Why organic (cotton) matters.
The most times that I have seen people truly understand and care about the importance of choosing organic cotton is when they start having children. That is the same with all the toxic ingredients in every day products. New mommies and daddies are forced to start researching something completely new. And one thing will lead to another where and emphasis on your baby licks everything and your baby more sensible to this and that and your absorbs everything through their skin will surface. Then the tiger mom emerges to protect and gear up with all the non-toxic, pesticide-free, organic, non-gmo, all natural, plant dye blahblahblahs. New mothers and fathers have a very strong reason of why they are making the switch.
I understand the sentiment of taking more consideration and precautions for a newborn but I believe it is just as important to protect yourself against harmful chemicals. Remember our skin is our largest organ, we should care a lot more than we currently do.
When it comes to cotton, not only does it affect us, it affects the people that are growing, harvesting and handling the cotton, and of course the dirt and Earth that it grows on. “About 200,000 people die every year from pesticide poisoning worldwide. Chronic exposure to pesticides has been linked to cancer, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, hormone disruption, developmental disorders and sterility.” Along with milder everyday health issues which include uncontrollable vomiting, nausea, and headaches.
This is a quick summary of things from a selection of websites for more details:
Out of total production of cotton yearly, only 0.7% of cotton is organic.
Conventional “cotton accounts for just 2.4% of the world’s cultivated land but uses 6% of the world’s pesticides and 16% of its insecticides - and this addiction to toxic chemicals leaves a trail of death and destruction in its wake.”
The cotton industry erodes soil, destroys land, contaminates the water and making it a scarce commodity in those farming communities.
When you choose organic cotton, you are choosing to:
End the suffering of those in developing countries who are living below our Western standards
End the destruction of land
End poisoning our soil and destroying our land
Give the men and women a chance at a healthier life
Support living wages by buying from brands using organic cotton and a transport production line
Invest in a better and fairer future for yourself and your children
Stop the indirect transfer and absorption of pesticide and insecticide residue through our skin
Economic Gain when you Choose Organic over Conventional Cotton
When you buy better, you invest in quality, quality lasts longer, you buy less, you save money in the long term
When you buy better, you avoid pesticides and insecticides, you stay healthier, you save money in the long term on hospital bills
When you buy better, you are doing what you can to protect our planet
