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Why You Should Chose Organic Baby Clothes (Even Budget-Tight Moms Can Do This!)
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2. Used Natural Fiber Clothing
While cotton is treated with a great many pesticides, herbicides, and other chemicals, some of the residue is removed once it is made into clothing. Some, not all. This is where buying second hand clothing, blankets, and other items is a real bargain. Not only is this the environmentally friendly way to shop, but these items have been washed numerous times, so any remaining pesticide residue should have been removed in the process. Look for natural fibers such as cotton, silk, hemp, linen, cashmere, and wool. Synthetic fibers are synthetic, and there is nothing that can be “washed out” of them. Tt’s what they are made from, so avoid these at all costs.
3. Ask For Hand-Me-Downs
If you have family, friends, or co-workers who have had a baby in the not-too-distant past, chances are that they still have their newborn clothing in a box somewhere. Don’t be ashamed to ask if they have any plans for those items. You can look through the box and remove anything that will work for you, and save some serious bucks at the same time.
Of course, in a perfect world, all baby clothing would be organic. In fact, all clothing, period, would be organic, but the truth is that this is not the type of world we live in. If we did live in a perfect world, we wouldn’t be bombarded with plastic baby toys, plastic car seats, plastic bibs, and hemp would be legal.
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In the meantime, why not do what we can to help save the environment and protect our babies by choosing natural, organic fibers and going second hand whenever possible?
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