Over the course of the next few weeks, Organic Baby Products 101 will be reviewing baby care products. We have written about the dangers of traditional baby care products and how dangerous they can be to our children without us even realizing it. Lathering our babies’ skin with smelly lotion and bathing them in bubble baths makes us feel good and them smell good but is it good for them? It is our hope to review some great products, give some away and give our take on whether they clean, how they smell and yes, if they are safe. With our children both having sensitive skin, eczema and allergies and one child having asthma – we are pretty critical. Have you seen our article on making your own baby care products?
The timing is really good for this article from Smart Family Tips where they draw attention to the Kids Safe Chemical Act and the Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep Cosmetics Database. The article really draws attention to the brands that are not so safe but that most parents immediately are drawn to for traditional reasons. Johnson and Johnson for example, just had a commercial about how the products were used when we were a child so now we should trust them for our own adult skin. After reading the Smart Family Tips, I’m not sure how “trustworthy” the products really are. It’s eye opening to the say the least but shouldn’t we demand better for our health and for our children’s health?
