Organic and Eco-Friendly Products

Most people who choose organic do so because they ‘just know that it is better for them’ but how much impact can you actually have on our environment by choosing organic?

What is the extent of the problem?

Over time, pests have built up a resistance to pesticides. For this reason more and more pesticides need to be used in higher and higher concentrations to effectively kill pests. In 2000 alone, 940 million pounds of pesticides were used.

Research has shown that pesticide related acute poisoning and cancer account for over $1.1 Billion dollars of the public health budget each year.

What affect is it acutely having on me?

Research has indicated that there are links between the exposure to pesticides and the following health conditions:

• Immune system suppression
• Nervous system disorders
• Reproductive damage
• Cancer
• Parkinson’s disease
• Respiratory problems
• Skin and eye irritation

Who is most at risk and why?

Children are at the highest risk of being affected by pesticides. This is due to the fact that they have a very high metabolism and low body weight.

Pregnant women also need to be very aware of their exposure to pesticides and the effect this will have on their unborn baby.  Over exposure to pesticides during pregnancy has been suggested to contribute to autism, obesity, asthma, brain cancer and other childhood cancers.

What can I do about it?

Choosing organic options will dramatically reduce your exposure to pesticides. Any product produced under organic conditions is strictly prohibited against the use of any pesticide or chemical. Organic farmers therefore use biological and cultural methods to remove pest.

Ettitude is a company that strongly believes that each person or organization can make a different by the choices they make. They manufacture a wide range of baby and kids clothing, bamboo bedding, lien, down products and luxury towels that are all 100% organic and echo friendly.

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.

Host a Party

Ettitude has designed a new party plan opportunity to try and sell eco-friendly products from your own home. Whether a gathering with friends and family, a baby shower or a mum’s get-together, Ettitude can tailor the party to your specific needs.

In addition to giving you the opportunity to feel and try Ettitude’s eco friendly fabrics, sourced from socially responsible manufacturers and selected according to a strict process that ensures that their products are original, organic and efficient, hosts will receive lots of free products. Rewards include receiving 15% of total sales made from the party, as well as $10 to spend on Ettitude products for every new party booking.

Ettitude parties are easy to organise, with consultants provide everything that’s needed. All the host has to do is invite the guests, provide somewhere to hold the party (like your living room!), and food and drinks if you want to. The Ettitude 3e party is eco friendly, easy and enjoyable, a perfect opportunity to shop for stylish, practical and ethical products.

Ettitude Products

Ettitude is a company that specialises in providing environmentally sustainable baby clothing, towels, sheets, quilt covers, accessories and laundry products. The bamboo baby clothing and towels are natural soft, highly absorbant, anti static, antimicrobial, hypoallergenic, odor resistant, and beautifully silky. In addition, bamboo fiber is 100% biodegradable and one of the world’s greatest renewable forest resources. This is because it is the world’s fastest growing plants and can grow all over our planet, and in addition does not need chemical fertlisers or pesticides to grow.

Ettitude also produces baby clothing from organic cotton. Conventionally produced cotton is one of the most environmentally harmful textiles manufactured due to the amount of water and pesticides used, as well as all the chemicals used in manufacture from bleaching to dyeing and fabric softening. Organic cotton uses no pesticides, herbicides or insecticides, and then natural dyes.