I’m a woman who always wants to know the details. Don’t just tell me something is better or "natural"…I like to know why it’s better.
Today, we’ll discuss the differences between organic cotton and conventional cotton.
It takes approximately two pounds of fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides to grow one pound of conventional cotton.
Traditional cotton farmers use pesticides intensively throughout the growing season. The application of pesticides gets more and more intensive every year as the insects become immune to the then current agricultural poisons.
Chlorine bleach, a highly toxic chemical, is used in the fabrication of traditional cotton fabrics.
Gross, right?
Now, on to organic cotton.
Organic cotton farmers do not use pesticides. They cultivate a diversity of predator insects that prey on cotton insect pests such as boll weevils. They also lure pests away from the cotton by planting trap crops, crops that lure the insects away from the cotton.
Mild hydrogen peroxide is used to bleach the cotton. The dyes used are completely environmentally friendly, are either low-impact containing no harsh metals or vegetable dyes.
OK, so I’ll leave it up to you to decide which is better for the health of your family.
Regards,
Mylene
1 comment:
Hi Mylene,
this is a great post. Found it while looking for info about the difference between conventional cotton and organic cotton. I would like to know the sources, hope you can tell...;-)
Thanks.
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