Insights — organic clothes

Blankets are beautiful, but take care at bedtime

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As the cold nights draw in there is a temptation to cover your baby with a beautiful soft blanket to keep them warm. Whilst this is a good idea when you are out and about in the pram or pushchair (we can all forget how cold it can be when your sat and not moving around yourself!) it is important to apply caution - especially at bed time. Broadly speaking, it is accepted that you should wait until at least your little one's first birthday because before this they probably will not have the mobility or dexterity to remove a...

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The Benefits of Organic baby clothing

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We think this is a great Editorial provided by Rachel V. Birchler of Mooi, an organic children’s clothing boutique in Pittsburgh. Being Organic isn't about trying to take the moral high ground, in most cases its about being sensible to the environment around you and harvesting the real tangible benefits of a less manipulated product;  ...Did you know that a baby’s skin is more porous and thinner than an adult’s skin? That means that their skin absorbs things very easily. Johnson and Johnson states on the their website, “A baby’s skin is thinner, more fragile and less oily than an adult’s....

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The reality of non-organic farming...

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I would imagine most us know that buying 'organic' is a good thing to do - but how many of us thoroughly understand the real impact non-organic farming has on framers, workers and our wildlife eco-systems? The statistics in the below article will surprise you. For instance: Cotton producers use as much as 25% of the world's insecticides and more than 10% of pesticides. According to the World Health Organisation up to 20,000 deaths each year are caused by pesticide poisoning in developing countries. In the US, more than 10,000 farmers die each year from cancers related to the chemicals used....

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