{"product_id":"the-denim-short-baby","title":"The Denim Short Baby","description":"\u003cdiv data-birch-description=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Denim Short Baby is a pair of organic cotton denim shorts made for little ones on the move. They have an elasticated waistband and a relaxed fit, and the leg hems can be rolled up or down for a look that adapts as a child grows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shorts are made from 100% organic cotton denim, with the elastic waistband encased in the fabric (the elastane sits inside the waistband construction rather than against the skin). They are produced in India by GOTS-certified partners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis style is designed to sit at the mid to high waist, and for the smallest sizes (12 months to 3 years) sizing up is recommended for extra comfort around the waist. Because of the small-batch wash process used on denim pieces, color and finish can vary slightly from garment to garment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrganic cotton denim with an elasticated waistband\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelaxed, roll-up leg fit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSits at the mid to high waist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in India by GOTS-certified partners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor and finish vary slightly between garments due to small-batch washing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTrustScore\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrustScore is Birch's proprietary rating, from 0 to 100, built from 50+ signals that reflect what actually matters to parents — safety, materials, recalls, certifications and quality. We don't take paid placements or sponsored rankings, so a score is never influenced by who pays to be seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis product's TrustScore: \u003cstrong\u003e87\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e — weighted across 10 criteria:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFiber Content \u0026amp; Origin: 91\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConstruction \u0026amp; Fastener Safety: 84\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDye Safety: 84\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTextile Certification: 87\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecall History: 97\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertification Credibility: 72\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChemical Finish Avoidance: 91\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-Wash \u0026amp; Care Guidance: 85\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransparency \u0026amp; Support: 88\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardware \u0026amp; Print Safety: 78\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCertifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGOTS Certified Organic\u003c\/strong\u003e — Issued by Global Organic Textile Standard. GOTS certification verifies that a textile product's organic fibre content and its full processing supply chain meet defined organic, environmental and social criteria. \u003cem\u003eWhat it does not cover:\u003c\/em\u003e This certification addresses organic fibre content, processing chemicals and supply-chain conditions; it is not a general product safety, flammability, or choking-hazard test.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese certifications are held by the brand or manufacturer, not by Birch. We show them because the brand states them for this product.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eComposition\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e100% organic cotton denim with encased elastic waistband (contains elastane)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eFit Note\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFor the smallest sizes (12 months to 3 years), sizing up is recommended for extra comfort around the waist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTrustScore breakdown\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe take what's most important for a product to determine the TrustScore. Here's our research:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFiber Content \u0026amp; Origin — 91\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe shorts are specified as 100% organic cotton denim with an elastane-containing encased waistband, made in India, with organic status tied to the named GOTS-certified manufacturing partner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConstruction \u0026amp; Fastener Safety — 84\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese shorts have an encased elastic waistband and no buttons, snaps or ties, but no seam construction, stitching reinforcement or durability testing is published for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDye Safety — 84\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo dye certificate covering these India-made denim shorts is published: the OEKO-TEX number given for their maker has expired and covered knitted garments, not denim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTextile Certification — 87\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe GOTS licence and OEKO-TEX number published for this garment belong to its maker's facility, Vetrivel Tex, not to the garment itself, and that OEKO-TEX certificate has since expired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecall History — 97\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe queried the full CPSC recall database (10,047 records, 1973-2026) for this brand by name and found nothing filed against it in any role. The corpus's coverage of comparable product classes confirms this is a clean result, not a missed search.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCertification Credibility — 72\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis garment's maker, Vetrivel Tex in Tirupur, India, holds a GOTS licence that is current in the GOTS public database, but the OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 certificate given for the same maker, 23.HIN.75354, shows as expired in OEKO-TEX's label check and is still presented as current.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChemical Finish Avoidance — 91\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCare instructions for this denim call only for cold machine wash, with softness achieved through carbon-brushing rather than a chemical finish, and no wrinkle-resistant, non-iron or water\/stain-repellent treatment is marketed anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-Wash \u0026amp; Care Guidance — 85\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDenim-specific care instructions (cold machine wash, turn inside out, wash with similar colors) are published for this garment, but nowhere is a pre-wash before first use specifically instructed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransparency \u0026amp; Support — 88\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Simple Folk names the factory behind its garments, with that factory's GOTS licence number, and publishes a traceability page that follows the cotton back to named farms and notes where certification is still in progress. Some garments give a country of manufacture that conflicts with the factory named for them, and no warranty or repair route is published.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardware \u0026amp; Print Safety — 78\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis pair has no snaps, buttons or print, and the variant is undyed cotton denim, so no dye chemistry applies here. There is no hardware, dye, or print of any kind for us to evaluate on this specific garment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Simple Folk","offers":[{"title":"undyed \/ 12-18 months","offer_id":45544541192258,"sku":"1509-UNDY-12-18","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"undyed \/ 18-24 months","offer_id":45544541225026,"sku":"1509-UNDY-18-24","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"light denim \/ 12-18 months","offer_id":45544541257794,"sku":"1509-LITE-12-18","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"light denim \/ 18-24 months","offer_id":45544541290562,"sku":"1509-LITE-18-24","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0675\/0761\/7858\/files\/the-denim-short-min.jpg?v=1791829136","url":"https:\/\/www.birchstore.com\/products\/the-denim-short-baby","provider":"Birch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}