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Cotton grows from a plant naturally, synthetics are manufactured fibers.

Cotton absorbs moisture whereas synthetic fibres generally do not.

Cotton is natural and can be eaten by insects whereas synthetic fibres can not, they are around in land fill for hundreds of years.

Cotton does not trap moisture, it is permeable, many synthetic fibres are not.

Both are polymers.

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