Comments on: Polyester PJs and Flame Retardants

By: Anon

Anon — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:45:44 +0000

Pvc = poison plastic? Seriously? SERIOUSLY? You realize Pvc is used in house hold plumbing right? Its safe to carry drinking water…. Just sayin….

By: suzanne

suzanne — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:37:17 +0000

Hi Jenn ~ I have asked Old Navy and other large companies that sell cotton PJs if they coat with flame retardants and the answer is no. I’m not asking experts, but district manager types so I hope this information is correct. Yes, using a cotton or flannel is a much better material because unlike polyester, these materials don’t have flame retardants interwoven into the fabric (like polyester does) and why 80% of the PJs on the market are always made from polyester. So while the cottons PJs sold will come with a warning ‘not suitable for sleepware’, green minded mamas embrace this warning because they are actually made without flame retardants. It’s hard thinking the opposite of what is recommended but since the large companies are not looking out for consumers, we will continue to read labels and ask questions.

Suzanne
Mommy Footprint

By: Jenn

Jenn — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:30:20 +0000

I’m confused. I thought that most cotton PJs were coated with flame retardants (along with our pillows and mattresses)? when you buy flannel at the fabric store it is often stamped “not suitable for sleep wear” and I always figured that this was because it was not coated in flame retardants.

Were all flame retardants band or just some?

Thanks

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By: LisaatEWG

LisaatEWG — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:16:14 +0000

Jennifer, Interesting re the Proban cotton. EWG recently put together a tip sheet on avoiding flame retardants if it adds to this conversation: http://www.ewg.org/Healthy-Home-Tips-03. Best, Lisa

By: suzanne

suzanne — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:15:48 +0000

Good to know about the flame retardant treated cotton PJs too – scary to know another product needs this kind of investigation before I feel safe putting it on my kids. Thanks Jennifer!

By: Jennifer Taggart, TheSmartMama

Jennifer Taggart, TheSmartMama — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:10:50 +0000

The flame retardants woven into the fiber aren’t really “natural” – they are added to make the fibers inherently flame resistant.

Also, unfortunately, need to be careful of natural fibers, incl. cotton. Carter’s and some others sell flame retardant treated cotton. These pjs will be advertised as flame resistant cotton, or Proban cotton.