While a good night’s sleep is never a guarantee with little ones, we can help you find peace of mind in other ways—like ensuring your precious bundle is swaddled in the right stuff.
By which we mean organic baby blankets.
Sure, synthetic fabrics might be good for a manufacturer’s bottom line, but when it comes to that cute baby bottom, they are far from the healthiest choice. Delicate baby skin is thinner and more porous than an adult’s, so they’re at greater risk of absorbing residual pesticides, insecticides, and other chemicals used in manufacturing.
Even conventional cotton is associated with agricultural and manufacturing chemicals.
For baby’s comfort (and yours), an organic cotton baby blanket (or other type of organic swaddle) is the way to go. And that’s exactly what we’ve curated here for you, but these options are not just made of safe materials and fabrics but are also backed by relevant certifications and chemical safety checks.
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The Best Organic Cotton Blankets For Conscious Comfort
Makemake Organics certified organic cotton knit blankets have that heirloom quality with classic adorable prints and neutral colors.
Parents are buzzing about Burt’s Bees Baby because each baby blanket is GOTS-certified and helps the brand give back to babies in need.
Index: Organic Baby Blanket Brands
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Makemake Organics
About Makemake Organics
Price Range: $38—$60
While it’s not always easy to get our precious bundles to sleep, Florida-based Makemake Organics at least makes it easy to find products safe for baby’s skin.
You’ll find gorgeous reversible comforters and cozy knit baby blankets with a pointillé or scallop-edged design. For the newest arrivals, the matching sets of swaddle blankets and Top Knot hats are available in several adorable prints and neutral colors.
Makemake Organic’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
Like their non-toxic play mats, these blankets are made from GOTS-certified organic cotton—and nothing but. The reversible crib blanket comforters have an organic cotton fill, making them 100% organic inside and out.
Supply chain & labor practices:
The Florida-based designs become blankets in a Global Organic Textile Standard and Fair Trade-certified factory in India.
Burts Bees Baby
About Burt’s Bees Baby
Price Range: $22—$65
We can’t keep our lips sealed about Burt’s Bees Baby—and we’re not just referring to their lip balm.
This Baby offshoot of the brand helps you help your lil’ honey with their Beekeeper™ wearable blanket recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. For something more conventional, they also offer reversible quilts, receiving blankets, knit baby blankets, and muslin blankets.
Burt’s Bees Baby’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
No matter the design, your baby will sleep (fingers crossed) the night away in 100% GOTS-certified organic cotton.
The printing and dyeing techniques are also covered by GOTS certification, meaning these organic cotton swaddle blankets are safe enough to use on a baby’s bare bottom—which you can also do with their eco-friendly baby wipes.
Supply chain & labor practices:
In addition to GOTS, their supply chain is backed up by ILO standards to cover all the ethical manufacturing bases including no child/forced labor, decent working conditions, and fair wages.
Carbon commitments & green practices:
Burt’s Bees uses low-impact chemicals and techniques that save water.
Nest Designs
About Nest Designs
Price: $21—$144
Ready to nest?
Vancouver-based Nest Designs has all things comfy and cozy for bathtime, bedtime, dinnertime, playtime and everything in between.
For nestling up in, they have sleepwear and bedding for the whole family—including swaddle blankets and bags safe enough for newborn babies. Choose between a fun selection of patterns, or opt for one of their quilted blankets, which are ideal as organic toddler blankets or to dress up their non-toxic crib.
Materials:
Most blankets are made from their signature bamboo blend (70% bamboo rayon, 30% conventional cotton). Their quilted crib blankets have a Sorona® fill, a biodegradable plant-based filling that’s super soft, giving the quilts a plush feel.
Supply chain & labor practices:
Nest’a product are designed in Vancouver and manufactured overseas, via companies that demonstrate quality craftsmanship and put the welfare of their employees first.
