Is there anywhere to get nightgowns with no flame retardants?

[Anonymous]

My daughter keeps asking for nightgowns but I can't find any without the flame retardants. Any suggestions? She's 6. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

You won't be able to find such a thing because current laws mandate that sleepwear either have flame retardant or be very fitted to the body. I had the same problem, so I ordered these off of Etsy. They were beautiful and really well made--comparable if not better to anything you can buy in a store.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/94046868/sweet-cotton-nightgowns?

[Anonymous]

Hanna Andersen makes fantastic cotton pajamas. I don't think they make a nightgown, though.

[Anonymous]

Ah, this explains a lot. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Hmmmm yes you have to make sure the label says "Not Flame Retardant, wear snug fitting". I have never tried to buy nightgowns so I am not sure, my kids wear the cotton snug fitting pajamas! Definitley do not let your kid wear a nightgown treated with chemicals!!! Can you tell her that she has to just wear PJs?

[Anonymous]

OP here - yes, definitely sticking to PJs!

[Anonymous]

I found some plain knit dresses for my DD who was obsessed with nightgowns as a toddler. Let me try to find them....

[Anonymous]

I buy simple, inexpensive sun dresses at H & M ( often under $10) and they work great as Pajamas.

[Anonymous]

How insensitive. You should be calling them non-flame-mentallydisabledants.

[Anonymous]

You know, they really need to revisit this regulation.

It was put in place during the 70s. Many, many houses had smokers in the family. Many of them smoked in bed. All of them smoked around children, had lighters laying around, and ashtrays sitting out with lit cigarettes just burning away in them.

They didn't have the understanding we have now about carcinogens and the dangers of many of these chemicals.

Just with the differences in lifestyles, this regulation is one that I think has outlived its usefulness.

They say the chemicals used are okay for kids, but they used to say that about asbestos too...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You know, they really need to revisit this regulation.

It was put in place during the 70s. Many, many houses had smokers in the family. Many of them smoked in bed. All of them smoked around children, had lighters laying around, and ashtrays sitting out with lit cigarettes just burning away in them.

They didn't have the understanding we have now about carcinogens and the dangers of many of these chemicals.

Just with the differences in lifestyles, this regulation is one that I think has outlived its usefulness.

They say the chemicals used are okay for kids, but they used to say that about asbestos too...

THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Hanna makes nightgowns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How insensitive. You should be calling them non-flame-mentallydisabledants.

Really? You're that bored?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How insensitive. You should be calling them non-flame-mentallydisabledants.

Wow, you're a jerk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How insensitive. You should be calling them non-flame-mentallydisabledants.

Really? You're that bored?

Oh, come on. Not the PP, but that was funny.

Agree with the other PP about revisiting the regulations!