Why buy 100% organic cotton garments for babies?

All babygrows, sleepsuits, shoes, toys and blankets sold on the Molliemoo website are made of 100% certified organic cotton.

Organic cotton is an ideal choice for babies delicate skin:

• As cotton is grown using NO chemical pesticides, insecticides or dyes (a babies skin can absorb chemicals 5 times more easily than an adults skin – which can irritate their skin)
• Organic cotton is thicker, stronger and much softer than conventional cotton

Organic cotton is grown using sustainable growing practices so that the impact on the environment is reduced, these are:

• Untreated seeds are used (no chemicals or genetic modification)
• Natural fertilizers are used
• Crops are rotated
• Defoliation is left up to nature's freezing rather than a chemical application
• Beneficial insects are introduced to cut the population of bad ones so a natural balance is maintained
• The soil retains nutrients and the water and air stay clean for future generations

With these practices in place the farmers and manufacturers of organic cotton have better working conditions, a decent wage and as no chemicals are used they are not damaging their health. (over 20,000 farmers worldwide died last year from working on conventional cotton crops)

Finally, Organic Cotton is also a biodegradable and renewable resource.