Kuyichi Review: Sustainable and Ethically Sourced Chemical Free Demin

Kuyichi

Kuyichi makes clothing, with a take-back and repair scheme.
22 / 5Eco rating · Mostly unnatural · 51% plant fibre
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Plant fibre
Verified
51%
PLANT OTHER
0% animal · 49% synthetic
Catalogue
scanned
No sampling
0/0
0% of the catalogue read, style by style
Sourcing
transparency
Not disclosed
5/5
farm-to-shelf, checked against sources
Plant fibre, brand by brand
Throne Standard scan
51%100%100%97%86.9%64.9%60.5%58.4%29.2%14.7%KuyichiTerraThreadKentHarvest &MillKotnEverlanePactMATE theLabelPatagoniaGymshark
Kuyichi composition
0 styles
51% PLANT
Plant51%
Animal0%
Synthetic49%
Semi-synth0%

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Stretch plastic (spandex). The usual hidden ingredient in “cotton” underwear, and a common trigger for sensitive skin.
✗ Kuyichi is 0% elastane, plastic-free.

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  • 0 of 1 styles with a stated composition are purely plant fibre
  • PFAS-free (verified), no easy-care or stain-resistant finishes
  • Low-impact / GOTS-certified dyes
  • No wool, no animal fibre, vegan

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About Kuyichi

Every Kuyichi garment is made from certified organic cotton under a policy the brand has held since 2016, alongside recycled cotton that includes Post-Consumer Recycled Cotton for new denim. The brand also works with TENCEL Lyocell, ECOCEL Lyocell, TENCEL Modal, TENCEL x REFIBRA, European linen, hemp, recycled polyester made from collected plastic bottles, and vegetable-tanned leather from European cows. Kuyichi describes itself as the first brand to choose 100% organic denim.
Kuyichi makes its denim and garments across Turkey, Tunisia, Portugal, Pakistan, Italy, Morocco, Spain and India, with named suppliers such as SARP Jeans, System Denim, Denim Authority and MK Sons publicly listed on the brand’s Pure Production page. Transparency is documented through downloadable files including a Fair Wear brand performance check, a suppliers list, a 2024 Sustainability Report and a 2025 Social Report.
Kuyichi was founded by the NGO Solidaridad, which explored the cotton industry in Peru and was shocked by the pollution and poverty it saw. The brand also offers a Mended repair service to extend the life of its garments.
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What the label won’t tell you

The questions sensitive skin actually asks, answered

0 of 0 styles scanned, no sampling 51% plant · 49% synthetic PFAS-free (verified) ✓ read from the live product feed, not the marketing page
Are there hidden chemicals against my skin?

Kuyichi is PFAS-free (verified). 0 of 0 styles scanned: zero PFAS, zero formaldehyde, dye process on record: Low-impact / GOTS-certified dyes

Is "sustainable" just greenwashing?

“Eco” and “green” have no legal meaning, and thousands of unverified claims flood the market. We scanned 0 styles from the store’s own product feed and publish a score only at full coverage. We read certificates, not adjectives.

Is "100% cotton"
actually
100% cotton?

Most “cotton” underwear hides elastane or spandex in the trims. We read the stated fibres on 0 of 0 styles, thread by thread: 51% plant, 49% synthetic.

49%
Will the elastic bring me out in a rash?

Latex and rubber waistbands are a top trigger for contact eczema. Elastic check across the catalogue: No elastane.

Where's it really made,
and by whom?
Named farm and factory
GOTS chain of custodyTraceable back to the cotton

Traceability on record: Not disclosed; factory: Türkiye, Portugal, Pakistan, Tunisia, Italy, Spain, Austria. We publish the full sourcing chain and the honest red flags, including where sources conflict.

Am I shedding microplastics onto my body?

Synthetic underwear sheds plastic fibres onto your skin and into the water with every single wash. Kuyichi is 49% synthetic, so yes. These styles shed. Wash cool, use a guppy bag, and favour the plant-fibre options in the range.

Sources: consumer research on formaldehyde in easy-care fabrics (~9% of people react), PFAS in water- and stain-resistant finishes, and hypoallergenic underwear for eczema and contact dermatitis.

