The gift you buy for your baby or somebody else’s baby is worth its price when it is really of some use to the baby. You feel happy, satisfied and a bit proud of your choice when you see your gift really being liked or enjoyed by the little kid for whom you bought it. And if the gift is an organic baby gift, your pleasures would double.

By gifting a baby with the organic baby gifts, you are welcoming the most precious creation of God with the safest, most natural and friendliest of the gifts. The baby will not only enjoy these gifts but will also be totally safe from the dangers of contamination by any kind of harmful chemicals used in synthetic products. An insight into these Organic Baby Gifts will not only give you an idea of what they actually are, but will also help pick the best one for your baby. Here we start!

Organic Baby Gifts: They look no different from any baby gift whatsoever. But the difference lies inside. Organic Baby Gifts can be defined as the gift items, for babies, which are made up of organic materials and manufactured through an organic process. There should not be any involvement of any kind of synthetic or artificial or chemical substances before, during or after the manufacturing of these gift items. That means; the raw material must be natural and grown with the help of organic fertilizers and pesticides only and “Not” chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

Further, during the manufacturing process, no chemicals should be used for bleaching, conditioning, strengthening, staining, colouring, flavouring, and adhering, disinfecting etc. or any other step of manufacturing. Finally, no chemical preservatives or bio-repellants should be used on these products and they must be packed in organic packs. Again, there is no specific definition of what should be included in Organic Baby Gifts. They can include anything of the baby’s use like clothes, food items, toys, cosmetics and other accessories.

But Why or Why Not Organic Baby Gifts? Apparently, we feel no difference in using the organic and non-organic products and so we might wonder what’s wrong in using these chemicals when everybody else is using them and living fine. There are many reasons behind this thought. First, the adverse effects of these chemicals mostly show up after a long term use and by that time, they become irreversible. For example, there are many chemicals which are more or less carcinogenic, i.e. cause cancer. But you know, cancer does not develop in a single day and when its symptoms show up, it is too late. Second reason is that we adults grow so insensitive with our age that we cannot feel the adverse effects.

For example, there are many chemicals, exposure to which can cause irritations. But babies can feel it since they are more delicate and their skin or organ system are more sensitive than adults. So they are more open to danger. But it is not that we adults are any less prone. It is simply that we cannot feel it. Finally, we simply do not seem to care, and this comes from lack of awareness. We often think that what difference would our using these Organic Baby Gifts make when everything else is so much polluted with chemicals. But I say that there would be no harm either if you use organic products. They will surely be of some benefits to your baby. At least, this can be a humble beginning of a great change. And if you are not willing to change the world, you can at least do this for your baby.

Enough of lectures! Where is the data? Okay! Okay! I am sorry if I was boring. Here is some real data! Let’s start with the types of products you can pick as Organic Baby Gifts and their whereabouts.

• Organic Baby Apparels:
  • Material: Organic natural fiber, preferably cotton.
  • Availability: Better in big cities and developed nations than small towns, rural areas and developing economies. Can be ordered on internet.
  • Price: Costlier than normal baby apparels.
• Organic Baby Bedding:
  • Material: Organic natural fiber, rubber etc.
  • Availability: Again, more in big cities and developed economies and less otherwise. Can be ordered on internet.
  • Price: Higher than normal baby beddings
• Organic Baby Blankets:
  • Material: Organic cotton, wool etc
  • Availability: Same as above
  • Price: Costlier
• Organic Baby Foods:
  • Material: Organic cereals, milk, sugar etc
  • Availability: Better available than other organic baby products
  • Price: Costlier than normal baby foods.
• Organic Baby Cosmetics:
  • Material: Organic Bee Wax, Organic Essential Oils, Organic Herbal Extracts, Organic Vegetable Edible Oils etc
  • Availability: Has a far better availability than other organic baby products
  • Price: Much higher than normal cosmetics.
• Organic Baby Toys:
  • Material: Organic Natural Fiber, Wood, Organic Natural Rubber, Organic Colours etc
  • Availability: Big Cities; Developed Economies etc.
  • Price: Costly

Future: Organic baby products might be costly today as a very few manufacturers came up with organic products; but very soon every other player will enter the arena and things will be available at more competitive rates. Thanks to the growing awareness among the people and the consequent growing demand for organic products. And there is some good news! That is, perhaps this is the first time when such a revolution will not have any adverse impact on the environment, unlike the Industrial Revolution, Green Revolution etc. So, let us wish this revolution a very bright future and let us contribute to it by encouraging Organic Baby Gifts.

The article is contributed by Aparup Mukherjee