How Organic Cotton Baby Blankets Promotes Growth Markets
One of the biggest trends in baby gear today is the organic cotton movement. No longer the province of marginalized eco-mavericks, organic cotton is a growth market that is becoming increasingly popular. So what are the reasons to support organic cotton baby clothes, and what can business leaders expect if looking to invest in this growing niche in the fabric industry?
Primarily, the benefits of organic cotton is its lack of reliance on fossil fuels for its production. Ordinary cotton is saturated with oil-based fertilizers, insecticides and fungicides in the field. Intensive organic agriculture still relies on oil for transport, but its production in the field is practically oil-free. Instead, organic cotton invests in human and animal labor, a good choice for many cultures that are struggling as they transition into the burgeoning world trade system.
Next, organic cotton does not contain residues of these oil-based products when made into organic cotton baby blankets. Some studies have shown that organic cotton is safer for babies who are quickly irritated by man-made additives that can create allergens for life.
And of course organic cotton baby clothes can be great for the environment, which more and more consumers are willing to spend a little extra to protect. Ordinary cotton production strips the soil and causes intense amounts of deadly runoff into the waterways of the world. Further, farm workers who are exposed the poisonous additives on a regular basis also have dramatically increased levels of life-threatening illneses.
Many of today’s parents have shown that these reasons are reason enough to support organic cotton baby clothes. Investing in this growing economic sector is a good move for the earth, for the health of our children, and most likely for our bottom lines as well.
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Posted: March 16th, 2009 under Positive Habits.