The Best Organic and Non-Toxic Cotton Sheets

It’s a hard task but someone had to do it. To find the best eco-friendly bed sheets around, we spent hours sleeping on the job. We also spent many days and weeks poring over sustainability reports and checking that those green certifications were current and valid at the time of writing. No greenwashing here!

Our top picks for the best organic cotton bed sheets consider:

• How the cotton was grown
• How the cotton was processed and dyed
• The design and feel of the sheets and pillowcases
• Care and maintenance
• Durability and warranty
• Packaging and shipping
• Overall company sustainability.

For truly non-toxic bed sheets, it’s smart to think beyond the fibers and consider how sheets are sewn, dyed, packaged, and delivered. Sadly, natural fibers tend to have a harder time holding onto chemical dyes, meaning even cotton sheets can leach toxic azo dyes and other chemicals while in use, when washed, and in landfill at end of life.

You won’t find polyester or other synthetic materials among our choices, nor any sheets made with conventional cotton or toxic processing chemicals. And we strongly favor companies that use sustainable packaging and carbon neutral shipping, as well as zero-waste practices.

View our unique methodology here, where we lay out how voting with our dollars is just one way to protect the planet and fight climate change.

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The Best Organic Cotton Bed Sheets

At a glance:

• Sizes available: Full, Queen, King
• Thread count: 300
• Key certifications: Fair Trade Certified, GOTS
• Price Range: $132 – $161

Homebird is based in Canada, ships sustainably, and has a fully transparent supply chain. The small family-run company may be fairly new to the bedding sector but it’s a solid choice (my top choice!) for non-toxic, eco-friendly sheets and more.

Easy to wash and dry, these organic cotton sheets are also smartly designed, with labels on the long and short sides making it easy to dress your bed fast.

The sheets come in a reusable cotton bag with a handy size label for neat linen closet organization. A great choice for guesthouses and anyone else who has a lot of sheets in different sizes.

This 3-piece set includes a fitted sheet and two matching pillowcases. Homebird also sells flat sheets (view on Homebird), duvet covers, bath towels, and other home textiles.

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At a glance:

• Sizes available: Twin, Twin XL, Full, Queen, King, and Cali King
• Thread count: 300
• Key certifications: Fair Trade Certified, FLO, GOTS, Oeko Tex
• Price Range: $99 – $169

If you want cozy sheets for winter or like sateen sheets all year round, check out Sol Organics. These super affordable sateen sheets are Fair Trade, GOTS, Oeko-Tex, and FLO certified and all for under $150 for a queen size set.

The Sol Organics sheet set comprises:

• 1 fitted sheet
• 1 flat sheet
• 2 pillowcases.

Sol Organics was established in 2010 with the aim of producing eco-friendly textiles using organic cotton while ensuring equality for all employees. They found an amazing factory in India that carried a raft of the most important green and social certifications, and they use 100% organic long-staple cotton, grown from non-GMO cottonseeds., with a commitment to better farming practices that reduce their carbon footprint, conserve and protect drinking water, and keep everyone safe from harmful chemicals.

Sol Organics offers tons of options for sheets, including percale sheets and duvet cover sets. We highly recommend the following sheet sets:

• Hemmed Organic Sheets (View Price on Sol Organics)
• Pleated Organic Sheets (View Price on Sol Organics)
• Organic Duvet Cover Set: 1 Duvet Cover and 2 Shams (View Price on Sol Organics)
• Percale Duvet Cover Set: 1 Duvet Cover and 2 Shams (View Price on Sol Organics)

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At a glance:

• Sizes available: Twin, Full, Queen, King, Cali King
• Thread count: 300
• Key certifications: Fair Trade Certified, GOTS, Carbon Neutral
• Price Range: $130-$220

If you’re looking for (better than) hotel quality sateen sheets, check out PACT. Made using GOTS certified organic cotton in a Fair Trade Certified Factory, these sheets are shiny, smooth, and made my mother-in-law start calling our guestroom ‘the boudoir’.

The lightweight sateen is breathable even while being cozy, and thanks to a chemical-free ‘stone’ wash the sheets also feel buttery soft.

There are 9 color options for the sateen sheets, including some rich hues, all made with low-impact dyes. The sheets are machine washable and each set includes:

• 1 fitted sheet,
• 1 flat sheet
• 2 pillowcases,
• A reusable laundry bag.

Unlike the percale sheets, these aren’t sanforized. As such, PACT recommends that you pre-wash the sheets for a good fit from the start. The company also offers its Sweet Dreams Guarantee: a 60-day, no-questions-asked return policy.

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At a glance:

• Sizes available: Twin, Full, Queen, King, Cali King
• Thread count: n/a
• Key certifications: Fair Trade Certified, GOTS, Carbon Neutral
• Price Range: $150-$240

For hot-sleepers like me, PACT’s percale sheets are bliss. These crisp and cool ultra-light organic percale sheets get softer with every wash and are great for summer sleeping or all year round if you run hot.

PACT double sanforizes the percale fabric (i.e., pre-shrinks it twice) before turning it into sheets. That makes for super soft sheets that won’t shrink more when you wash them. I haven’t noticed any shrinkage at all after several runs through the laundry.

