yes and yes. the new type prints were not eco-friendly. HARDLY anyone knew. big business knew. we won't go there. that's a very charged topic.
the other awful was the advent of the stamped or rubbery overlaid patterns. they can recognized by their appearance and their feel. they don't feel like cotton at all. if feels like vinyl was painted on the fabric. it also feels stiff, and it doesn't get soft like cotton. it usually looks like white on white or pink on pink, etc. it is thought to be refined or high-class looking by some people, and it is pretty. but when you feel it you realize that in the summer you will not be cool as you would be on cotton, and in the winter you will not be comfortably warm. that's because the fabric doesn't breathe or absorb or hold in or let go of, your body heat, as needed. each place there is a little patch of this stuff, it interferes with the comfort of cotton. ralph lauren is a biggie here. 200 -250 tc sheets.