Why Organic Cotton?

How is Organic Bedding Good for Your Baby?
There are many strong chemicals used in the production of bedding. 60% of chemicals can be absorbed through a grown person's skin, and babies are even more sensitive.

As babies spend so much of their time sleeping, it is especially important to ensure that their bedding is safe and chemical free. Organic bedding contains no chemicals from bleaching or processing.

Organic wool is also naturally drier and therefore contains less dust mites.

As well, babies' lungs and digestive systems are still developing in the months after birth. Therefore, it is even more important for your child’s development to create a safe and natural environment.

Organic Bedding - what does this mean?
Organic bedding is made from fabric that has no formaldehyde finishes, no pesticide residue, no toxic flame-retardants, low-impact environmental dyes,
and no dioxins from bleaching.

We not only source organic cotton and organic wool, we make sure that all the manufacturing is strictly chemical free.

All our products are certified organic. We are also one of the only companies to continually test our fabrics to ensure that they are 100% organic. To see our certifications and tests, click here.

What is organically grown cotton?
Organically cotton is grown without chemicals and pesticides. Organic farmers use biologically-based systems to raise crops. Working with rather than against nature is the guiding principle behind organic farming.

What are the risks of using non-organic cotton?
According to the EPA (USA Environmental Protection Agency,) five of the top nine pesticides used in conventional cotton production in the US (cyanide,
dicofol, naled,propargite, and trifluralin) are known cancer-causing chemicals.

All five are classified as Category I and II, the most dangerous of chemicals, by the EPA.

There is also the risk of PBDE's, a chemical used as a flame retardent in mattresses. This substance is now banned in California and Europe.

These chemicals can linger in the cotton fibers and be absorbed through close contact. They can also enter into our food through cottonseed oil, widely used in processed foods and in feed for cows.

Pesticides have been linked to birth defects, respiratory problems, behavioral changes, infertility, sterility, and hormonal imbalances.

Formaldehydes and phenols used in conventional cotton dying processes and are also known carcinogens.

How does non-organic cotton growing effect the environment?
Pesticides used in conventional cotton account for 10% of global pesticide use.

Conventional agriculture is responsible for 70% of all problems in U.S. rivers and streams according to the EPA.

Who else do pesticides harm?
Pesticides also have a negative effect on the farm workers who grow cotton.

The World Health Organization estimates accidental pesticide poisoning causes 20,000 deaths and 3 million non-fatal poisonings every year, worldwide.

So organic growing methods benefit farm workers as well. Nature Beds CO. sources cotton from co-op and small family businesses to address social and environmental responsibilities.

Organic Trade Association - Organic Cotton

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