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I always buy the non-flame resistant ones when possible. Don't like the idea of chemicals on LO's pjs.

I believe they have flame resistant PJs for parents that are scared if their house was set on fire which might set their kid on fire but being resistant it would not catch on fire aka a better chance for everyone to get out?

I would suspect that kitchen fires might be a part of this too... aka mom cooking in the kitchen... toddler near by ... oil fire type of thing.

If you are not fearful of these things than there is no point in having flame resistant PJs.

I could be wrong of course.

I could imagine this being useful 50 years ago when everyone and their mother smoked and more fires were started by people falling asleep with a cigarette in bed.

Now it seems odd though. Unless you have your child in a room far far away from yours and live under a rock and don't own smoke detectors.

my understanding is that flame retardant ones have been treated with chemicals whereas flame resistant comes from the snug fit that other jammies have but they are not chemically treated. it's required by law in the US that if something is sold as infant/toddler pjs, they must be either treated or fitted to decrease risk of them catching on fire.

here's some info:
http://www.cpsc.gov/PageFiles/103092/regsumsleepwear.pdf

These are pretty toxic chemicals. Here's what I turned up with some quick googling:http://blog.seattlepi.com/boomerconsumer/2014/09/19/flame-retardants-studies-offer-more-evidence-of-harm-to-human-health-especially-children/ I have no clue if the levels used are toxic, but it's better not to take chances if you can avoid it. IMHO, they wouldn't make any difference in a fire... even with a non resistant fabric, you have to be right next to a flame for it to ignite, at which point you have much bigger problems like smoke inhalation.

It's hard to find pjs without them, because they're mandatory over a certain age, nine months I think. But it's possible if you use something that's not marketed as pjs and says "does not meet flammability requirements" on the label.

I have three sets of flame resistant pjs in my closet because people don't get it and think they're a good gift

The thing I don't get is that we're supposed to use sleep sacks instead of blankets...but doesn't that negate the "snug fitting" benefits of the pjs underneath? I still buy those as opposed to the ones with chemicals, but I really don't get why sleep sacks are okay when looser-fitting pjs (sans chemicals) are not.

@PurplePeony: Yeah, that makes no sense!