| It seems to be that fashionable organic clothes for | | | | approximately 25 percent of the world's pesticides |
| children just do not appear to exist. Many of today's | | | | and about 10 percent of the world's insecticides. The |
| organic clothes are the equivalent of a burlap sack | | | | dependency on these toxic chemicals is the reason |
| and many parents would be hard pressed to want to | | | | why it is so important to support organic farms and |
| subject their child to that no matter what the | | | | organic products. |
| advantages are of having organic clothing. | | | | Organic clothes for your children is a great start for |
| Fortunately, there have been great strides in | | | | this support since your children will benefit greatly and |
| sustainable technology that makes it possible for | | | | immediately. The environmental benefits aside, your |
| children to wear just about anything that can be | | | | children will not be exposed to the harsh chemicals |
| made by conventional fabrics. Still, it is an uphill battle | | | | conventionally grown cotton uses which are left |
| to persuade parents to make the switch, no matter | | | | behind on the clothes. According to Rachel V. Birchler |
| how gradual, to organic clothing for children. | | | | of Mooi, an organic children's clothing boutique in |
| The word "organic" carries a lot of respect, even if | | | | Pittsburgh, "during the conversion of conventional |
| parents do not know what it takes for an article of | | | | cotton into clothing, numerous toxic chemicals are |
| clothing to be considered "organic." For example, | | | | added at each stage - harsh petroleum scours, |
| conventionally grown cotton is mistakenly assumed | | | | softeners, brighteners, heavy metals, flame and soil |
| to be organic since it is grown from the soil and | | | | retardants, ammonia and formaldehyde - to name |
| cultivated in farms. However, this is hardly the case. | | | | just a few." With the vast amount of chemicals that |
| Conventionally grown cotton uses a disproportionate | | | | are used for clothes, you can be sure that your |
| amount of pesticides and insecticides in its cultivation. | | | | children will be much safer with organic clothes, |
| This huge amount of toxins cause irreparable damage | | | | especially if your children have skin allergies or skin |
| to the environment, let alone the health risks to the | | | | that is highly sensitive. |
| farmers who work the fields, the wildlife that live | | | | Organic clothes for your children can be fashionable |
| around these farms, and ultimately to your children, | | | | and you don't have to sacrifice style for safety. More |
| as they are the ones who wear the clothes. To give | | | | and more companies are contributing to the growth |
| you an idea of how staggeringly disproportionate the | | | | of organic clothes and it is beneficial for everyone as |
| toxic consumption is, cotton crops take up about 2.5 | | | | well as the environment. |
| percent of all cultivated land in the world yet it uses | | | | |