18)
Coverage method pre dash fix
Every product listed in the brand's live catalogue is retrieved and its stated fibre composition read individually - from the product page, the store's own product data and its material labels. A fibre percentage is published only when 100% of the catalogue has been read. Items with no clothing textile (gift cards, packaging, jewellery, homeware) are excluded from the percentage rather than counted as a pass or a fail.
