Organic Child Seat Covers

Most parents will do anything for their children. We want them to have the best, to do their best, to feel secure, and most of all to be safe. When you bought your child's car seat, you probably gave it a lot of thought and did your research. One thing that many people never consider when researching baby products is a car seat cover. There are hundreds of car seat covers on the market today. Parents choose their cover based on fabric, colors, designs, ease of use, comfort, price, and brand recognition. Now that people are becoming more aware of our effects on the earth, we are seeing more and more children's car seat products that are organic, or "earth friendly." These types of baby products will benefit not only your child, but also our planet.

Organic fabrics are naturally hypoallergenic. This basically means that the fabrics will not, or have a low tendency to, cause allergic reactions in your child. Car seat covers made with synthetic fabrics can break down over time, filling the air around your child with potentially harmful material. As your child breathes these pieces of old fabrics in, he or she may have reactions as simple as a rash or as severe as an asthma attack. Your child's car seat is the last thing you would think to cause an allergic reaction, but it can, and does, happen.

Not only are children's car seats often made with materials that can cause allergic reactions, but they are often made with chemicals that are considered toxic. Some of the chemicals used to make children's car seats and car seat covers include: bromine, chlorine, and lead. As with the synthetic materials, these chemicals break down over time and filter into the air around your baby in the car seat. There have been studies that show these chemicals can cause allergic reactions, learning disabilities, and even cancer. Using an organic car seat cover cannot do anything about the chemicals in the actual car seat itself, but it will protect your baby from being skin to cloth against the toxic chemicals.

The quality of organic car seat covers tends to be higher than regular children's car seat covers. This is because the materials are softer and have not been through processing. Your child will be wrapped in cushioning that you can feel confident about. Wool is a common material used to make organic baby products, and it is a natural water repellent. If your child gets sweaty in the car, or if the car seat should get wet, the wool will pull the moisture away from the baby.

Car seat covers come in a two basic models. There is the cover that lays inside the car seat and the sides wrap around with elastic or Velcro. Then there is the car seat cover that covers almost all of the car seat, leaving only a small section open for the baby's face; usually used in winter climates. Children's car seat covers can be installed easily by slipping the cover over the seat. With some, you may have to remove the straps and thread them through the new cover. There are also covers available that have Velcro closures on the bottom so you do not have to remove any of the straps for installation.

Baby products come in a variety of designs. Blue for boys, pink for girls, light yellow or green for both. Did you know that the paint used to create the bright prints can also hold harmful chemicals? Organic car seat covers offer designs and colors that are simple and age appropriate for your baby, but without the harsh chemical paints. You may think that the simple cover is not as pretty but when you take into account the health benefits, the cover becomes quite beautiful in terms of quality.

One of the most important reasons to consider organic baby products is to protect our environment. Using a natural product will spare our atmosphere from the toxic gasses that are released when the fabric breaks down. Organic products are also safer for the soil when they start to degrade. They will not leak harmful chemicals into our water systems. Larger corporations are starting to put out organic baby products, but many of the companies offering these products are small businesses. By purchasing products from a smaller business, you are not only helping your economy, but you are also helping to stimulate the small business economy.

As you can see, choosing an organic car seat cover for your child's car seat can be beneficial not only to your child's health, but to the earth, as well. Organic fabrics cause less allergies, have less toxins, can be just as comfortable, and just as cute as a fabric that was created in a lab. The cost may be a little bit higher than a synthetic fabric, but when you stop and think about it, your child's health and well being is worth the extra expense.