| Eco-friendly can encompass many things especially | | | | introduce 100% cotton baby clothing in the |
| in the world of fashion. Items of clothing are now | | | | market. Retailers like Wal-mart and Target have |
| being produced from earth friendly materials that | | | | been selling basic baby items made of organic |
| are do not harm the environment and are much | | | | materials for a while now. It may take some |
| safer for our children. In what way is a piece of | | | | getting use to on your part as the consumer |
| eco-friendly clothing safer for babies? | | | | because you will now have to look at the material |
| Eco-friendly materials are typically made with | | | | makeup of an item while shopping but the |
| natural or organic ingredients including cotton, | | | | benefits to your baby and the environment are |
| wool, soy, hemp, and even bamboo. Organic | | | | well worth the extra step. |
| materials are typically found in abundance on our | | | | The internet is full of eco-friendly stores that |
| planet or they grow at a rapid rate. Clothing made | | | | specialize in products made with only natural |
| from organic materials does not contain harmful | | | | materials. The production of baby clothes has also |
| additives like heavy metals, harmful dyes, and | | | | changed so look for companies that have |
| pesticides which are found in many types of | | | | embarked on earth friendly manufacturing |
| regular fabrics. Such harmful ingredients are not | | | | methods as well. Eco-friendly manufactures can |
| good for baby or planet. Studies have shown that | | | | include companies that have chosen to use |
| many health conditions have a direct correlation to | | | | recycled materials or sustainable materials for |
| exposure to such hazardous ingredients. | | | | creating their products. Many have also changed |
| Pediatricians have begun to recommend organic | | | | to energy efficient manufacturing with machinery |
| fibers especially for newborn babies because they | | | | and processes that save on resources. Others |
| reduce the amount of skin irritations, allergic | | | | use recycled or biodegradable packaging for their |
| reactions, and other medical conditions caused by | | | | products. There is an abundance of ways in which |
| exposure to the additives found in regular fabrics. | | | | a company can change how they do things with |
| Organic fabrics are not that much more | | | | some welcoming the new mind set while others |
| expensive to create than regular fabrics so there | | | | have remained the same. As a consumer, you |
| is no added expense to the consumer unless you | | | | have the power to choose which type of |
| choose fashionably trendy items for your baby. | | | | company you want to support. |
| Companies like Gerber have already begun to | | | | |