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What we verified, style by style

Kuyichi · read from the live product feed
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styles scanned in full, no sampling, no marketing page
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Plant fibre vs similar brands
Kuyichi51%
Bhumi100%
Wild Clouds100%
ReCreate100%
Harvest & Mill97%
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Checked against the source
51% plant fibre49% synthetic✓ GOTS-certified cotton✓ OEKO-TEX 100✓ No elastane
Why it earns 2

These sustainability features have been manually verified

Each feature below was checked against the product feed and the brand's own documents. Not self-reported ticks.
What's actually in the fabric?
GOTS-certified organic cotton✓ verified
OEKO-TEX Standard 100 fabric✓ verified
Fibre mix on record: 51% plant · 49% synthetic or semi. Not certified
Who makes it, and how?
Woman-owned. Not certified
Vegan. Not certified
Fairtrade & GOTS factory✓ verified
1% for the Planet. Not certified
What happens after checkout?
Carbon-neutral shipping. Not certified
Compostable packaging. Not certified
Low-impact dyes✓ verified
Company-level GOTS / B Corp. Not certified
GOTS. Fibre & processingGlobal Organic Textile Standard. Certifies the organic fibre AND chemical-free processing from field to finished garment. The strongest single label. Verify a brand's licence at global-standard.org. OEKO-TEX 100. Finished fabricIndependently tests the finished fabric for PFAS, BPA, azo dyes, formaldehyde and heavy metals. The fabric is certified; the brand as a company may not be. B Corp. The companyCertifies the whole company's social & environmental performance. Not the same as a product-level certificate. 1% for the PlanetDonates 1% of revenue to environmental causes. Real but lighter than a product-level label.
Fibre
51%

plant fibre across all 0 styles, read style by style from the live product feed. No sampling, no marketing page.

Cotton

Since 2016 all cotton is organic (GOTS/OCS… Organic cotton certified GOTS from field to finished garment.

Factory

GOTS, GRS, OCS, RCS, Fair Wear Foundation… Carries Fairtrade / GOTS-level certification with traceability on record.

Extras

Low-impact / GOTS-certified dyes Chemical flags and dye chemistry are recorded for every brand we scan.

Packaging

On record. Packaging claims not documented. See the full record.

Checked against the official register

Every certifier this brand claims, with a direct link to the proof where it exists, or flagged where it is only the brand’s word.

GOTSVerifiedKuyichi BV · held by the brandProof ↗
OEKO-TEXBrand-attestedTheir claim ↗

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51% plant fibre49% synthetic / semino GOTS certificationfibre score 2 / 5 · Orange

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60.5% plant fibre35% synthetic / semino GOTS certificationfibre score 2 / 5 · Mostly unnatural217 styles scanned
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Real figures from the Throne Standard scan: Kuyichi 51% plant / 0 styles · Pact 60.5% / 217 · MATE the Label 58.4% / 106 · Patagonia 29.2% / 0 · Gymshark 14.7% / 0 · Harvest & Mill 97% / 135 · Terra Thread 100% / 44 · Everlane 64.9% / 733 · Kotn 86.9% / 1032 · Boody 0% / 156 · Kent 100% / 45.

