Would you like to say goodbye to pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, processing chemicals and artificial dyes? All these things are used to create the Conventional Cotton used in most baby clothes. We work so hard to protect our tiny ones in so many ways, and yet they are exposed to many harmful elements just by cuddling with their favorite blankie. I found this great chart that demonstrates the differences in the way Conventional vs. Organic Cotton is made – check it out here to learn more.
2 – An Eco-Friendly Baby
All that junk used to process Conventional Cotton ends up in our natural environment – it leaches into the ground, is poured off into the water, and dissipates into the air. Every year thousands of cotton workers die from chemical-related illnesses. Sad! And preventable.
3 – A Soft, Snuggly Baby
Because it’s free from so much processing, Organic Cotton is extremely soft! Makers of Organic Cotton products tend to be deeply committed to the high-quality and luxuriousness of their fabric. Check it out sometime – go to Target and feel the Organic sheets compared to the Conventional Cotton sheets. You’ll be amazed!
4 – A Healthy Baby
So there you have it – Organic Cotton is pretty cool stuff, eh? At the very least, I hope these reasons allow you to make a more informed decision about you baby products. Knowledge is power!
Here are some of the references I used, in case you'd like to read a bit more about the awesomeness of Organic Cotton:
- Why Buy Organic Clothes For Your Child?
- Organic Cotton vs. Conventional Cotton - What's The Difference?
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Comments (8)
I'd love to see a post on "Four Awesome Reasons to Go Vegetarian/Vegan"
That's awesome and all, but unfortunately organic means more expensive and it's just not cost effective in these hard economic times. I'll take whatever clothes I can get for as little money as possible at this point! If i were rich, I'd use organic everything but unfortunately, in this culture organic is not the norm.
The more I become obsessed with leaving clean and aware of the chemicals in things, the more I look down on parents who pump their children full of chemicals and wash them with harsh chemicals and everything. Thats why they develop allergies. Thats why they develop other things along the road.
I swear, I would really piss some folks off if I had a baby. You better believe they would get organic/all natural/vegan stuff (not vegan food... vegan stuff) and they wouldn't even learn the word "soda" until they were old enough to make that decision.
I get so disgusted by parents grocery shopping and buying nothing but hot pockets, junk food, and sugary drinks.
@cutesycharm@xanga - first of all, some parents don't realize what they're giving to their kids is bad. you can't just fucking look down on people because all of a sudden you're trying to "live clean" (not "leave" clean btw) and because you're suddenly more aware of all these things. everyone has the right to seek out this information themselves, but many people aren't educated enough about food and nutrition and such to make these decisions - most parents just buy whatever their kids want, and sometimes out of love. you don't fucking develop allergies just from harsh chemicals, they're genetic too. btw, just because you use vegan, all natural stuff or organic shit, whatever you want, doesn't mean your baby will grow up to be better than everyone else's baby - this is a load of shit. your kids will hate you for not letting them experience the regular "childhood" experience that most people's kids would have, such as eating candy, drinking pop once in awhile, eating chocolate, etc. your kids won't even fucking HAVE halloween. good luck with that.
@dearFLOPPY@xanga - Wow, someone just sounds bitter. Excuse my typo, shit happens. Get over YOUR SELF. I believe any kid that lived a clean and vegan life WOULD be better than other kids, but whatever. Also, anyone with half a brain can look at two products and determine which is healthier. An apple is clearly healthier than chips that claim to have a serving of fruits/veggies in every serving. Freshly blended juice is much healthier than V8 that supposedly has all of these "vegetable servings" in it. No one is that ignorant to NOT know that fresh foods are better than processed junk food.
@cutesycharm@xanga - look here, i believe in clean living, and making the best for your kids -any parent would want that, and i think its totally fair for you to want these things for your kids. they're YOUR kids by all means, so who am i to tell you how to raise them? the only problem i have with your statement up there is the fact that you LOOK DOWN on parents who don't do the same thing you approve of - that's where i think your logic is flawed - it came out a lot harsher than i intended. lots of people don't have the resources to spend money on vegan foods, or all this expensive organic stuff, so to give those parents a voice, its not because they don't care about their kids as you say, but because they either A) don't know about it or B) don't have the resources for it. i have the resources, and as someone who is knowledgeable in nutrition, i know where your coming from - but your logic is a little flawed here, and your reasons for looking down on other people are completely irrelevant.
@dearFLOPPY@xanga - I don't have kids. haha. It's just sad is all and it upsets me. My own mom is really poor and has food stamps - she can easily feed my sisters really healthy stuff but she doesn't. She knows its better, but she doesn't. Off topic. Sorry.
@cutesycharm@xanga - its okay. im a little bitter lately on xanga, no idea why. i don't have kids either...LOL. its hard growing up with your background - i've never been through it personally, but it sounds harsh. my parents load up the cart when we go to costco, with whatever junk food my brothers and sisters want, completely out of love. i've been telling them to get my sister OFF coke and my brothers off canned nestea but they never listen either. its not because they don't know the consequences, i think they just spoil us too much. it'd be nice to have a balance, eh?