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Organic Baby Skin Care Products- Better Your Child’s Health

April 22nd, 2009

One of the facts we often forget is that the skin is actually the largest organ our body has.  Because we don’t consciously think of this, we often allow our skin to absorb many different toxins and other chemicals that we would never ingest for our internal organs to absorb.  We also often introduce these chemicals to our baby’s skin, something that can actually lead to health issues if we aren’t careful.  Even recently a study conducted by Safe Cosmetics found that many of the top traditional baby skin care brands have Formaldehyde in them. For that reason, organic baby skin care products offer a great way of ensuring that our children are safe while still being clean and well-cared for.

These organic baby skin care products use only all-natural, organic ingredients.  However, while some natural products seem not to do as good a job as those with artificial chemicals in them, that is not true of most organic baby skin care items.  Manufacturers have spent years and hundreds of hours of testing to make certain their products are the absolute best and the most effective out there.

So what kind of organic baby skin care products are out there?  Well, there is organic body wash that features lavender and chamomile.  This mixture helps protect the body’s natural oils and doesn’t dry out the skin, keeping it healthy and clean.  Then there’s organic castile soap.  This soap, like the body wash, is created using ingredients guaranteed to keep your baby’s skin healthy.  It helps the skin retain all of its natural vitamins and natural oils that some soaps strip away.

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Carcinogens Found in Baby Bath Products

April 2nd, 2009

This morning I was reading through some news for our industry and read an article about a recent study the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics ran. These guys found out that a lot of baby and childrens bath products  actually contain chemicals that are known to cause cancer and skin allergies. 23 out of 28 of the products they tested had Formaldehyde in them!

A very well known health pediatrician at Seattle Children’s Hopstial,  Dr Sheela Sathyanarayana, says that “she’s seen kids become extremely sensitized from formaldehyde exposures.”  Our children will develop bigger and nastier reactions with each new exposure. No wonder asthma and other diseases are the new epedicm of our American society.

This is just another reason why we need to start adopting some formal regulations for skin and bath care products. We always hear in the news about  some new popular product carrying a nasty medly of chemicals, but those are the ones that the government actually tests for! Until then, organic baby skin care and children care products are the way to go.

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Keeping Natural Against Baby’s Skin May Keep Rashes Down

October 28th, 2008

Organic materials are created with out the chemical process that traditional baby clothes are made out of this includes the inks that are used in the labeling processes. Carters baby clothes for their 2007 fall line of clothing causing rashes in babies with allergies to chemical composed inks used in the non-label labeling process.

The newest trend in baby clothes is to stamp the information normally contained on a label directly onto the fabric. This decreases in the tags irritating the babies wearing them, but for Carter the ink used has been linked to over 400 cases of rashes.

The degree of the reaction has not been reported and it is being assumed that the cause is a rare allergy to the ink some children have. But there are 110 million items on the shelves now and until the child has a reaction it is unknown if these will be safe to the wearer.

To stay safe, why not purchase organic clothing in the first place, the cost is not too much greater and the peace of mind is worth the extra pennies.

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Study On Baby Skin Care Products Raises Concern

April 12th, 2008

Baby skin care products, lotions, and shampoos may be exposing infants to chemicals links with reproducing problems, according to a recent study by Dr. Sheela Sathyanarayana, from the University of Washington.

These chemicals, phthalates, are commonly used in all sorts of cosmetics. Even though many countries (including California) have restricted their use. The chemical is intended to help with fragrances and or make plastics flexible. In the study, babies where were exposed to traditional lotions and baby pwoders were found to have high levels of the chemical in their urine.

Studies with animals suggest the phthalates can cause birth defects and some environmentalists believe they can cause reproductive problems in girls and boys in early puberty.

However, there has not been enough studies on humans for any solid evidence. The study by Dr. Sheela does not show direct proof that infants who have elevated levels of phthalates are caused any harm.

But when are chemicals ever good for us? I believe there is a huge need for for the beauty industry (and the organic products industry) to get its act together and start studying the long term effects of the ingredients used in their products before selling it.

Dr. Sheela stated “The bottom line is that these chemicals likely do exist in products that we’re commonly using on our children and they potentially could cause health effects.”

But are these chemicals used in natural and organic baby products? I plan on contacting several produces of organic baby skin care manufactuerers to find out if these chemicals are used in their manufacturing process.  To be updated again soon.

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