Garberville / California / United States
The shop, located in Garberviles Sentry Center, features non-toxic beds, organic cotton clothes, bedding, and Safecoat non-toxic finishes paints, stains, sealants, and caulking. This is Tigerlilys first experience in retail business, but Rose previously owned and operated the nearby Kidz-N-More for seven years before selling it. They named the business for their 1-year-old daughter, Grace, and their quest for a non-toxic environment for her. I was shocked that they coat everything for babies in carcinogenic chemicals that are banned in other parts of the world, Rose said. Tigerlilys research found a study in New Zealand that linked the flame-retardant chemicals to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The couple shopped online for an alternative mattress and found all-natural non-toxic beds which use organic cotton covers, organic cotton, wool or natural latex fillers, and a natural flame retardant, wool. But, like a lot of natural-fiber products, organic beds are very expensive. Theyre out of our budget and out of a lot of our friends budgets, said Tigerlily. So we decided to try to make them available cheaper. The most expensive organic mattresses we found on the internet were $2, 700. Were offering them at a substantial discount, so that people on a tight budget like us can afford them. Tigerlily and Rose stressed the importance of organic cotton. [ Conventionally grown cotton ] is one of the most heavily sprayed crops in the country, said Tigerlily. The store carries organic cotton bathrobes, T-shirts and socks, and organic cotton blankets.Wool is another natural fiber the store features ; in addition to being a natural flame retardant, the small amount of lanolin left in wool makes it antibacterial and resistant to dust mites. Organic Grace carries wool comforters, and is searching for woolen long underwear.
