About Lynen
Clothes should come with proof.
Not a feel-good label. A lab result.
Why we started checking
Lynen Labs started with a question: is this shirt really 100% cotton?
Then another: will it still look like this after it has been washed and worn? We watched people with sensitive skin read every tag, trust every “gentle” and “natural,” and still have no way to check. The label said one thing. Nobody had checked what the fabric did. So we stopped reading labels and built a way to check what is in the clothes.
Our values
Proof
A label is a claim. We look for the proof. An independent lab tests the fabric, and we tell you what it found, whether the brand likes it or not.
Honesty
We say what was tested, how it was tested, and what came back. If something passes, we show the result. If it fails, we show that too. No vague scores, no hand-waving.
Your skin comes first
We screen for three substances with legal limits in clothing: PFAS, formaldehyde, nickel. We check the fiber content too, because “100% cotton” should mean 100% cotton.
Independence
We don’t take money from brands to make them look good. A result you can’t trust isn’t worth anything.
The difference is clear
What the label says
- “Natural.”
- “Eco.”
- “Gentle on skin.”
- “100% cotton.”
What it means
Often nothing anyone outside the brand has checked. No rule says the fabric has to be tested before it is sold, so the tag is usually all you have to go on.
What we do instead
Fiber check: Is it what the tag says?
Chemical screen: PFAS, formaldehyde, nickel.
Wear test: How it holds up to washing and wear.
Then we put the result in plain English next to the product.
Until a lab has checked a retail garment, it shows as “not yet verified” in the app. Nothing is estimated in its place.
You shouldn’t need a chemistry degree to buy a t-shirt.
Parents shouldn’t have to guess what touches their kid’s skin. Because shopping for what you wear should never be a gamble.
A note from our founder
Is this $55 shirt really 100% cotton?
I kept asking a simple question in stores: Is this $55 shirt really 100% cotton? I also wanted to know whether something that looked good on the rack would still look good after being washed and worn. The answers were surprisingly difficult to find.
My name is Chinedu Okeke, founder of Lynen Labs, and I’ve always cared about what I wear, which has made me particular about fabrics.
Eventually, I realized there was a basic piece of information missing in how we shop for clothes. We rely heavily on what a label or brand tells us, but consumers have very few ways to independently check those claims.
That idea became tangible with Lynen.
I wanted to create something that could give shoppers straightforward, independently verified information before they buy. When we know, we’ll show you the evidence. When we don’t, we’ll tell you that too.
If you’ve ever wanted to go beyond the label, Lynen can take you there.
What you wear should be your choice. Knowing what's in it should be a given.
Chinedu Okeke
Founder, Lynen Labs LLC
Lynen is on its way
Coming to the App Store and Google Play.
Join the waitlist and we will send the download link the day it goes live. Anyone can submit a garment they want tested.