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The waste from them ultimately dissolves into the water supply and local councils have become extremely anxious.”Reusable nappies are better for the environment but also better for babies. Natural and organic nappies use cotton and wool and allow more air to circulate within them. That helps prevent nappy rash and doesn’t aggravate skin conditions.”One couple committed to organic clothing for their baby is Ian and Colleen Young, of Cookham Dean, Berkshire. Their four-month-old son, Joshua, has been kitted out with organic nappies and clothes since he was born. “We bought Joshua into the world and feel we should do our bit to help it and him,” said Colleen. “We paid about pounds 200 for the natural reusable nappies and that’s all we’ll have to spend on them.

On average people spend around pounds 1,100 on disposable nappies over their baby’s first two and a half years.”"It comes down to comfort for Joshua and for his skin,” said her husband Ian. “It can be a bit much putting used nappies in the washing machine but we do intend to have more children so the nappies can stay in the airing cupboard until the next one. We’re not exactly eco-warriors but we are concerned about the environment. We don’t know if these clothes make a difference but we do know that Joshua has had no problems with his skin while other babies from our ante-natal classes have.”Organic clothes, because they are more labour intensive, do however cost more. An organic T-shirt would cost 25 per cent more than a T-shirt from a high street store.Even so, as Mr Kositzki-Metzner says: “There is a social consequence You are either helping people or exploiting them.

When you look at the tiny amount of money you spend on traditional clothes which finds its way back to the original farmworker it is disgraceful. At least with an organic product the people who made the garment are being paid properly. The dangers of pesticides are well documented and people picking natural crops are not being exposed to them.”This is a market that is growing and growing. People are becoming more aware of the exposure of their bodies to various influences and concerned about what they may be doing to them and their babies.”. It Used to be thought that the rich could enter the Kingdom of Heaven more easily than they could insinuate themselves into the affections of the Labour Party. Nowadays, the eye of this particular needle has become elastic.