Carbon commitments & green practices:
Nest Designs is working to minimize its carbon footprint, but already have a head start by building durable products that can be handed down and using biodegradable, FSC-certified packaging,
Coyuchi
About Coyuchi
Price Range: $48—$128
Coochie, coochie, Coyuchi. While this brand can’t guarantee a baby’s sleep, they can provide you with comfy linen sheets, comforters, robes, and towels.
For little sleepers, they offer a knit baby blanket, a flannel receiving blanket, a jersey baby quilt, and a blanket + beanie set. Or if you’re looking for an organic waffle baby blanket, their Honeycomb Blanket provides that same satisfying, snuggle-ready texture.
Coyuchi’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
Coyuchi’s baby blankets are made with 100% GOTS-certified organic cotton that’s pre-shrunk to retain shape and durable enough to outlast your baby being a baby. For peace of mind, several are MADE SAFE certified, ensuring they’re free of more than 6,500 ingredients.
Supply chain & labor practices:
Most of the organic cotton is grown and processed in India. Some blankets, however, are made with African cotton woven in Portugal and some are made from organic cotton grown in Turkey and woven in Germany. The supply chain is backed by certifications from GOTS and, in some cases, Fair Trade.
Carbon commitments & green practices:
Coyuchi’s baby blankets are packaged in a reusable organic cotton bag, and some manufacturing partners use a process that recycles 98% of their wastewater.
They also have a circular economy Take Back program called 2nd Home™ which accepts used Coyuchi linens to be recycled into new products—including some sustainable blankets for adults.
Pondering Pine
About Pondering Pine
Price Range: $15—$35
Available in boho inspired earthy colors and patterns, Pondering Pine‘s gender neutral receiving blankets are chemical-free and oh-so cozy.
Less for snuggling and more for staging photos to capture your baby’s growth, they also offer a range of milestone blankets, like the My Sunshine.
Materials:
The organic muslin swaddle blankets feature a blend of 70% bamboo and 30% organic cotton. This combination makes for an ultra breathable blanket for baby, keeping their soft skin dry and comfortable.
Supply chain & labor practices:
Pondering Pine is a small, family business based in Arizona, where all their blankets are handmade.
Jazzy Organics
About Jazzy Organics
Price Range: $43—$45
We’re jazzed to talk about Jazzy Organics. Their range of baby clothes includes, rompers, bibs, sleepwear, burp cloths, bonnets, and baby blankets.
Available in a large range of fun prints and colors, these 100% organic baby blankets are ideal for a variety of uses—from using in the stroller or as a receiving blanket for your new arrival.
Jazzy Organics’ Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
Jazzy Organics uses organic materials that are safe for baby’s delicate skin, whether in their organic baby clothes or blankets. These nap-worthy blankets are made from 100% Turkish grown GOTS-certified cotton that’s free of residues and dyes.
Supply chain & labor practices:
They partner with fair trade manufacturers to take their ethical production practices to the next level.
Loulou Lillipop
About Loulou Lollipop
Price Range: $25—$65
Loulou Lollipop harnesses a baby-like curiosity to create products inspired by nature and made with an uncompromising commitment to safe and high-quality materials.
The Canadian brand has a range of baby essentials—bibs, bathtime and bedtime essentials, apparel, and ultra soft baby blankets. Available in adorable unisex prints, these include sleep bags, security blankets, swaddle blankets, and breathable muslin cotton quilts in baby-approved prints like Hedgehogs.
Loulou Lollipop’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
Knowing the best baby blanket is gentle and soft, Loulou Lollipop chooses to use a blend of 70% silky smoothe bamboo rayon and 30% cotton. While not organic, they are OEKO-TEX-certified natural baby blankets, so you can rest assured they are non-toxic.
Supply chain & labor practices:
All of Loulou Lollipop’s factories are audited to BSCI standards, which ensures they pay fair wages and provide healthy and safe working environments.
Carbon commitments & green practices:
Their factories are also ISO14001-certified for environmentally-friendly standards, and their textils feature azo-free, non-toxic reactive dyes and digital printing that requires less energy and water than screen printing.
Tiny Twig has some great blankets collections
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