7 Organic Underwear Brands For Your Sensitive Areas

About Subset

Price Range: $17–$48

Subset believes standards were made to be raised and proves the point with their range of some of the best non-toxic underwear to grace your glutes.

They’re designed to help the 300 million around the globe who suffer from bladder, yeast, and vaginal infections every year.

This ethical underwear brand is doing so by replacing chemical synthetic fabrics that don’t breathe with GOTS-certified organic cotton undies—” so you and your lady parts can breathe easy.”

Subset’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices

Materials:

Say “bu(tt) bye” to petroleum-based fabrics and pesticides and “hello” to getting dressed in certified organically-grown cotton and OEKO-TEX dyes.

Some pieces, like the Mid-Rise organic cotton bikini underwear, contain a teeny tiny amount of blended elastane (5%) for stretch.

Supply chain & labor practices:

Subset will make you blush with how transparent they are (or maybe it’s just all this talk about bums).

The Subset HQ is based in Chelsea, NYC, but the rest of the magic happens in India, where they use third-party certifications to ensure their partners have the same values.

They work with an organic farm located in Ahmedabad, an organic ginner/spinner in Tamil Nadu, and an organic fair trade factory also in Tamil Nadu.

Safe and healthy working conditions, living wages, reasonable hours, and the right to unionize are standard along each step of your Subset knickers’ journey.

Carbon commitments & green practices:

Subset incorporates processes to reduce water usage and safely recycle it on their farms and factories.

Through the Recycling Program, customers can send old intimates for repurposing into new materials, like mattress batting and insulation.

They ship all pieces in SFI-certified, plastic-free, recycled content.

Inclusivity:

For all organic underwear, women can find sizes XXS through XXXL (and they offer plus-size lingerie, too), and a range of models represent each size.

My Personal Review of Subset’s Mid-Rise Retro Brief:

“Subset is another brand I wear all the time, and I especially love them for the enclosed elastic hems along both the waist and legs, which make for a super smooth, pinch-free fit no matter what I’m wearing them under or for. The Mid-Rise Retro Briefs have become my lucky undies thanks to the utterly unmatched comfort and empowering tummy-supporting fit.”

Review by Amber McDaniel, SJ’s Head of Content

My Personal Review of Subset’s Men’s Boxer:

“When I first saw how thick and plush these were, I was worried they’d feel bulky, but surprisingly, even under tighter-fitting jeans, they’re hardly noticeable at all. They’re not the best for high-intensity workouts since they’re not super breathable, but otherwise, I’m always reaching for these.”

Review by Chris Ryan, SJ Menswear Tester