This rug is advertised as a cotton rug. The backing (white part) is cotton, but the colorful strips woven in are very sheer fabric that is either polyester or maybe nylon. This results in a thin rug that is not super soft and has poly/nylon pieces fraying badly from the start. Also note that it is called a magenta rug. There is one strip that I would call magenta. The majority of the rug is neon coral/pink. For the price I'm not going to return it. I'll just donate it. Someone will like it, just not me.