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Why buy organic? Practically Green has the answers!

May 10, 2012 by
5098 Cuddledown Organic Sheets

One of our favorite guest bloggers, Sarah Finnie Robinson from Practically Green is back to share her thoughts about buying organic linens (and apparel)!

5098 Cuddledown Organic Sheets

5098 Cuddledown Organic Sheets

What’s the big deal about buying organic cotton sheets? Who cares? It might be intuitive to eat vegetables and fruit that haven’t been treated with possibly dangerous chemical fertilizers and preservatives – but bed sheets?

Since Cuddledown has one of the best selections of organic linens we can find, we thought it would be a good idea to explain, right here on The Bedding Snob. Search for “organic” at Cuddledown.com, and as of this writing you’ll find 23 organic products to choose from: shower curtains, sleeping jammies, bedskirts, towels, underwear, and sheets.

As a special offer to readers of the Bedding Snob as well as Practically Green – from Thursday, May 10 through Wednesday, May 16, we’re offering 25% off all Cuddledown organic items not currently on sale!

Here’s why you might like to shop in the organic section, starting with sheets — switch to organic cotton sheets.  If you’re in the market for new sheets, choosing organic cotton ones can drastically reduce the impact of what you buy.

According to the Sustainable Cotton Project, conventional cotton farming uses about 25 percent of the world’s insecticides and more than 10 percent of the pesticides. These chemicals aren’t permitted for use on organic cotton. Beyond sprays, there are other eco-concerns involved with the manufacture of sheets: processing and washing are water-intensive; the chemicals used to bleach and dye cotton can harm our waterways, and some colorants contain heavy metals; formaldehyde is used to create permanent press fabric; packaging and transportation take a toll. Many of these concerns are minimized or avoided with organic cotton sheets.

And if you should wish to purchase bedding or apparel that’s safe, but isn’t purely organic, look for items that are Oeko-Tex®-certified (in case you wondered, Oeko rhymes with “loco”). At Cuddledown, all of the pillows, comforters, featherbeds and more that they make in the beautiful (unless-it’s-completely-fogged-in-and-you-are-on-vacation) state of Maine are Oeko-Texcertified to be free from harmful chemicals. The same goes for the vast majority of their sheets, pillowcases and duvet covers, as well as sleepwear and apparel items. Oeko-Tex is a world-wide standard developed in 1992 by a group of European textile institutes, for testing and accreditation for the screening of harmful substances in consumer textiles.

Sweet dreams, everyone! And don’t forget to add 10 points to your Practically Green score when you choose organic sheets!

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Sarah Finnie Robinson, Practically GreenSarah Finnie Robinson, Practically Green

Sarah Finnie Robinson is the Head of Social Programming at PracticallyGreen, where the team blogs an action a day, pins eco-friendly ideas on Pinterest, and tweets from @practicallygrn. You can follow PracticallyGreen on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/practicallygreen

 

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