Organic cotton sheets can be a hassle. Finding them is going to be the first challenge that you face. Most local retailers may carry 100% cotton sheets (but only then at some of the nicer stores), but not many have gone to organic. Shopping online is usually the best solution for buying organic.
Once you get your organic cotton sheets home, you are certain to wash them. I know I did ours. I had heard rumors about having to iron them after I washed them, but I figured I’d do the sheets like I do the shirts that “need ironing.” I was just going to use them wrinkled. Unfortunately, the sheets had different plans. The wrinkles were so intense that the only way I was getting them on the bed was to iron first.
I hate to iron, but the organic cotton sheets were surprisingly easy to get through. After making the bed, I had a crisp, clean finished product. The next morning I told myself that these new sheets were more than worth the hassle they had put me through.
Organic cotton sheets are different from other cotton sheets because no chemicals were used in either the growing or processing of the cotton or the actual making of the sheets themselves. With the popularity of organic products continually on the rise, more retailers are looking at producing a brand of organic sheets of their own.
Once you find your organic cotton sheets, and you negotiate a system with them to release the wrinkles, you will find that the sheets breathe better than any 50/50 blend you may have experienced in the past. The organic cotton is chemical free, so your breathing may improve as well.
If you have never been one to try the organic road before, organic cotton sheets should be your first adventure. Since you spend more time in the bed than you do with anything else, it is only right that bedtime be the healthiest that you can offer.
Kathryn Lang is a freelance writer covering environmental issues and especially the recycling industry. She has written various articles on organic cotton sheets and regularly contributes to the Fair Home on organic site issues.
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