Organic Baby Clothes: The Wise Choice

With so much information now available with extensive research reporting the health

consequences of pollutants and toxins in the environment, there is a greater demand than ever for organic foods and environmentally safe products. Due to this demand, organic products are increasingly accessible and affordable with more producers of foods and goods taking advantage of this burgeoning industry.

First, what does "organic" mean? In the United States, a product or food labeled "organic" must meet very stringent requirements. All foods or raw materials used in organic products must be grown with chemical-free methods on land that has been free of synthetic chemicals for at least three years. Materials must be completely physically separated at all times from non-organic products and chemicals from their origin to the point of sale. The growers and manufacturers of organic products are periodically inspected to ensure compliance with all standards.

Many seek organic produce, meats, and other foods to avoid ingesting pesticides, hormones, antibiotics, and more that have been associated with numerous health disorders. These substances are of particular concern for vulnerable babies and toddlers for whom they present further health and developmental dangers. While it's wise to be especially careful with the foods they feed their children, parents should also take the same care with the fabrics used in their children's clothing and bedding.

Skin is the body's largest organ and serves as much more than a simple wrapping that keeps insides from falling out. It excretes body waste materials and toxins and also absorbs nutrients and toxins. This means that chemicals on clothing and bedding that rests next to the skin 24 hours a day are readily absorbed into the body, just as though they were consumed. Additionally, chemicals in bedding materials are off-gassed and directly inhaled. For babies and toddlers, this is especially troubling.

Clothing and bedding made with non-organic cotton and synthetic materials contain harmful chemicals including dyes, pesticides, heavy metals, formaldehyde, chlorine, and others that are used from the growing of the fibers through the manufacturing of the finished cloth. For babies and toddlers especially, these chemicals irritate their sensitive skin as well as get absorbed into their bodies. All natural, organic cloth including cotton, hemp, and bamboo, contain none of these dangerous chemicals. They have the added advantage of being more absorbent, soft, and comfortable.

For the comfort and and health of your child, the wise and loving choice is to look for the "organic" label on the clothing your baby or toddler wears and the bedding the little one spends so much time sleeping on.

by: Art Gib

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