Organic Baby Nursery Bedding – Benefits and Considerations

So you’ve been thinking about whether you should purchase organic baby bedding sets. Here is some information that might just convince you to do so. For example, did you know that your baby’s skin is five times thinner than yours and therefore easily absorbs the pesticides and fertilizers than can be found in non-organic bedding?

Conventional baby nursery bedding is made white using chlorine bleach and colored using toxic dyes. Organic baby bedding manufacturers use non-toxic coloring agents.

In organic comforters, bumpers and pillows, not only the outer shell is organic, but also the stuffing made from organic cotton or organic sheep wool. The sheep wool provides resistance to the growth of bacteria and dust mites.

Organically raised sheep eat grasses from organic land and are constantly moved around to avoid overgrazing which could leave the farm land useless.

The wool from organically raised sheep also has the benefit of being flame retardant and with that won’t require the use of harsh chemicals to make it fireproof. By not having to treat the organic wool with those chemicals, is also ends up being much softer than non-organic wool.

You can do your part for making this earth a little greener and benefit from the softness and durability of purchasing 100% organic baby bedding at the same time. Organic bedding does cost more, but with the health and comfort of your baby at risk, it’s a no-brainer. To get started on a budget consider purchasing only the sheets and blankets organic and the crib skirt and bumper, etc. non-organic.

Did you know that only 10% of the pesticides used in conventional cotton farming ends up on the cotton crops? The other 90% end up in other plants, soil, water, and air, and with that end up in our bodies.

It’s a slow process, but more and more companies begin manufacturing organic baby nursery bedding and baby bedding sets, increasing the variety of organic baby bedding available. From solid whites, to cream colors, to abstract and whimsical prints, there are plenty of designs to choose from.

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