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Why Use Organic Cotton Baby Clothes and Diapers?
Can you even imagine a world without cotton? It's like imagining life without corn, wheat or rice. Yet beneath cotton's natural fiber lies a long chain of chemically intensive, unnatural processes. To bring this delicate plant to harvest, it is heavily sprayed - 8 to 10 times a season in extreme cases - with pesticides so poisonous they gradually render fields barren. And that's just the beginning. To create finished goods, fabrics are often colored with toxic dyes and finished with formaldehyde.
90 million acres are devoted to the production of cotton worldwide, consuming 25% of all pesticides used on our planet. Genetically modified seed accounts for 50% of the cotton grown in the United Sates. We can only speculate about the long-term consequences of genetic engineering. Petroleum based hydrocarbons (chemical fertilizers) are intensively applied to cotton crops to speed up and enhance the plant's growth cycle and productivity. The runoff of these chemicals pollutes our watershed and food chains.
Organically grown cotton is not treated with pesticides, herbicides or petroleum based fertilizers, nor does it use genetically engineered seed. In the United States, Egypt, India and other countries, farmers are raising cotton organically, without the use of costly, often ineffective and dangerous chemicals. They are courageously developing alternative sources of the world's favorite natural fiber.
Living soil is the basis of the organic farm: free of toxic chemicals for at least three years and enriched by compost and other organic matter. The concept is simple: vigorous plants resist insects, weeds and diseases better than those under stress due to repeated chemical applications.
Under the Nile brings a little green into your child's life with clothes, diapers and toys made from 100% certified organic Egyptian cotton. You can be assured that:
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Absolutely no pesticides or chemicals have been used through the entire production process.
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The cotton is grown in Egypt, which makes it extremely soft, gentle and durable - features Egyptian cotton is known for.
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Under the Nile practices FAIR TRADE. As a matter of principal, Under the Nile practices fairness towards all people involved in the entire production chain. A fair price is paid to the cotton growers and a just wage to all Under the Nile workers.
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Under the Nile diapers and clothes not only look and feel good, but are good for your baby.
As an organic cotton store for mother and baby, Babynut carries Under the Nile organic cotton nursing bras and nightgowns, and Under the Nile organic cotton baby and toddler clothes. We offer organic baby gift baskets featuring Under the Nile organic cotton baby clothes, as well as organic cotton layette sets and outfits. We also carry Under the Nile organic cotton diapers.
Nestled in the heart of the Redwood Forests of Northern California, a young company called Blue Canoe is busy making organic cotton clothing for babies, toddlers and women. Blue Canoe was founded in 1991 by CEO Laurie Dunlap and is at present the only company in the country exclusively producing body wear from organically grown cotton. Their business practices are based on:
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A lifestyle committed to living lightly on the earth.
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Following good sense rather than trends.
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Supporting sustainability, recycling and non-chemical alternatives.
Blue Canoe's philosphy is that garments worn next to the skin should be pure and non-toxic as well as being an integral part of the wardrobe. To that end, all the styles are created to work with other clothing as under layers, sportswear, and casual wear. Babynut carries Blue Canoe organic cotton maternity tops, nursing tops and nursing bras.
Organic cotton baby clothes, stylish baby kimonos, colorful & fun baby cloth diapers, eco-friendly organic toys, natural baby gifts, and organic cloth menstrual/postpartum pads as alternative menstrual products - all Sckoon products are designed with hight style in Soho, New York, and manufactured at our environmentally conscience fair trade factory.
 All Sckoon products, baby clothing, pads and accessories are made of 100% Egyptian, 100% Demeter Certified Organic Cotton; the rarest and the most luxurious fibers in the world. Sckoon products have:
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No Chemicals - Sckoon products are made of certified organic cotton; picked by hand and spun without the use of any chemicals. It is safe and irritant-free for your baby's most sensitive and tender skin.
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100% Egyptian cotton - world famous extra long fibers that bring exceptional softness and strength. The more you wash, the softer it gets; your baby will love the comfort.
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Easy Care - Just throw it in your washing machine! 100% Egyptian Organic Cotton requires no special care, except avoiding high temperature when washed & dried.
Demeter is the brand for products from Biodynamic® Agriculture. Only strictly controlled and contractually bound partners are permitted to use the Brand. A comprehensive verification process insures strict compliance with the International Demeter Production and Processing Standards, as well as applicable organic regulations in the various countries; without a gap, through every step, from agricultural production to processing and final product packaging. Yet, the holistic Demeter requirements exceed government mandated regulations. Not only do they exclude the use of synthetic fertilizers and chemical plant protection agents in agricultural crop production, or artificial additives during processing, they also require very specific measures to strengthen the life processes in soil. Demeter farmers and processors actively contribute toward the shaping of a future worth living for.
 Shorthand Press is the love child of Erin Healy, an incurable romantic based in Seattle. She is obsessed with anything to do with words, most recently a shorthand dictionary discovered in a thrift shop. This natural (off-white) 100% organic cotton baby onesie (made by American Apparel) is emblazoned with the shorthand symbol for "peanut" with the actual word underneath (in green). What a perfect edition to BabyNUT! This onesie is an example of just how creative and stylish organic cotton baby clothes are becoming. More and more choices exist as people design and experiment with styles and metal-free dyes.
 Happy Green Bee's mission is to create cheerful, gender-free clothing with sustainable earth-friendly manufacturing practices in an effort to meet and increase the demand for organic children's clothing that not only looks and feels great, but is contributing in positive ways to the welfare of our planet. This brand new line was created by the founder of Burt's Bees natural body products, Rozane Quimby. "We created Happy Green Bee so that a child can be a child first and foremost," Quimby explains. "By using organic cotton, a comfortable and practical fabric, and simple, bee-striped patterns, children feel as comfortable as they look while their parents take a small step in making a big difference in the environment their children will live in."
We offer selections from the full Happy Green Bee organic cotton baby clothes line, including onesies, leggings, petal dresses, tunics, sock hats, berets, cardigans, long sleeve tee's, skorts, and a really sweet organic cotton doll.
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