The sheet set includes:

• 1 fitted sheet
• 1 flat sheet
• 2 pillowcases
• A reusable laundry bag.

PACT offers a Sweet Dreams Guarantee where you can return the sheets, no-questions-asked, within 60 days. Given how blissfully cool these sheets are though, I doubt the company gets many returns.

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At a glance:

• Sizes available: Twin, Twin XL, Full, Queen, Split-Queen, King, Split-King, Cali King
• Thread count: 300
• Key certifications: GOTS (except split-queen), Certified B Corp, Green America Business (Gold)
• Price Range: $109-$169

Savvy Rest Organic Cotton Sheet Sets are made with fine, long-staple cotton and come in a natural, undyed, cream color. All Savvy Rest sheet sets are GOTS certified and made by an employee-owned B Corp in a GOTS factory.

Top sheets and pillowcases are hemmed with a narrow pleat and the sheets are smooth, soft, and have a 300 thread count. As great as these sheets are, though, be aware that Savvy Rest have a strict policy of not accepting returns on sheets.

Savvy Rest don’t offer individual sheets, just these sets, in addition to separate organic duvet covers (View Price on Savvy Rest) and matching organic shams (View Price on Savvy Rest) made with 200 thread count organic cotton and available in white and a striped pattern.

Savvy Rest donates a portion of profits to American Forests, the oldest nonprofit conservation organization in the US, which helps help restore and maintain threatened forest ecosystems across the country and around the globe. Savvy Rest is also a member of the Carbon Fund, through which they support reforestation along the Mississippi River as a way to fight climate change.

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At a glance:

• Sizes available: Twin XL, Full, Queen, King, Split King, and Cali King
• Thread count: 300
• Key certifications: Fair Trade Certified, GOTS, PETA-Certified Vegan
• Price Range: $168 – $218

Looma is a relative newcomer in the bedding space but is already making itself a name. The company uses exclusively non-GMO, GOTS certified organic long-staple cotton sourced directly from certified Fairtrade small family farms in the Himalayan basin of Northern India.

Looma’s sheet set comprises:

• 1 fitted sheet
• 1 flat sheet
• 2 pillowcases.

The fitted sheet has an 18-inch pocket depth, accommodating even deeper mattresses with toppers. Looma also offers a duvet set, comprising one duvet cover and two pillowcases.

Looma cotton is unique, with extremely long and strong fibers that are also wispy, making for a weave that is softer, smoother, and more durable than conventional cotton sheets. The sheets soften with each wash, but are strong enough to not pill.

The traditional sateen weave is breathable but cozy, making these sheets a top choice for winter, and fpr cold sleepers all year round. If you sleep hot, you may want to choose Looma’s percale sheets instead.

Looma ships its sheets in reusable cotton bags with drawstrings and in cardboard boxes that are easy to recycle, with no single-use plastics.

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At a glance:

• Sizes available: Twin, Twin XL, Full, Queen, King
• Thread count: 300
• Key certifications: GOTS
• Price Range: $168 – $258

Want to get extra cozy? Look no further than Coyuchi 100% Organic Cotton Jersey Sheets. An excellent choice for spring, fall, and winter, these jersey sheets are soft, warm, and as snuggle-worthy as your favorite t-shirt.

These heavyweight jersey cotton sheets are also breathable, meaning they feel as soft and snuggly as flannel but won’t make you overheat.

The jersey fitted sheet has a deep 15 inch pocket and full elastic around the bottom, and the pillowcases have an envelope style enclosure (most Coyuchi pillowcases don’t). The Jersey Sheet Set includes:

• 1 fitted sheet
• 1 flat sheet
• 2 envelope pillowcases (1 pillowcase for twin sizes).

The sheets carry GOTS and MadeSafe certification, are machine washable, and ship in a reusable matching fabric bag.

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At a glance:

• Sizes available: Twin, Twin XL, Full, Queen, King, Cali King
• Thread count: 340
• Key certifications: USDA-Certified organic
• Price Range: $215 – $331

If you’re looking for USA-made top quality eco-friendly, organic, non-toxic bedding, check out Rawganique’s organic cotton sheets. Rawganique’s organic cotton sheets are soft, smooth, and silky and are increasingly used by eco hotels because of their quality. If you like traditional cotton sheets, these are the ones for you.

These sheets are free from sweatshop labor, pesticides, fire retardants, biocides, stain repellents, wrinkle-proofing chemicals, dioxins, and formaldehyde. They are made in a sustainable, ethical way and are available in unbleached and undyed natural colors. They use only biodegradable fiber-reactive dyes, with absolutely no azo dyes.

For a number of years, Rawganique only offered Euro-Luxury organic cotton sheets made in Europe under strict environmental conditions, despite wanting to make their sheets in the US. After figuring out how to do this ethically and sustainably, while achieving the quality for which they are known, Rawganique once again offers organic cotton sheets manufactured in a US mill.

