We found safe, natural, non-toxic baby skin care with the purest, organic, or wildcrafted ingredients that are safe and nourishing for your babies' delicate skin. No harsh chemicals, synthetics, or harmful anything!

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Baby's Skin Care and Bath Products

The skin is your baby's largest organ. Since skin has a porous nature, what you rub into your baby's skin may be absorbed into his or her blood stream. Individual chemicals vary widely in their ability to be absorbed through the skin. Some baby care products, such as baby powder, can also be inhaled or ingested by a baby. There are many ingredients in baby lotions, creams, shampoos, soaps, powders, oils, diaper rash ointments that are potentially toxic. According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), personal care products contain known human carcinogens or developmental toxins, and more than one-third of all personal care products contain at least one ingredient linked to cancer.

Many toxic ingredients are not required on labels so it may be challenging to know what chemicals you are rubbing into your baby's body. There is very little government scrutiny of skin care products in the U.S. Ingredients are not reviewed or approved by the FDA, and companies are not required to do pre-market safety testing, even for products sold for babies and children.

Phthalates are used in many types of skin care products, especially fragrances. A 2008 study of infant phthalate exposure concluded the following "Phthalate exposure is widespread and variable in infants. Infant exposure to lotion, powder, and shampoo were significantly associated with increased urinary concentrations of monoethyl phthalate, monomethyl phthalate, and monoisobutyl phthalate, and associations increased with the number of products used. This association was strongest in young infants, who may be more vulnerable to developmental and reproductive toxicity of phthalates given their immature metabolic system capability and increased dosage per unit body surface area."

Avoid anything with phthalates in the ingredients list and products listing ‘fragrance' as an ingredient.

Many bath and skin care products are also commonly contaminated with formaldehyde and/or 1,4-dioxane - chemicals linked to cancer and skin allergies. See the following report for more information:

No More Toxic Tub

The EWG has done a lot of research and created the Skin Deep database - a safety guide to cosmetics and personal care products. You can search for a product, ingredient, or company to find toxicity ratings.

http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/

EWG's has also created a Parents' Buying Guide that can help you find safer products: http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/special/parentsguide/

We found safe, natural, non-toxic baby skin care with the purest, organic, or wildcrafted ingredients that are safe and nourishing for your babies' delicate skin. No harsh chemicals, synthetics, or harmful anything!

We have also found another company that uses exceptionally pure, organic ingredients in their products. Earth Mama Angel Baby makes an excellent line of 100% natural, certified organic skin and body care products to support the entire birth process and baby care. There are no phthalates, parabens, SLS, artificial preservatives, fragrances or dyes in any of their products. We are truly impressed with the ingredients they use in their bottom balm , baby oil, diaper rash soap, shampoo and wash, and baby lotion. Click on this link for more information:  Earth Mama Angel Baby

Kabana Skin Care also makes a diaper rash treatment and sunscreen that uses only safe, natural, non-toxic ingredients. In order for an ingredient to be deemed natural by Kabana's rigorous standards, it must either be directly derived from a living organism via a sustainable process and free of petrochemicals, or is a mineral that has a proven safety record for use on and in the human body. Click on this link for more information:  Kabana Skin Care

Sunscreens can contain chemicals that are harmful to your baby. For in-depth information about sunscreen, see our article:  Sunscreen for Babies

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