Organic clothing for kids

Bamboo, organic product ideal for children

Bio fashion is not refer only to organic food. A while buyers have become interested and the cosmetics, cleaners or organic clothes.

Lately ecological phenomenon has grown extraordinary which led to a niche market aggressively attacked by a number of increasingly large manufacturers of all kinds. One area in which the ecology has made its mark is fashion, especially the children.

Organic clothing, organic baby no longer a novelty on the market.Body suits, hats, blankets and overalls made from 100% cotton for natural high demand among parents who cherish their children and want what is best for them. However, this material begins to lose ground to the bamboo.

Bamboo is actually a group of exotic plant perennial trees and, of all known plants on the earth, bamboo trees are plants growing the fastest (up to 1.5 m per day).

The materials made of bamboo wood are soft and silky like thecashmere.

A competitive advantage of the bamboo is that its fibers retain the moisture in rate 60% compared with cotton, leaving the skin to breathe, because of its porous structure.

In addition, they are thermo-adjustable, maintaining body heat in winter and providing a sensation of coolness in the heat. Products made of bamboo are perfectly hygienic and antibacterial, as these plants are not treated with pesticides and fertilizers.

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Organic agriculture, the best for you and for nature

As people become aware of the importance of a healthy life, the concept of bio-organic becomes more popular.

When we talk about ecological agricultural production, we usually understand the absence of chemical treatments. This absence is reflected in low productivity, crops beeing affected by deaseses, as well as a low quality products.

That is why fruits and vegetables of high quality and good looking without beeing subjected to chemical treatments are included in the “premium” category.

The bio food is more perishable compared with the ordinary one and that is the reason it needs to be rapidly sold, which has an effect on the prices of these products.

The bio-organics sellings are increasingly growing although the ecollogically cultivated surface remained the same. It’s possible that within a few years the public demand for these products to exceed the offer. The biggest growth of the organic farming system is in France, Poland, Spain.

Australia and Argentina are leaders in the field. According to statistics, the most sold and searched for bio food, are honey, berries, chees, wine, bakery products.

The labels that containt the term “bio” will have to display the logo for organic agriculture used in USA, Canada, Australia or UE, together with the code of the certified body that issued it.

There are strict regulations which establish the allowed organic substances in these organic products. For example, for the organic wines, the sorbic acid and desulfitation will be forbidden and sulphites level has to be lower than the level of sulphites you can find in the ordinary wine, that is below 100 mg/l on red wine (150 mg/l for the ordinary one) and 150 mg/l  for the white/rose wine (200 mg/l for the ordinary one) with a difference of 30 mg/l in case the level of residual sugar is higher than 2 g/l.

More and more public figures support bio-ecological agriculture. Tracy de Worcerster, the marquess, even produced a film in which she accuses the owners of big farms for promoting wrong practices and producing food that is harmful and unhealty for humans. She also speaks in this movie about the negative impact for the environment of the animal debris coming from industrial farming. One of the companies targeted by the marquees of Worcester is Smithfield, who consequently suited her. “These companies produce huge ammounts of debris that poison the soil and the air. They practically outsource the costs of dealing with this very toxic debris. The cost are supported by the community, allowing big farms to sell cheap meat to the markets and therefore eliminating the small producers from the equation” – said Tracy de Worcerster in this film.

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Organic food and agriculture

Bio food and health

Generally, these organic products are more expensive because the production costs are higher, which implies more elaborated and time consumming labour. Generally, the products you can find in shops are approved by regulatory bodies, but in the case of seafood, things are not yet clarified. In all the other cases, food is labeled as organic taking into consideration the pesticide level, antibiotics and hormones used in its production. As for seafood, the only condition that has to comply with, in order to be labeled as organic food, is to be contaminants free (mercury free).

In terms of  how much it costs…

It’s good to know that there is a difference when you compare it with the traditional food. It’s more expensive and harder to find that traditional food. In average, cost are neary double compared with ordinary food. 

