Everyone knows that babies’ skin is delicate and delicate. When buying clothes for your baby, you must choose clothes that are natural cotton and soft in texture. Because cotton clothes are breathable and absorb sweat, the baby will not feel stuffy when wearing them, they are highly comfortable and more suitable for the baby’s skin type. When mothers buy clothes for their babies, they usually look at the material first, and pure cotton is the first choice.

But most mothers don’t know much about the classification of cotton clothes, and they think that cotton marked on the clothes is safe and secure. In fact, this is not the case. There are many categories of cotton clothes. Mothers must carefully identify them and choose truly safe and healthy cotton clothes for their babies. Today I will teach you how to choose safe cotton clothes for your baby?

1. Cotton clothes Classification

Cotton clothes can be divided into four major categories: pure cotton (whole cotton), knitted cotton, and combed cotton , long-staple cotton.

1. The difference between pure cotton and pure cotton

Pure cotton: refers to the fabric coming from natural cotton. To be precise, it means that the clothing fabric is 100% cotton. Pure cotton fabrics are textiles made of cotton as a textile raw material and made of warp and weft yarns interwoven vertically and horizontally. They are specifically divided into pure cotton gauze, pure cotton poplin, pure cotton fabrics, pure cotton fabrics, etc.

Cotton: refers to the fabric of the entire garment being 100% cotton. Cotton is a proper term for clothes and other fabric materials. Cotton clothes, cotton towels, cotton bedding, etc. are commonly seen. Its types include plain cloth, poplin, linen, twill, khaki, jalapeno, gabardine, Henggong, denim, Oxford cloth, chambray, linen, velveteen, corduroy, velvet, etc., as many as 20 types. Therefore, cotton means that the fabric is made of 100% cotton.

The difference lies in the different names. Generally, items with a cotton content of more than 75% can be labeled as 100% cotton. Therefore, everyone must pay attention when purchasing and choose 100% cotton or those marked with 100% cotton. The only disadvantage of pure cotton and cotton fabrics is that they are prone to shrinkage and deformation. But it is very skin-friendly and soft, making it very suitable for baby clothing.

2. Knitted cotton

Knitted cotton

Knitted cotton is made of cotton threads A fabric woven by a machine. Its manufacturing principle is to use knitting needles to bend yarns into loops and string them together to form a fabric. It has good elasticity, is moisture-absorbent and breathable, and is comfortable and warm to wear. This kind of fabric is very healthy and does not cause any harm to our bodies. It is generally widely used in children’s clothing.

Knitted cotton clothing is also more colorful and generally more fashionable. However, due to the large gaps in the warp and weft of the fabric, its warmth retention is slightly worse than that of pure cotton, and its color fades more seriously.

3. Combed cotton

Combed cotton

Combed cotton is By using a combing machine, the longer impurity fibers in the cotton fibers are removed, making the fibers neat and smooth. This kind of cotton is less dense and the clothes are thicker. The softness is higher than pure cotton when worn, and it is not easy to deform, shrink, and pill. Generally, during wearing, combed cotton also has good hygroscopicity and can absorb 8%-10% of the moisture in the surrounding air, making the clothes more breathable and comfortable.

Combed cotton is generally used in close-fitting clothing, such as socks, underwear, vests and other expensive clothing. The price is also higher than ordinary pure cotton.

4. Long-staple cotton

Long-staple cotton

Long-staple cotton is The preferred fiber fineness is 37–38mm

Among them, long-staple cotton from Egypt is known as “platinum” natural fiber, and the best long-staple cotton production area in China is in the Aksu region of Xinjiang. The natural suede of long-staple cotton clothes is more delicate and softer, and is higher in fineness and strength than ordinary cotton. Down-filled cotton has the advantages of strong warmth retention, good comfort, colorfastness, durability, non-pilling, breathability and sweat absorption. Down-filled cotton is a premium product among cotton fabrics and is generally used in high-end fabrics, clothing, and home textiles. Long-staple cotton is also much more expensive than ordinary cotton..

2. What kind of cotton is suitable for babies?

1. First choose cotton ingredients

When buying clothes for your baby, first choose 100% cotton or 100% cotton of clothing. At the same time, check whether the clothing labels are complete (the name and address of the manufacturer, product name, specifications, ingredients and content, execution standards, washing methods, product quality level, safety category, certificate, these 8 items are indispensable).

2. Try to choose light colors

Natural cotton is white, so generally colored cotton clothing is dyed. For safety reasons, when choosing clothes for your baby, try to choose light colors as much as possible, which will be safer and healthier.

3. Choose long-staple cotton

Long-staple cotton is more suitable for baby’s delicate skin and safer.

Long-staple cotton

4. Choose Class A safety grade cotton

The state stipulates that clothing for babies aged 0-3 must meet Class A safety level. In this way, we can avoid harmful substances left behind by unqualified clothes and harm the baby’s body. When purchasing, mothers must choose cotton clothing with Class A safety level.

The above is the specific method of choosing cotton clothing for your baby. I hope it can help all mothers. If you like our article. Welcome to like, comment, forward and collect.