All-cotton refers to stuffing or fabric consisting of 100%-cotton fibers. However, this term doesn’t always mean such items are all-natural or nontoxic. Because of conventional American farming practices, cotton production uses tremendous quantities of pesticides, herbicides and other toxic agricultural chemicals. Inevitably, some residues from these compounds get on cotton fibers.
Also keep in mind, items labeled “made with organic cotton” might not be 100% organic cotton.
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