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What Exactly is Organic Cotton? How is it Different from Conventional Cotton?

By Stacie McClintock, About.com

Question: What Exactly is Organic Cotton? How is it Different from Conventional Cotton?
Answer:

Organic cotton is, like all other organic fibers, grown without the use of toxic chemical pesticides and fertilizers. Organic cotton is also manufactured without the use of toxic chemicals.

This is great news for the sensitive skin of babies everywhere.

Many manufacturers are now producing organic baby clothes using organic cotton; more so than any other organic fiber. Read more about why organic cotton clothing has become so "cool."

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