Becoming a parent is a hard switch — not just because there’s suddenly another person in your life to love and care for — but because you’re also inundated with warnings from every angle on products you never thought twice about. It’s easy to become stressed out — but choosing all-natural or organic products is a good way to avoid a lot of the nasties out there.
A recent study from the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics revealed some disturbing information about some of America’s favorite “clean” and “pure” baby products; 61% of the largest, most popular brands (including Johnson & Johnson) contained ingredients like 1, 4 dioxane and formaldehyde, which are known carcinogens. The No More Toxic Tub report states:
“While a single product might not be cause for concern, the reality is that babies may be exposed to several products at bath time, several times a week, in addition to other chemical exposures in the home and environment. Those small exposures add up and may contribute to later-life disease.”
In response to this study, the website Greenopia put together a list of the Top 10 Non-Toxic Baby Shampoos. Some of their organic choices include Erbaorganics Organic Baby Shampoo (at least 77% organic), Organic Blessings Baby Shampoo and Body Wash and Nature’s Paradise Baby Shampoo & Body Wash, Unscented. You can view the full list here.
Do you have a favorite not on this list that you would recommend?
March 24th, 2009 at 1:22 am
Thank you for the tips, I ordered some of the Natures Paradise Baby Organic products and I love them. I could not believe how simple and safae the ingredient listing was. I have never seen a listing so short and yet its very effective. I got the coconut scented line which smells AMAZING it makes me feel like im on vacation. My baby loves the lather it gives the shampoo & body wash come in a fun foam pump. I really really love the coconut lotion and diaper cream. The lotion is VERY moisturizing and smells great. The diaper cream I could not believe that after one diaper change my sons rash was gone, that is amazing and I was skeptical since it didnt have any zinc oxide or active ingredients but it worked. Thanks for the tip of finding this safe skin care line.