“Instead of water, professional cleaning processes use a liquid solvent to dissolve stains on garments. This typically involves a chemical known as perc that, while highly effective at getting scuff marks out of clothing, is also a known health and environmental hazard. Health organizations have classified perc as a toxin, but it’s still widely used across the industry. In 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency classified perc as a “likely human carcinogen”, meaning that prolonged exposure to the chemical has been linked to an increased risk of cancer.” The Guardian  

*art by Eglė Plytnikaitė

we’ve all been there: at dinner, wearing that black cashmere sweater, laughing, drinking wine and generally loving life until — blast! — some guacamole falls off that chip and onto your sweater. a sweater that you now can no longer wear until you find the time to bring it to a dry cleaner and wait the requisite however-many days before picking it up again — before then inevitably spilling a bit of ice cream on that same sweater a few days later and having to repeat the whole process. good times.