Thursday, 8 May 2008

Organic Cotton Clothing

Here at ORGANIC BABE AND KIDS WEAR organic cotton clothing is now considered essential for baby's health.
We care about our consumers and want to do our very best to make a difference.

Not so long ago people have started to think about the environment and the benefits there are in putting on beautifully designed baby clothes that are free of chemicals,dyes, pesticides etc.

Pesticides dont only harm the earth: statistics report that 60% of field workers in the cotton industry show symptoms of permanent poisoning.

These pesticides have not only been linked to declining sperm counts and increased cancer, traces have also been found in the milk of animals and nursing mothers.

www.paninternational.org for further information is available.

Certified Organic: what does that really mean?

It means that raw cotton meets the standards set forth by government and private certification boards that regularly inspect farms.

Creating a pure, natural environment is a vital decision for growing number of parents.

Majority of baby clothes we buy today are made of synthetic materials such as polyester and nylon. Both of which are made of petrochemicals.

Little is known how this could be affecting our babies and the concern with pesticdes and chemicals in mindboggling.

It is time that consumers are helped with knowledge and to be able to choose a beautiful product knowing that the government has endorsed it and knowing that the government is 100% behind in helping save the environment.

Sunday, 23 March 2008

Eco-friendly cookware? one more thing to worry about.

I cannot keep up with all the ways modern life is poisoning and harming us...and the planet. But never fear, that's where all the green blogs in my blog roll come in. I learn something new to worry about every day!

Like today when, thanks to HippyShopper, I started thinking about cookware. They've pointed me to a line of eco-friendly cookware.

What are the things to consider when looking for cookware?

According to HippyShopper:

The 5-piece Marco Pierre White range, from Russell Hobbs and Green Pan uses Thermolon non-stick technology, a ceramic coating that never releases CO2 into the atmosphere when the pans are in use.
Going to the cookware web site I learn only slightly more about it:

-Thermolon uses significantly less CO2 (Up to 50%) less at the point of application than other non-stick

-Thermolon™ does not release Green House gases into the atmosphere

What I really want to know is: How big a problem is the release of green house gases from non-stick cookware?

Anybody have a resource?