Here are some advices to buy them cheaper:

- compare the prices in specialized shops and see where is the cheapest

- buy organic producs made locally (farms and gardens located near the place you live)

- create and maintain a contact with a provider of such products and buy from him on a regular basis

- buy them on line or through mail services

Organic health

Regardind people exposed to pesticides, there is a study that proves the pesticides level dramatically dropping when those people started to eat organic food. Although the governments try to make us believe pesticides don’t have a negative impact on human body, it appears that pesticides have negative influence in young organisms as those of children and babies. From another point of view, these categories are also affected by antibiotics, as well as growth hormones given to animals from whom the meat comes from. In many areas of the globe, the above mentioned substances are no longer in use, being forbidden by law, but there are still countries where these substances harm children, teenagers and adults. Therefore, organic food is a viable alternative, at least in these cases. Milk is highly advised for human consumption and it seems that the milk coming from cows treated with hormones is not harmful.

What does in fact “organic” mean?

What it matters is the fact that organic food is appreciated all over the globe and organic food production is expected to grow more and more in the years to come. Meanwhile, government standards that regulate organic food category are largely challenged by the public. Below, you can read some of the nowadays indications about the products we are talking about:

- “100%” organic means at least 95% of the ingredients have organic origin;

- “contains organic ingredients” means that at least 70% of the ingredients are organic, and the remaining 30% represent other substances approved by law;

- “natural” or “entirely natural” doesn’t mean that product is organic. There is no clear definition of this standard, excepting meat products, which possibly do not contain artificial flavours, dyes and emulsifiers. Nevertheless, you can’t be certain about that.

Organic agriculture:

- forbids the use of genetics engineering;

- forbids the use of radiation to artificially preserve food;

- forbids the use of artificial fertilizers.

Food labeled as “organic” are:

- cultivated in soils where no chemical substances had been used for at least 3 years

- contain at least 70% organic ingredients

Organic food versus food treated with various substances

Taste is altered almost entirely in aliments treated with chemical substances, which you can easily notice lately. Regarding the role that the quality of organic food plays, we can only think of how many chemical substances, aditives, pesticide traces the ordinary food contains and the choice is not that difficult to make. Do not let yourselves influenced by the exterior appearance of vegetables or fruits, because the larger and colourful you see them, the less natural and organic they in fact are.

If you choose to buy organic food, do not forget that even white flour, refined cereals and organic sugar are not the best choise on the list. Buy instead whole grain, bread made from whole grain and biscuits.

The price of these aliments will drop in time. And even with the prices we have now, is still a good choise to consume it. In a short time, more and more the shops and hypermarkets we’ll have special stands just for organic food.

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Bio, eco, organic, natural, what do we choose?

You have probably heard many times the words bio, eco, organic, natural without knowing what to choose or what is the difference between them. Bio-organical products represent the newest trend in terms of healthy living. organic products

Whether we talk about food, cosmetics, care products, cleaning products or food supplements, they are made of plants, organic ingredients which were not genetically modified and with no addition of other chemical products.  

The bio-products do not contain toxic substances: parabens (butylparaben, ethylparaben, methylparaben, propylparaben) who only act as curing agent; phthalates (dibutylphthalate, diethylphthalate) who preserve the pleasant flavour, the colour and texture of the product; sodium lauryl sulfate and other substances only produce foam; imidazolidinyl urea and diazolidin urea are used as curing agents; oil by-products (mineral oil, paraffin), lanolin. organic products

The making of an organic product starts in a farm, where plants are organically grown, with no insecticides, fertilizers or hormones. Plants are stored under strict conditions. The producer of bio cosmetics processes the plants using techiques who comply with organic production standard regulations.

Organic products seem to be the safest for your health, your child’s health and for the environment even if for the moment, it costs more to manufacture it. These products are made from 100% natural crops, so they were not treated with toxic chemicals. Food, skin care products,  sheets, mattresses and even towels – we can find all these lately in organic version, and their market is still growing.

There are major differences between natural and bio-organic products, implying a different manufacturing. For example, the bio cosmetical products are made of plants and organic ingredients, without beeing genetically modified and with no addition of chemical products.

The immense majority of non-organic products were proved to have, according to the researches, negative effects on children and babies. These effects are carcinogenic, they may increase the risk of alergies and irritations.

A report released by a specialized paper from USA revealed that in 2010, despite the financial crisis, the sellings of organic food for children increased by 175% which means that parents are starting to realize the benefits of these products.

All organic products need to be certified as such, so it is recommended to look at the labelling of the products very carefully.
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