This site is really awesome: Skin Deep, the Environmental Working Group's cosmetics database . I initially found their link in Mothering Magazine maybe a year ago, and I am so very glad I did. You can search their site for specific products you use, ingredients, or for the safest products available. I sat down with all of the products my family uses and looked them up. Then I printed a list of the safest items (you can do that too), threw out a bunch, and headed to the local health food store to stock up on safer products. It's wonderful knowing that I am not bombarding Aiden with harsh, cancer causing, toxic chemicals! Before I buy any new products, I always check Skin Deep to see how it rates, and you really should too! You'll be surprised by how dangerous many of the products people use on their babies are.
A quick hint: never use Baby Magic products; they rank the highest in many categories.
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About Me
- Boo Bear Buns
- My name is Aimee and I am a work at home mom (WAHM) who lives in Maine, USA. I sew hemp cloth diapers, accessories and slings. Above all, my favorite aspect of life is being a mother to Aiden (born 11/30/05). When Aiden was born, I instinctively started on an attachment parenting path. He has slept with me from the beginning. I carry him, wear him, respond to his needs, and nurse him as he sees fit. Because I feel that I need to be with my son, I could not return to work as planned so I started Slings and Sacks, now called Boo Bear Buns.
3 comments:
Good info..thanks. So many people look for food without chemicals but forget their skin is just as important. I make most of my skin care products. I even make my husbands shaving cream and aftershave. I've thought about selling them but not sure yet. It's a bit harder with all natural products since the shelf life is shorter.
Good information. I remember awhile back they talked about the plastic bottles containing cancer causing chemicals. I won't even microwave food in/on plastic anymore.
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