Perplexed? Confuzzled?!

Organic, eco-friendly, sustainable living, and fair trade have become these ‘buzz words’ that originated in our local health food store’s produce section, but have seemed to slink their way onto our shampoo bottles, gummy bears, Clorox bottles, and even our clothing tags.

 

So what’s the deal? Are we paying for a trend alone or is there something worth paying attention to here?

 

Yes, yes – organic is the way to go, not only for our own physical health but for the planet’s as well. I too am reluctant to pay, in some cases, nearly double the cost of conventional items just to have that Certified Organic label, but in most cases, it is worth it. Even with our clothing.

 

Cotton is one of the most heavily sprayed crops in the world, simply because it attracts so many different kinds of damaging little worms and insects. It takes a whole third of a pound of pesticide to grow enough cotton for one T-shirt. Additionally, conventional cotton is dyed with synthetic chemicals and is even finished with formaldehyde.

 

As we all know, our skin is very absorbent, and wearing clothes and sleeping in sheets that have been treated so heavily with this junk is definitely not good over a long period of time.

 

I won’t go into all the problems long-term exposure to those things can trigger, but just know that you’re better off spending the extra $8 or so for your T-shirts and bed sheets and buy organic.

 

Plus, whenever something’s “Certified Organic,” you can rest assured knowing that the workers who farmed the product was paid a fair wage and treated well. Accompanying that is the fact that none of those pesticides and other chemicals are absorbed into the soil and later released.

 

How perfect is that?

 

Check. Mate.

Erin

TheNakedHippie.com