Frequently asked questions

Albor does not yet hold its own GOTS certification as a brand and trader. We therefore do not currently market the finished garments as GOTS-certified or use the GOTS logo as an Albor product badge. Our principal fabrics are supported by GOTS Transaction Certificates, and our manufacturing partner holds a valid GOTS Scope Certificate covering relevant activities.

Because sustainability is broader than one fabric, certificate or collection. We prefer to explain our specific choices and evidence rather than use a general claim that may suggest the whole business has been fully assessed.

Organic cotton farming already removes the heaviest chemical exposure in a garment's life — no synthetic pesticides, fertilizers or defoliants at the growing stage. What happens next, spinning, dyeing and finishing, is where an unregulated "organic cotton" label alone stops being a guarantee. That's why we work inside a GOTS-certified system: it monitors and restricts inputs across the whole chain, not just the field.

We work with a selected manufacturing partner operating within a valid GOTS-certified system. Its identity, location and certified scope can be reviewed in the original certification documents available on this page.

The Scope Certificate verifies the certified activities and product categories of the manufacturing partner. The Transaction Certificates document specific certified fabric transactions supplied to that partner. Together, they provide different parts of the evidence behind our material and production choices.

The logo is subject to specific certification, approval and labelling rules. Because Albor does not yet hold its own certification as a brand and trader, we do not use the logo to market the brand or its finished products. Brand-level certification is a real investment for a young company, and it's next on our list. Until then, the fastest way to judge us isn't a badge — it's the collection itself.

GOTS certifies the fibre and the process that turns it into cloth, including labour criteria and an audited supply chain. OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certifies the finished product, testing every component against a list of over 1,000 harmful substances. Neither replaces the other.

Within its scope, yes. GOTS maintains a general ban on toxic and harmful chemicals including PFAS, so a certified processor cannot apply them. It is a rule about production rather than a laboratory certificate for one specific garment.

At least 95% certified organic fibre for the "organic" label, and at least 70% for "made with organic". Below 70% the logo cannot be used at all.

For GOTS, look for the label grade and the licence number, then ask the company for its Scope Certificate, which names the certifier, the scope and the validity period. For OEKO-TEX, scan the QR code or enter the certificate number in the association's public Label Check.

If you need to, use a low heat setting, ideally inside out or with a cloth between the iron and the fabric. Both organic cotton and the elastane in our rib lose their integrity at high temperatures, a hot iron can scorch the cotton and stop the rib from stretching and recovering the way it should. When in doubt, go cooler than you think you need.

Yes! That's part of why they're built the way they are. Our multi-age sizing and gender-neutral silhouettes were designed with more than one child in mind. A garment that's cared for through its first childhood should still have a second one left in it.

We'd recommend air drying where possible, out of direct sun. French terry holds moisture in its looped back more than jersey does, so a tumble dryer works harder on it — line drying is gentler on the fabric and uses no extra energy.

Wash at 30°C, inside out, with similar colours. Organic cotton and rib both hold their shape better in a cooler wash than a hot one, and washing inside out protects any print or dye on the outer face.

A Scope Certificate identifies the company, facility, activities and product categories covered by its certification during a defined period. Our manufacturing partner holds a valid Scope Certificate covering relevant manufacturing and trading activities.

A Scope Certificate does not mean that every product made at a certified facility is automatically GOTS-certified. It confirms the certified system and activities within which eligible products can be processed.

The Global Organic Textile Standard—GOTS—is a textile processing standard for organic fibres. It includes requirements concerning certified fibre content, textile processing, chemical inputs, environmental management, traceability and social criteria. Compliance is verified through annual on-site audits by approved independent certification bodies.

A Transaction Certificate relates to identified certified goods transferred between named certified operators. It records information such as the seller and buyer, the certified material, fibre composition, fabric type, quantity, and shipment or transaction details. Our Transaction Certificates document the principal fabrics supplied to our manufacturing partner for the first Albor collection.

Albor does not yet hold its own GOTS certification as a brand and trader. We therefore do not use the GOTS logo as an Albor product badge or describe Albor's finished garments as GOTS-certified. This is a distinction concerning Albor's formal certification status — not the standards we required when developing our first collection.

From the beginning, we selected documented organic-cotton fabrics and a manufacturing partner operating within a valid GOTS-certified system. For our next collection, we are preparing to begin Albor's own certification process as a brand and trader with Control Union in Spain.

