Development of the Organic Cotton Clothing for Infants

Abstract

This research aims to study the design of cotton clothing and reusable diapers for infants, the making of prototypes, analysis, and testing of fiber and fabric quality. The result of physical examination found that micronaire is 5, yarn strength is 2.41 gf/tex, and wetting time is more than 60 seconds by AATCC TM 79:2007 standard, which absorbency is very good level.  The abrasion resistance by ISO12947 Part 2 1998 standard is 5000 loops and pilling can reach at level 5.  Chemical examination found pH of 6.79, and no detection of heavy metals, which is suitable for manufacturing infant clothing by ISO 105-E04:1994/APHA:2005. From this research, organic cotton fiber is suitable for infant clothing manufacture without harmful chemical contamination. Organic cotton clothing is also soft feeling, good absorbency, and reduce irritation from synthetic fabric allergy in infants, which is good for tropical climate of Thailand. The organic cotton agriculture also reduces pollutions from chemical use, create more safety for cotton farmers, and protect the environment. Reusable diapers help climate changes by reducing waste from disposable diapers. Therefore, this design of organic cotton clothing for infant is an easy, safe and promising for commercial use.