Organic and Eco-Friendly Products

Organic Textiles

Toxin-free. Eco-friendly. Biodegradable. Efficient. Renewable. Why wouldn’t you prefer to use organic textiles for your children’s clothing needs? Good for the environment and good for your kids, organic clothing really doesn’t have a downside.

Organic textiles include materials such as organic cotton, bamboo fibre, yak down, silk, corn fibre, soy silk, jute, kenaf, hemp and wool. They are all cultivated without pesticides or herbicides, and turned into clothing without toxic bleaches and dyes. Organic clothing is produced to be eco-friendly, with a reduced ecological footprint- biodegradable, sourced from renewable resources, using resources (e.g. land, water) efficiently. Conventional cultivation and production of textiles have contributed to the disappearance of the planet’s rainforests

Bamboo is one of the best organic textiles as the plant is fast-growing therefore renewable, requires no additional irrigation or replanting (which saves water), produces 35% more oxygen than equivalent stands of trees, takes in 5 times the amount of greenhouse gases, improves soil quality and prevents erosion. Furthermore, it is naturally anti-bacterial and anti-fungal, meaning that it doesn’t require pesticides or herbicides. It is biodegradable, meaning it will contribute to landfill waste, and if processed organically it will not introduce toxins into the land or water, or expose workers and animals to them either.

Organic Kids Clothing

So it is clear that organic textiles are great for the environment. But what about the benefits to your children? Organic materials come with many special characteristics not found in conventionally grown and manufactured textiles. For example, yak down is incredibly soft, silky and breathable. Bamboo fibre is naturally anti-bacterial so it reduces odors, as well as being incredibly absorbent.

Organic kids clothing also lasts longer because the fibres are not weakened and broken down through chemical processing. Of course, being toxin-free the clothing will reduce the amount of chemicals ingested. As kids are more vulnerable to harmful substances and developing rapidly, it is important to prevent unnecessary exposure to chemicals.

Organic Baby Clothes

What are organic baby clothes? Organic baby clothing is clothing produced with eco-friendly production methods and organic textiles. By using organic textiles that are grown without chemical fertilisers, pesticides or herbicides, then manufactured without chemical treatments such as bleaches and dyes, the baby clothing that is produced is toxin free. Toxin-free baby clothing is better for your baby, whose skin is thinner and more porous than adults’ and more vulnerable to harmful substances. Babies produce less melanin that protects the skin from external irritants, and are also less resistant to bacteria. So it is important to prevent ingestion of harmful toxins through the skin that are present in conventionally produced baby clothing. By reducing the chemicals used in the production of textiles, there is also less pollution of the air and water. Examples of organic textiles include organic cotton, bamboo fibre, and yak down.

By growing organic textiles with eco-friendly methods, the environment is also conserved. From supporting local industry, to using resources such as water more efficiently, and not introducing toxic pesticides into the environment, organic methods are better for the planet.

Why buy organic baby clothes?

Why buy organic baby clothes? Organic baby clothing has many benefits for the baby, for the parent and for the environment that conventionally produced clothing does not. As mentioned above, it is beneficial for the baby because organic clothing is toxin-free and made without additives, genetic modification, growth hormones, or irradiation.

It is also advantageous for the parents as the clothing is durable, meaning that money is saved on replacing clothing, as well as being machine-washable. And of course, organic baby clothing is eco-friendly. Not only toxin-free, organic clothing is judged on its ecological footprint, including factors such as its biodegradability, amount of pollution produced in its cultivation and the amount of resources consumed in its production.