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At a glance:

• Sizes available: Twin, Twin XL, Full, Queen, King, Cali King, Split King, Split Cali King
• Thread count: 300
• Key certifications: GOTS, OEKO-TEX
• Price Range: $169-$239

These eco-friendly sheets from Sleep & Beyond are made with organic cotton and are available in a range of sizes, including split options. The sateen sheets are pre-shrunk, made with long-staple organic cotton, and mercerized for greater softness and durability.

Sleep and Beyond also offers:

• Duvet Cover (View Price on Sleep & Beyond)
• Cotton Fitted Sheet (View Price on Sleep & Beyond)
• Pillowcase Pair (View Price on Sleep & Beyond)
• Cotton Pillow Sham (View Price on Sleep & Beyond).

Sleep and Beyond makes its sheets in ISO and Fair Trade Certified facilities powered with wind and solar energy. They come in eco-friendly and reusable packaging (although this might differ if buying through a third-party) and the company has a zero-waste initiative in place and water reduction strategies.

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At a glance:

• Sizes available: Full, Queen, King, Cali King
• Thread count: 300
• Key certifications: GOTS, OEKO-TEX
• Price Range: $219-$259

Brooklinen’s Percale Sheets are my second favorite summer find for 2023 (after Homebird). These sheets are cool and soft, though not quite as crisp and cool as Homebird’s. The colors are rich, the sheets are pre-shrunk, so no surprises after the first wash, and the 300 thread count makes these sheets light and breathable but also very durable.

Brooklinen’s Percale Sheet Set includes:

• 1 Flat Sheet
• 1 Fitted Sheet
• 2 Pillowcases.

Brooklinen also offers a Hardcore bedding bundle that also includes the duvet cover and two extra pillowcases to match your sheets.

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At a glance:

• Sizes available: Twin, Twin XL, Full, Queen, King, Cali King, Split King, Split Cali King
• Thread count: n/a
• Key certifications: GOTS, OEKO-TEX
• Price Range: $229-$339

Boll & Branch is a luxury bedding brand and the world’s largest consumer of Organic Fair Trade Certified™ cotton. Established in 2013, Boll & Branch uses 100% organic cotton in all of its products and supports Fair Trade Certified™ suppliers and practices wherever possible.

Boll & Branch’s most popular product, the Solid Hemmed Sheet Set, has more than 11,000 reviews and an average of 4.8/5. This shows just how popular these sheets are, and for good reason.

The sheet set feels light and luxurious, and soft right out of the box, but gets softer with every wash as these sheets aren’t pre-shrunk or pre-washed. Expect some shrinkage but don’t worry: the company deliberately oversizes the sheets, so they’ll fit perfectly in a couple of washes.

The set comes with:

• 1 fitted sheet
• 1 flat shee
• 2 pillowcases
• A reusable laundry bag for storage.

These sheets are made with long-staple cotton, which makes the fabric softer, stronger, and more durable. Single-ply cotton means that the sheets are light and soft, and they are woven with a four-over, one-under design for a 300-Thread Count. The fitted sheets fit mattresses up to 17 inches deep.

Boll & Branch offer free ground shipping for U.S. customers and a full refund within 30 days if you’re not happy with your sheets.

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At a glance:

• Sizes available: Twin, Twin XL, Full, Queen, King, Cali King
• Thread count: 300
• Price Range: $188-$298
• Key certifications: GOTS, Fair Trade

It’s hard to find truly organic sheets with a pattern, but Coyuchi’s Print Percale Organic Cotton Sheets tick all the boxes. Beautifully made, shipped plastic-free in a reusable fabric bag, and GOTS and Fair Trade Certified, these sheets are crisp, cool, breathable, and perfect for a little sleep-space upgrade.

The four pattern options are inspired by nature, including fossils and blossoms and are very subtle and delightfully traditional.

The full sheet sets include:

• 1 fitted sheet
• 1 flat sheet
• 2 pillowcases (1 for Twin).

You can also buy these sheets and pillowcases as separates, making this collection a great option to add some pep to an otherwise solid print bedding set-up without spending too much money.

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At a glance:

• Sizes available: Twin, Twin XL, Full, Queen, King, Cali King
• Thread count: 300, 500 for cotton
• Key certifications: GOTS Certified Organic
• Price Range: $99 – $145 per set

Whisper Organics is a small family business offering very affordable organic cotton sheets (including crib sheets), pillowcases, duvet covers, sheet sets, throws, robes, and more. Options for bed sheets include a 300 and 500 thread count sateen weave as well as flannel options (including a red plaid option!).

All of the products are made using certified organic cotton grown in India and Turkey and dyed using non-toxic natural dyes.

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Final thoughts on the best organic cotton sheets

Organic cotton is one of the best materials for bed sheets, but it’s not the only sustainable option. If you’re interested in linen or hemp sheets, we highlight the best of those here:

• The best organic hemp sheets
• The best organic linen sheets.

Whichever sheets you choose, make sure to follow the care instructions to help extend the life of your sheets. the longer they stay in good shape, the more sustainable they are overall! And once they’re truly done and no longer serviceable for sleep, consider these creative ways to reuse and recycle sheets.