No. Cotton is a plant fibre and does not shed microplastics. But the percentage on a label describes the fabric, not the finished garment: rib trim, sewing thread, prints, labels and zips are frequently synthetic.

Yes. Every textile sheds fibres through friction, washing and drying. The difference is what the fibre is made of: cotton fibres are cellulose, not plastic.

Its effect is larger than its share suggests. Research found that fabric containing just 2% elastane can release up to 28,100 microfibres per square metre in its first wash, because elastane holds the surrounding fibres under tension.

For microplastics, yes. But a 2026 systematic review examined whether natural fibres are environmentally benign and looked at the chemical processing behind them, which a fibre percentage does not describe. That is what process certification covers and fibre certification does not.

The clearest experimental evidence comes from newborns: a study of 18 preterm infants found that those in heavy sleepwear moved less and made less contact with their own bodies than the same infants in light bodysuits. The equivalent study has not been done on older children.

Five things, none of which appear on a size chart: the armhole, the rise, the waistband, the length of sleeves and hems, and the weight of the fabric.

Ask them to squat all the way down, reach both arms overhead and climb onto something. Watch the garment rather than the child. If they adjust anything afterwards without being asked, the garment is in the way.

Yes, in both directions. Too light and a garment clings and rides up. Too heavy and it resists movement. For sweatshirts and joggers the useful range sits in the middle, around 300 to 320 grams per square metre.

You cannot see it and there is no home test, but the finish is a selling point, so it is described. Look for "water-repellent", "stain-resistant", "DWR" or instructions to reproof. Their absence is a reasonable signal, not proof.

Partly, and not by one rule. The EU restricts PFHxA and related substances in clothing and footwear for the general public from 10 October 2026. France banned PFAS in clothing from 1 January 2026 and Denmark from 1 July 2026, each using a different legal test.

A family of several thousand synthetic compounds built around carbon-fluorine bonds, used to make fabric repel water, oil and stains. That bond is extremely stable, so nothing in the environment breaks them down at a useful speed.

Four measured behaviours: giving a real reason for a request, recognising how the child feels about it, offering genuine choices, and keeping controlling pressure to a minimum. It describes how rules are delivered, not whether rules exist.

The treated ones: rainwear, waterproof outerwear, school coats sold as shower-proof, snowsuits, and anything marketed as stain-resistant. Plain cotton jersey and French terry have no performance promise, so there is no reason to apply the chemistry.

No. The researchers who defined the term explicitly separate it from permissiveness, which is an absence of structure, and from neglect, which is an absence of involvement. It is described as compatible with high structure and high involvement.

A meta-analysis of 238 studies and more than 126,000 participants across 38 countries found autonomy support linked to child well-being at r = 0.30 and psychological control linked to child ill-being at r = 0.26. Most of the studies were cross-sectional, so the direction of influence is not established.

Research on daily parenting names controlling language such as must and should. The more damaging category is narrower: guilt induction, withdrawing affection, and telling a child that what they feel is not what they feel. Clear rules and firm limits are a different thing and are not the problem.

• We ship from Spain to every EU country (for the Azores, Madeira, Malta and Cyprus, write to us first).
• We do not deliver to the Canary Islands, Ceuta or Melilla.

Delivery is free on orders of €150 or more, or €75 in Spain. Below that it costs:

• €8.99 in Western Europe.
• €11.99 to the Nordic countries, Ireland and Central and Eastern Europe.
• €14.99 to Greece, Croatia and Bulgaria.

The full table, with delivery times, is on our shipping page.

The research has not been done. A 2025 systematic review of sensory-based interventions found insufficient research on environmental modifications, and clothing is an environmental modification. What is established is that the discomfort is real and has identifiable physical causes.

Six places: the neck label, the shoulder seam, the crotch seam, the cuff, the neckline and the weight of the fabric. None appear on a size chart and all are visible with the garment in your hands.

Research puts them at 5 to 13 per cent of the general population of young children, with a Finnish epidemiological study finding sensory abnormalities in around 8.3 per cent of eight year olds. Those are children without a diagnosis.

It describes construction: no sewn-in neck label, flat seams, softer cloth and elastic that holds without gripping. No standard defines the term, so it means whatever the brand using it decided. Check the garment rather than the word.