Organic Baby Products
Organic baby products can help your baby have a healthy start in life . They allow you to care for your little one without adding unnecessary chemicals to his or her developing body systems. As more parents and physicians acknowledge the role these products have in establishing a healthy foundation, the number of companies rising to meet the growing demand is no less than… splendid. What does organic mean?
Organic Baby Food
Researchers are starting to agree that organic foods have more nutrients than their conventional counterparts. The pesticides involved in conventional farming rob the soil of its nutrients year after year. So that an apple today is likely not as nutritious as an apple fifteen years ago. This may be why organic baby food represents the fastest growing sector of the organic baby product market. Organic baby food can now be found in every section of the grocery store. Options range from traditional jarred baby food and boxed cereals to frozen meals and gourmet purees that are chilled to preserve freshness. Parents with more time on their hands will buy fresh produce and make their own organic baby food.
Approximately sixty percent of what goes on your baby’s skin is absorbed into his or her bloodstream within minutes. Unfortunately, many conventional baby lotions and soaps contain ingredients that could trigger problems with the nervous system or disrupt hormone development. If the label doesn’t bother to explain an ingredient in common terms, it probably does more to preserve shelf life and presentation than it does to benefit your baby. Parabens, talc, mineral oil, and tar based dyes are just a few examples of ingredients you don’t want on your baby’s skin.
Organic Baby Clothing and Apparel
Cotton, the most popular textile in the clothing industry requires the heavy use of pesticides. These pesticides not only strip the soil of nutrients, but some of them have been labeled as cancer causing by the Environmental Protection Agency. Cotton clothing labeled as “100 percent certified organic cotton”, will be free of these pesticides as well as other flame retardants, petrochemicals and formaldehyde-based fabric finishes. On top of that, the end-product results in thicker, softer and more durable clothing for your baby.
Creating An Organic Nursery
You can find almost every type of baby item in organic materials. However, many parents are not prepared to pay the premium involved in creating a non-toxic nursery. The good news is, you can prioritize and take baby steps incorporating organic baby products. Here are some other aspects of organic baby care to think about as your time and bank account permits.
- Organic Baby Bedding
Your baby sleeps more than two-thirds of the day as a newborn. If you can “spring” for a mattress made of organic cotton or wool, you won’t have to worry about your baby inhaling the fumes of flame retardants and chemical-leeching plastics found in conventional mattresses. Another option is to purchase an organic mattress pad cover and an organic crib sheet to minimize your baby’s exposure to pesticides and flame retardants.
- Nursery Furniture
Cribs and furniture made from poor, quality pressed wood can be a source of fumes that off-gas in your baby’s nursery for many years. If possible choose natural wood furniture that is not treated with formaldehyde.
- Diapers
Unless you are going diaper-free, diapers stay on your babies bum all day and all night. Minimize the chemicals involved in diapering by choosing organic diaper creams, and organic or chlorine free-diapers.
- Baby Feeding Tools, Teething Toys and Pacifiers
Most of these items Baby Feeding Tools, Teething,
- and Pacifiers are commonly made from plastic. If yours are make sure they are PVC and phthalate-free. All of these items now come in non-toxic alternatives such as natural rubber, wood, organic cotton and bamboo.
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