{"product_id":"the-denim-short-kids-mineral-dyed","title":"The Denim Short Kids | Mineral Dyed","description":"\u003cdiv data-birch-description=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Denim Short Kids in Mineral Dyed is an organic cotton denim short built for everyday play, with a relaxed fit and an elasticated waistband for comfort. The hems can be rolled up or down, giving the shorts a look that can adapt as a child grows. They are designed to sit at the mid to high waist, and for the smallest size (2 to 3 years) sizing up is suggested for extra comfort around the waist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shorts are made from 100% organic cotton denim with an encased elastic waistband that contains elastane, and they are garment dyed using mineral-based earth pigments inspired by natural earth tones. This process gives each pair a lived-in finish with subtle variation in tone and texture, so no two pieces look exactly alike. They are made in India with a GOTS and OEKO-TEX certified manufacturing partner. For care, cotton denim should be machine washed cold and turned inside out before washing and drying, and washed with similar colors.\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 fit designed for comfort and everyday play\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHems can be rolled up or down for different looks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGarment dyed with mineral-based earth pigments for a lived-in finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSits at a mid to high waist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGOTS-certified manufacturing partner\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: 83\/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: 90\/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: 83\/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\"\u003eDye Process\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMineral dyed using earth pigments\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eCountry of Manufacture\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in India\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eManufacturing Partner\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVetrivel Tex, Tirupur, India (GOTS and OEKO-TEX certified)\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 disclosed as 100% organic cotton denim with elastane confined to the encased waistband, not against the skin, and made in India at a named, GOTS-certified facility.\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 — 83\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe mineral dyeing process used on this garment is described only for its visual effect; no azo-dye screening, OEKO-TEX dye certification, or test method specific to this denim's coloring is published, though OEKO-TEX certified dye houses are claimed for the brand's materials generally.\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 complete CPSC recall database (10,047 records, 1973-2026) for this brand and found nothing filed against it in any role. A control check confirms the corpus covers comparable children's product classes, so the clean result reflects an actual absence, 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 — 90\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe denim's care instructions call only for cold machine wash and name no wrinkle-resistant, non-iron, or water\/stain-repellent finish, and softness is achieved via carbon-brushing rather than a chemical finishing treatment. No explicit no-treatment declaration is made for this specific garment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-Wash \u0026amp; Care Guidance — 85\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpecific denim care guidance (cold machine wash, turn inside out, wash with similar colors) is published for this garment, but no instruction to pre-wash before first use is given anywhere in the brand's care copy.\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 — 83\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis garment's dye is mineral-based earth pigment with no azo-dye screening or chemistry disclosure specific to it, and a review of a sibling denim item from this brand reports a button detaching straight out of the package, though this short has no buttons of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Simple Folk","offers":[{"title":"green stone \/ 2-3 years","offer_id":45544564457538,"sku":"1509-GRST-2-3","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"green stone \/ 3-4 years","offer_id":45544564490306,"sku":"1509-GRST-3-4","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"green stone \/ 4-5 years","offer_id":45544564523074,"sku":"1509-GRST-4-5","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"green stone \/ 5-6 years","offer_id":45544564555842,"sku":"1509-GRST-5-6","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"green stone \/ 6-7 years","offer_id":45544564588610,"sku":"1509-GRST-6-7","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"green stone \/ 7-8 years","offer_id":45544564621378,"sku":"1509-GRST-7-8","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"green stone \/ 8-9 years","offer_id":45544564654146,"sku":"1509-GRST-8-9","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"green stone \/ 9-10 years","offer_id":45544564686914,"sku":"1509-GRST-9-10","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"mustard \/ 2-3 years","offer_id":45544564719682,"sku":"1509-MUST-2-3","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"mustard \/ 3-4 years","offer_id":45544564752450,"sku":"1509-MUST-3-4","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"mustard \/ 4-5 years","offer_id":45544564785218,"sku":"1509-MUST-4-5","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"mustard \/ 5-6 years","offer_id":45544564817986,"sku":"1509-MUST-5-6","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"mustard \/ 6-7 years","offer_id":45544564850754,"sku":"1509-MUST-6-7","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"mustard \/ 7-8 years","offer_id":45544564883522,"sku":"1509-MUST-7-8","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"mustard \/ 8-9 years","offer_id":45544564916290,"sku":"1509-MUST-8-9","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"mustard \/ 9-10 years","offer_id":45544564949058,"sku":"1509-MUST-9-10","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0675\/0761\/7858\/files\/TSF_FLAT_LAYS_32.jpg?v=1791829207","url":"https:\/\/www.birchstore.com\/products\/the-denim-short-kids-mineral-dyed","provider":"Birch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}