Under The Nile Organic Scraptopus

Under the Nile's Scraptopus is made with all the soft leftover scraps from their toy and clothing collection. Easy to hold and safe to chew on.  Made and stuffed with the finest 100% GOTS certified organic Egyptian cotton, which has received Demeter certification.  All dyes are vegetable-based and metal-free. 

Why should one use organic cotton in baby and children's clothing and toys?
Conventional cotton clothes contain pesticide residues which can end up on the baby's skin and be absorbed by the body.  In addition, cotton pesticides contaminate ground and surface water. An estimated 67 million birds are killed every year from pesticides.

Why is organic cotton so much softer then conventional cotton?
In order to get the soft feel that Demeter certified organic cotton is known for, the cotton yarn is handled with great care during the knitting or weaving process. For example, only natural starch is used during the weaving process.

Product Size

The Scraptopus measures 6" wide.

For What Age

Can be used from newborn+

Materials

Made from 100% Egyptian organic cotton, GOTS certified. Absolutely NO Azo colorants, BPA, flame retardants, formaldehyde, fragrance, PVC or lead.

Care

Machine washable

product origin: made in egypt

About Under the Nile

Our organic cotton is grown at a Biodynamic farm in Egypt, called Sekem. Biodynamic agriculture is a method of organic farming that applies a holistic understanding of life processes. As one of the first sustainable agriculture movements, it treats soil fertility, plant growth, and livestock care as ecologically interrelated tasks emphasizing spiritual and cosmic perspectives. Sekem was founded on these principles of holistic and sustainable approach to organic agriculture and shares our values and commitment to sustainability.

Workers at the Sekem farm receive on-site healthcare, daycare and school for their children, as well as daily organic meals that are made from food grown right there on the farm.

In 2015, Sekem received The Land For Life Award from the United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification (UNCCD). Sekem is also certified by the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and is a certified Fair Trade farm.