Natural Baby ProductsWhy use natural baby products? Partly because there are thousands of chemicals approved by the FDA that are commonly used in today`s personal care products, including those made for babies and children. The long term effects of most of these are unknown and even worse, some of these chemicals have been linked to severe medical conditions, including cancer. This is one good reason to use natural products for your baby. Also because children are not just small versions of adults. They have several distinctions that seperate them from their adult counterparts. Obviously children are growing and developing rapidly and there is no complete research as to what effect some of these chemicals can have on that developement, but also they are much more succeptable to toxins and pollutants of all sorts. Why? Because pound for pound, children are exposed to higher levels of environmental toxins than adults. Compared to their body weight, children eat more foods, drink more fluids, breath more air, and have more surface skin. This causes them to have a higher exposure to chemicals and pollutants in the air, in their food, and in the baby care products that are used on and absorbed through their skin. Read this interesting article from the Children's Health Environmental Coalition for more information on childhood exposures. But do these natural baby products work? Yes, and in many cases the natural baby products work even better than store bought baby care products. Many parents have had success using our Diaper Defense products for natural diaper rash treatment because their children were having problems with severe diaper rash and the commercial products were not very effective in clearing up their diaper rash. Also, commercial brands of baby care products usually use large amounts of perservatives. Partly due to the fact that they will need a long shelf life for being stocked at the local store, but also because they are manufactured and mass-produced by machine. The simple fact they are made by machine requires them to have more preservatives. All of our products are handmade and most of our natural baby products are completely preservative free. Those that do have preservatives have very low amounts of gentle preservatives. One more point that favors natural baby care products is that you should try to avoid using petroleum products on your baby's skin. Examples of these are petroleum jelly, paraffin, paraffin wax, and mineral oil. These ingredients are common in many lotions, creams, lip balms and baby oils. They are harsh to your baby's delicate skin and can also be a contributing factor in skin irriations. There is also a severe hidden danger about using traditional baby oil. You can read here for important information about it. You will not find any of these petroleum based ingredients in any of our natural baby care products. For example, our Infant Massage Oil makes a great baby bath oil and is an all-natural combination of sweet almond oil, jojoba oil and vitamin E. Pure, simple, natural. If you ever have a question about the ingredients in our products, please email customer service to address your concerns. Our goal is to be your complete source for natural baby care products and we want you to be completely satisfied with our products. Our natural baby products are not exactly the same as other products you may be familiar with. We are making a difference in natural baby skin care. Here you can read more about the ways our products are different from other baby products you may be familiar with. |