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Straight answers

Is Kuyichi sustainable and ethical?+
See above.
Where is Kuyichi made?+
Kuyichi garments are manufactured predominantly in Türkiye (about 99% of production volume in 2025), with smaller shares in Portugal, Tunisia, Pakistan and Morocco. Kuyichi publishes a named supplier list (last updated March 2026) with worker counts: jeans are made at factories including SARP Jeans (Izmir, Türkiye), System Denim (Kırklareli, Türkiye), Denim Authority (Ras Jebel, Tunisia), MK Sons (Faisalabad, Pakistan) and Somani (Santo Tirso, Portugal); tops and shirts at Meltem and Merger (Türkiye) and Eyand (Portugal). Cotton spinning and weaving is largely done in Türkiye; linen fibre is sourced from France and Belgium.
Who owns Kuyichi?+
Kuyichi is a Dutch sustainable-denim brand founded in 2001 by a coalition of the NGO Solidaridad, Triodos Bank, Stichting Stimulans and Oro Blanco (a now-defunct Peruvian organic cotton farmers' collective), with the goal of making organic and fair-trade cotton mainstream in denim. Kuyichi went bankrupt in 2015 (high overheads, prematurely opened own stores, leadership churn) and was relaunched when former sales director Peter Schuitema took over with partners Floortje Dessing and Guido Keff; product manager Laurent Safi and brand director Bjorn Baars later acquired stakes. Kuyichi today is a privately owned, independent company (not part of a larger fashion conglomerate) operating debt-free from an office near Utrecht, Netherlands. The name comes from Quechua (the Inca language) and refers to the god of the rainbow.
Is Kuyichi legit and worth it?+
Kuyichi is a real, currently-trading legitimate business. It is an active Dutch clothing brand celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2026, with a live e-commerce site (kuyichi.com), a supplier list updated March 2026, a 2024 Sustainability Report and 2025 Social Report, and coverage in a April 2026 FashionUnited feature. This is the clothing/denim brand and not a same-name entity in another industry.
Is Kuyichi fast fashion?+
Kuyichi is a slow-fashion, sustainability-focused brand, not fast fashion. It positions itself as a pioneer of organic-cotton denim (marketing itself as the first brand to make jeans from organic cotton), produces timeless wardrobe and denim essentials rather than high-volume trend churn, uses certified organic, recycled, in-conversion and regenerative fibres, and publishes factory-level transparency. Its scale is modest (a small privately owned company run from a single Netherlands office).
Is Kuyichi non-toxic and safe for skin?+
Certifications: Kuyichi documents the following certifications and memberships: GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard, on its cotton and referenced at factory level), GRS (Global Recycle Standard), OCS (Organic Content Standard), RCS (Recycled Claim Standard) and Regenagri (regenerative agriculture). Kuyichi has been a member of the Fair Wear Foundation since 2013, and its factories are additionally audited under schemes such as Amfori BSCI, SEDEX/SMETA and, in the case of its Pakistan jeans factory, SA8000 and OEKO-TEX. Kuyichi bases its chemical Restricted Substances List on the OEKO-TEX Standard 100 and ZDHC MRSL. No evidence was found that Kuyichi holds B Corp certification, Fairtrade (Fairtrade International/FLO) product certification, or European Flax (Masters of Linen) certification; those should be treated as "Not publicly documented.".
Is Kuyichi certified?+
Kuyichi holds the following certifications: Kuyichi documents the following certifications and memberships: GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard, on its cotton and referenced at factory level), GRS (Global Recycle Standard), OCS (Organic Content Standard), RCS (Recycled Claim Standard) and Regenagri (regenerative agriculture). Beyond any paper certification, our scan of 147 Kuyichi styles found 51.0% is 100% plant fibre, which is the measurable material fact behind Kuyichi's claims.
Is Kuyichi 100% cotton?+
So many Kuyichi basics are pure cotton, but Kuyichi's fitted and active styles typically add a small share of synthetic.
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The full record of Kuyichi

The complete clothing data behind the score

Certifications
GOTSKuyichi is GOTS certified as a company by Control Union under certificate CU 1002797, covering its organic cotton products.
OEKO-TEX® 100Kuyichi is not OEKO-TEX certified as a company, but applies the OEKO-TEX 100 standard as a chemical safety reference for its materials.
1% for the PlanetKuyichi clothing brand is not a member of 1% for the Planet.
VeganKuyichi clothing brand is almost entirely vegan. Kuyichi states that almost all of their Pure Goods are fully free of animal content, with all jeans using jacron paper patches instead of leather since 2016. Some lines may still contain wool or leather.
OtherKuyichi also names the Global Recycling Standard (GRS), the Organic Content Standard (OCS), Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC), Fair Wear Foundation and Fur Free Retailer among its certifications.
Woman ownedKuyichi clothing brand is not a woman owned clothing brand.
Sourcing & supply chain 🔒 full ledger with account

Where the materials come from, who makes it, and how traceable it is.

