Organic cotton clothing is soft and gentle next to the skin and free from the chemical finishes which are routinely applied to most cotton clothing (even underwear). We help a reader find the best pants for her daughter.

I am looking for organic underwear for my daughter who is five but big for her age. Can you help? Orla, Kent
I am always searching for organic underwear for my daughters and have just discovered that over at Cambridge Baby, they offer beautiful soft organic pants for ages up to 16 years. See cambridgebaby.co.uk. Helen East, founder explains, “Girls’ underwear is particularly vulnerable to the chemical finishes, often with plastic-based “princess” motifs*, so we were delighted to find these simple but pretty organic vest and knicker set. Organic cotton is higher quality cotton too, with its gentler processing resulting in longer fibres, giving your child the softest and healthiest cotton clothing. As our pretty Ajoure-pattern girls’ underwear has been so popular, we will be stocking a range of organic underwear for boys from 2 – 12 years too from the end of August and bringing in more organic cotton first layers for babies, to complement our organic wool ranges.” Visit cambridgebaby.co.uk for the extensive range of natural clothing for babies and children.

• You may know of Greenpeace’s report on testing of children’s products for toxins. Among the products tested were:

Children’s pyjamas – 5 pairs of Disney branded pyjamas and 1 pair of Bob the Builder pyjamas:
Found Nonylphenol – thought to interfere with human DNA and effect sperm production in mammals – in Disney branded pyjamas as well as in a “Bob the Builder” garment from Mothercare. High levels of the closely related nonylphenol ethoxylate were also found in all garments tested.

All the children’s garments also contained phthalates, which are banned from teething toys under emergency legislation because they can cause liver, kidney and testicular damage. The highest levels of phthalates were found in Disney “Tigger” pyjamas.

Melissa Corkhill is the editor of The Green Parent magazine, mother of two and author of the book Green Parenting

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