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Originally Posted by BKrenning
(Post 5247323)
Joann's has some of the flame retardant flannette stuff to make pj's out of but it feels & smells so icky there is no way I would buy it. Flannel nightgowns were good enough for me, mom, grandma, great-grandma, etc. and I felt lucky to get a new one.
As for the "flame-retardant" stuff we are supposed to use--aren't most fire related deaths caused by smoke inhalation? I would worry more about kids being allergic to the chemicals than being burnt by their own pj's. |
Wouldn't flannel be too warm a fabric for Haiti?
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Originally Posted by peacebypiece
(Post 5249099)
Wouldn't flannel be too warm a fabric for Haiti?
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Years ago I looked into this and read that it is okay for blankets because they can escape from the blankets but if it is PJs and they are on fire, they cannot get them off their bodies.
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Many years ago a law was passed requring all children's sleepwear to have a flame retardent put on it. A second law was passed requiring fabric that did not have flame retardent be labeled that it was not safe to use for children's sleepwear. The law requiring flame retardent was done away with, but the law requiring labeling was not. If you conduct a burn test on 100% cotton pjs bought in any store and 100% cotton fabric from a fabric store you will find they burn exactly the same.
The labeling did accomplish one thing - it made us think about fire danger. |
Guess the real answer is to keep kids & heaters apart.
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Originally Posted by katesnanna
(Post 5250686)
guess the real answer is to keep kids & heaters apart.
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IMHO - its just a preventative against lawsuits should a fire harm a child.
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The manufacturers still put some kind of flame retardant on commercial PJ's and sleepwear...during the recent NATO summit there were Mom's picketing against this chemical being on the baby clothes.
I thought that it would wash out of clothing after several cycles in washer and dryer... |
Interesting. I've often wondered that myself. Thanks for posting this. I dont do jammies but I do blankets. Good to know info. Thanks
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