| As the title states, why should we consider buying | | | | cotton products are then coloured with toxic dyes. |
| our babies clothes and toys made from organic | | | | For example, Dioxin, a bi-product of bleach is used to |
| cotton? We look with interest at organic baby foods | | | | whiten clothing and formaldehyde can also be used |
| such as rice and vegetables as we worry about | | | | to make the clothing more presentable. A baby's skin |
| feeding our babies food containing too many | | | | is five times thinner than an adult's making it easier |
| chemicals. We do not think as much about the | | | | for chemicals to be absorbed into the bloodstream. |
| benefits of buying products made from organic | | | | There are other benefits to choosing organic clothes |
| rather than conventional cotton. | | | | and toys for our children. With organic material, you |
| Did you know that 25% of the world's pesticides | | | | are getting a far softer, stronger, better material |
| used have been sprayed on cotton? In fact it takes | | | | because the cotton fibres are left intact and not |
| a cup full of chemicals just to make one child's t-shirt. | | | | broken down by the chemicals used in the farming |
| - Shocking really. The consequence? According to the | | | | and processing of conventional cotton. Organic cotton |
| World Health Organisation 20,000 deaths occur in | | | | also smells nicer as formaldehyde is not used to finish |
| developing countries each year due to pesticide | | | | the product. It is also less likely to trigger allergies as |
| pollution, many of these deaths as a direct result of | | | | there is an absence of chemicals and an increased |
| producing cotton. In addition, research carried out by | | | | breathability in organic cotton. |
| PAN UK suggests 3 million people suffer after effects | | | | Whilst parents have the right to choose the products |
| of cotton production. Pesticides also damage the soil | | | | they purchase for their children, this should be an |
| fertility, destroy wildlife and cause chronic disease | | | | informed choice, having being presented with the |
| both to the farmer and his family. | | | | facts of cotton production. |
| The chemical process doesn't stop there. Non-organic | | | | |