Why use Organic Cotton for babies?
What is Organic Cotton?
Organic Cotton is cotton grown using methods and materials without the use of toxic chemicals like insecticides, pesticides and herbicides. Typically these chemicals are used to improve the production yield of cotton farming. Organic Cotton has low impact on the environment, and promotes
Organic Cotton farming practices promote maintaining soil fertility and building biologically diverse agriculture. No genetically-modified seeds are used.
Benefits of Organic Cotton
Organic Cotton is safer for your baby and good for the environment too. At The White Cradle, your baby's safety is one of our Core Beliefs and so we only use 100% Organic Cotton for our products. Our Cotton is GOTS-certified to ensure that it is sourced from farms that follow the best practices.
Gentler for your Baby
Organic Cotton is gentle and better for your baby's delicate skin. Avoiding chemicals during the growing process ensures that there are no irritants that can lead to skin allergies.
No Nasty Chemicals
Organic Cotton is grown without the use of toxic chemicals like insecticides, pesticides and herbicides. This ensures that there is no risk of any of these chemicals reaching your baby.
Better for the Planet
Conventional Cotton also happens to be one of the most chemically-intensive crops to grown, and Organic Cotton helps in reducing the pollution caused because of Cotton farming.
Growing conventional cotton requires high volumes of water and accounts for 24% of the global sales of insecticide and 11% of pesticides (link).
We need to leave a planet that our children can thrive in, and to do that we need to take care of the environment.