Organic Cotton

Why choose organic cotton products for your baby or child ?

Cotton products are all around us, from sheets and blankets to clothing and personal care products, cotton is perhaps one of the most important natural commodities we have. However, with this huge requirement for cotton comes intense farming methods that inflict heavy damage to the environment as toxic chemicals are poured into the soil in an effort to improve yield, control weeds and kill "pests". Some 25% of all insecticides (and over 10% of all pesticides) consumed in farming throughout the world are used solely on the production of cotton. The level of chemicals used is so high that an increasing number of cotton farmers are choosing to cultivate cotton organically. This organic option eliminates toxic chemicals by employing natural, biological methods with far less impact on the environment and yet produce organic cotton products with the same strength and comfort as conventionally farmed cotton.


In all stages of cotton production the organic process uses natural alternatives to conventional chemical intensive means:

Seed Preparation
In conventional seed preparation the seeds are usually treated with fungicides and insecticides, in many cases using genetically modified (GM) seeds. The organic process seeks alternative chemical free solutions to insecticides (as mentioned below) and use untreated non-GM seeds.

Soil Quality
Synthetic fertilisers are applied to the soil in conventional cotton farming, where there is usually a mono-crop farming culture. Organic farming encourages naturally productive sold as a result of crop rotation, and does not rely on synthetic fertilisers to boost yield.

Watering
Far less water is used in the production of cotton on organic farms, where organic matter is used in the soil to retain water efficiency rather than rely on the intensive irrigation required on conventional farms.

"Pest" Control
Conventional farming heavily relies on toxic pesticides and insecticides to control "pests", often using blanket aerial spraying techniques that can drift onto neighbouring farmland and wildlife. Organic control methods recognise beneficial insects and maintain a balance between "pests" and their natural predators to aid a healthy. natural soil environment.

Weed Control
Organically farmed land employs the physical removal of weeds and continues to control weeds through cultivation and hand hoeing. The organic approach eliminates the need for the mass of chemical herbicides used in conventional cotton farmland.

Harvesting
Organic methods wait for defoliation to occur from natural seasonal freezing, or stimulate defoliation through water management. Conventional farming defoliates through the use of toxic chemicals.


With conventional cotton farming, several pounds of pesticides and fertilisers are consumed for the production of a single cotton sheet. It's no wonder that demand for buying organically farmed cotton products is increasing, particularly on organic cotton products for babies and children. For those seeking the organic cotton alternative, we have a selection of natural organic cotton products and natural baby products inside.

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