Why Organic Baby Clothes Are Best For Your Baby

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Why choose organic cotton instead of non-organic cotton and why is it so important to buy organic baby clothes?.

Cotton grown without the use of pesticides and chemicals is used for organic baby clothes.Organic cotton plants haven't been modified genetically in any way.

I believe that organic cotton is best for clothing for environmental and humanitarian reasons and I also believe organic cotton clothing is best for a child’s sensitive skin, particularly those who suffer from eczema, like my youngest daughter. This is why organic cotton is used to make organic cotton baby clothing.

16% of the world's pesticides are used in the production of non-organic cotton."Picking Cotton Carefully,” Institute of Science in Society, March 2007.These harmful chemicals cause water and air pollution, polluting the land, killing plants and animals, and causing illness and even the deaths of farmers and workers.World Health Organization (or WHO))

The W.H.O. estimates that 20,000 deaths occur in developing countries each year from poisoning by agricultural pesticides used on crops, of which many, due to their relative toxicity, can be attributed to cotton

Poisoning caused by cotton pesticides resulted in 24 deaths, including 11 children aged below 10, in Benin, West Africa in 2000.Information from The Soil Association UK.

Crop rotation and use of natural fertilizers replace chemical and man-made fertilizers in organic farming.Natural bug controlusing one species to eat the species destroying the cropis used instead of harmful chemical alternatives.

Often purchased either directly from the farmer or from a local co-operative, organic cotton is more environmentally-friendly than the alternative.This results in a larger income for the farmers who farm this crop.   
150g of fertilisers and pesticides are used to grow enough cotton for only one T-shirt; that's about a cup's worth. (Soil Association
You may choose to purchase any organic baby clothes and in return you will help reduce chemical cocktail on our planet.
Not only in organic cotton good for the environment and for your health, it also feels great on your sensitive skin. The quality comes from the longer cotton fibres, which are much softer.