Question from Stacey Santoro
Hi Debra,
So I was just washing some new sweatpants for my son, and I saw that both pockets have zippers. I only buy 100% cotton clothing for him, but it never occurred to me that other parts (buttons, zippers) could be an issue. Could the zippers and/or buttons be a problem?
This may really be a stretch, but could zippers (metal) conduct EMF’s? I think I read not to purchase a bed with metal coils, so should we avoid metal zippers on our body? Am I crazy?
The 100% clothing items I buy for my son are also Oeko-tex certified. Does this make the zippers/buttons okay?
Thanks so much!
Debra’s Answer
Well first, it turns out that metal mattress springs don’t conduct EMFs and I doubt zippers would either.
As for the Oeko-tex certification, it’s for textiles. Find out if the certification is for the fabric or the garment. If for the fabric, the accessories wouldn’t be certified. If for the garment, they would.
I don’t know if Oeko-Tex does garment certification. It’s more than a five minute search to find out.
