Why Organic Cotton Baby Clothes?
Baby skin is five times more sensitive than an adults. At Luxury Organic Baby we do not take this fact lightly. Organic cotton does not use chemicals or harsh hazardous products, as well as nor nickel that can cause skin irritation rash. Wearing soft quality organic baby clothes keeps baby skin healthy.
It all starts in the way cotton is grown. The main difference between organic and non-organically grown cotton is in the farming methods used. The process used to grow organic cotton is natural; it does not use any fertilizers (to treat the soil), pesticides or hazardous chemicals (to control pests), herbicides (to control weeds) or fungicides and insecticides (to treat seeds). These are all toxic chemicals that pollute our earth, our environment and contribute to genetic defects and diseases. In contrast, conventional cotton/non-organic cotton uses all these chemicals in the process of growing the cotton.
Organic cotton farms use untreated seeds and never use genetically modified organism
seeds. They work the soil through crop rotation to make it stronger and not through excessive irrigation and synthetic fertilizers. Organic farmers use physical removal of weeds and no toxic herbicides. For pest control no pesticides are used, instead they use beneficial insects as well as biological and cultural practices. Organic farms protect our earth by using natural methods in working the land, growing the cotton and harvesting by relying on seasonal freeze to defoliates.
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Organic cotton is grown without any fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides or fungicides. These are toxic chemicals that pollute the earth, cause genetic defects, and have been linked to cancer. Non-organic means that chemicals are used in the process of growing the cotton.
The difference between organic and non-organic grown cotton is mainly in the farming methods used. Below comparison chart shows us the difference between organic cotton and conventional cotton farming form seed preparation to harvesting Part.
SEED PREPARATION
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SOIL WATER |
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WEED CONTROL |
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PEST CONTROL |
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HARVESTING |
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Shocking Facts about Conventional (Non Organic) Cotton
Worldwide, conventional cotton farming
- Uses 2.03 billion pounds of synthetic fertilizers (formaldehyde, Sodium Lauryl Sulphate, parabens, chemical dyes etc) per year
- Uses 25% of the world’s insecticides
- Uses only about 3% of the farmland but consumes approximately 25 percent of the chemical pesticides and fertilizers (84 million pounds of chemical pesticides per year)
Organic cotton saves lives
- No pesticides, hazardous chemicals (believed to cause up to a million cases of poisoning a year and 20,000 deaths)
- No formaldehyde (used as a finish): According to a National Cancer Institute (NCI)study, there is a link between formaldehyde exposure and cancer of the nasopharynx (the uppermost part of the throat)
- No nickel which can cause skin rashes.
USDA Organic Standards
Four principal labels for cotton fiber products are:
1. 100% Organic Cotton. This must contain 100% organically produced cotton.
2. Organic Cotton. This must contain 95% organically produced cotton.
3. Made With Organic Cotton. This must contain at least 70% organically produced cotton.
4. Made With __% Organic Cotton. This must contain the percentage of cotton advertised.
Global Organic Standards
International Working Group’s Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS). The International Working Group on Global Organic Textile Standard is composed of the Organic Trade Association (OTA), The Soil Association (UK), International Association Natural Textile Industry (IVN) (Germany), and the Japan Organic Cotton Association. Companies, manufacturers, and producers wishing to be licensed must comply with all compulsory criteria for their products to be labelled “Global Organic Textile Standard”.
Organic Exchange, “a 501(C)(3) charitable organization committed to expanding organic agriculture, with a specific focus on increasing the production and use of organically grown fibers such as cotton” (www.organicexchange.com). Organic Exchange has developed two standards: OE 100 and OE Blended Standards. Companies wishing their products certified to these standards, should contact one of the Organic Exchange licensed certifiers.