Protect Your Baby from Chemicals with Organic Baby Clothes
Most
parents do their best to protect their children from dangers.
Unfortunately, many loving parents have exposed their children to
cancer-causing chemicals simply because they've dressed their precious
babies in conventional outfits instead of organic baby clothes.
Anyone
who's ever had a baby knows how sensitive an infant's skin is. After
all, they're brand-new in the world! They haven't had time to build up
the kind of natural protections and antibodies that grown-ups and older
siblings have. This natural sensitivity can become a real hazard when
infants are dressed in baby clothes made of materials containing harmful
dyes, pesticides, and heavy metals.Fortunately
more and more companies that make and sell baby clothes are doing a
better job of eliminating harmful chemicals from their products.
However, many types of clothing for infants are still made with bleaches
and dyes, and carry residues from harmful fertilizers and pesticides.
For
example, most parents aren't aware that five of the nine pesticides
most commonly used in cotton farming cause cancer. These culprits are
trifluralin, naled, cyanazine, dicofol and propargite. What's more,
these chemicals don't wash out of Baby's clothes.
It
isn't that farmers and manufacturers aren't aware of these dangers.
More than 20 years ago the National Cancer Institute conducted a study
that showed children whose parents used pesticides in their homes or
gardens were seven times more at risk of having leukaemia than other
children. Even with the greater-than-average cost of more organic
clothing, the risk of a precious child developing cancer from pesticide
contamination in their clothing is too high a price to pay.Clothing
that's been treated with chemicals typically traps more heat so the
fabric doesn't breathe. Such clothes absorb more moisture, leading to
skin irritation and rashes, especially in infants and children. In
contrast to conventional clothing, organic cotton is more pure and more
breathable for babies' delicate skin. Clothes made from organically
grown fabrics are softer and more comfortable for children. They also
last longer, making them worth the investment.
Buying
baby clothes made from 100 percent organic fabric protects children
from harmful chemicals today, and it protects the planet so that our
children have a brighter, safer future.