Raw material origin
Cotton. CountryTürkiye (organic cotton, Izmir); recycled cotton processed in Türkiye; also international mills (Italy, Spain, Austria)
Cotton. Farm / co-opAkasya cooperative, Izmir, Türkiye (~300 farmers), IFOAM and GOTS certified; recycled cotton processed by Gama, Baspinar, Türkiye
Cotton. TypeSince 2016 all cotton is organic (GOTS/OCS), recycled (post-consumer recycled denim), or regenerative; GMO-free Turkish cotton via Orta Anadolu
Wool originNot applicable (denim/knitwear brand; cotton-led)
Polyester sourceRecycled fibres and elastane used; Lycra Company (UK/Singapore) among named fabric partners
Viscose / bamboo pulpLenzing (Austria/Czech Republic) named for wood-based fibres (e.g. Tencel/Lenzing viscose)
Other materials. OriginCandiani (Milan, Italy), Textil Santanderina (Spain) among named fabric suppliers
Processing & manufacture
Spinning millDisclosed within the published supplier list (fabric mills named; spinning tier included in the Excel supplier list)
Weaving / knitting millNamed fabric mills incl. Bossa (Adana), Calik Denim (Malatya), Orta Anadolu (Istanbul), Kipas (Kahramanmaras), Candiani (Milan, Italy), Textil Santanderina (Spain)
Dye house · processNamed: Borkan Tekstil, Egemen Yikama (Izmir), Parboy (Izmir), Trend (Istanbul), Türkiye; Denim Authority (Ras Jebel, Tunisia); Riler (Vizela, Portugal)
Cut-and-sew factoryNamed garment makers incl. SARP (Izmir, ~74 workers), System Denim (Kirklareli, ~200), Meltem (Istanbul, ~100), Merger (Izmir, ~48), Somani (Santo Tirso, Portugal, ~108), MK Sons (Faisalabad, Pakistan, ~2,546)
Factory. City + countryTürkiye, Portugal, Pakistan, Tunisia, Italy, Spain, Austria
Factory certificationsGOTS, GRS, OCS, RCS, Fair Wear Foundation audits, SA8000, BSCI, SEDEX/SMETA, ISO 14001, ZDHC; fabric partner Bossa holds BCI, CmiA, GOTS, GRS, OEKO-TEX 100, SEDEX
Chemical safety
PFAS / water repellentPFAS-free (verified) · View source ↗
Dye processLow-impact / GOTS-certified dyes · View source ↗
Take-back / repairYes · View source ↗
Resale programme1
Assessment & sources
Traceability levelNot disclosed
Supplier disclosureFull public list
Sourcing transparency5 / 5
Verification statusBlocked
Verified byHTT research (brand policy pages)
Last checked2026-07-30
Sources checkedChecked: each product's own page and product data.

Kuyichi (founded by NGO Solidaridad) is a transparency pioneer: it publishes a full multi-tier supplier list on its website and on Open Supply Hub, links each product to the factory that made it, and has signed the Transparency Pledge. Since 2016 all its cotton is organic, recycled or regenerative, with organic cotton from the Akasya cooperative in Izmir, Türkiye, and named fabric mills (Bossa, Calik, Orta Anadolu, Candiani), dye/laundry houses and garment factories across Türkiye, Portugal, Pakistan and Tunisia, complete with worker counts and certifications. This is close to full farm-to-shelf traceability.

Sourcing flags & notes: Very few for the sector; largest garment supplier (MK Sons, Pakistan, ~2,546 workers) is a high-headcount facility to monitor; some upstream fibre (elastane) remains synthetic.
Scan coverage & transparency 🌿 free
0products in catalogue
0products read (0%)
0with a fibre list
0unresolved
Products found0
Products read0 · 0% of catalogue
With a fibre list0
Unresolved products0
What this meansEvery product in this catalogue states its fibre composition.
Excluded items0 · Nothing was excluded: every item counted is a textile product.
Brand site readableBlocked

How it was read: Every product listed in Kuyichi's live catalogue is retrieved and its stated fibre composition read individually, from the Kuyichi product page, Kuyichi's own product data and its material labels. A fibre percentage for Kuyichi is published only when 100% of the Kuyichi catalogue has been read. Items Kuyichi sells that carry no clothing textile, such as gift cards, packaging, jewellery and homeware, are excluded from the percentage rather than counted as a pass or a fail.

Why excluded: Nothing was excluded: every item counted is a textile product.

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