Natural Baby Soap

Every parent wants the best for their baby. It seems like every time you turn around, some ingredient or another in all kinds of products turns out to be hazardous in some way. We don’t use lye soap anymore, so why would you want to bathe a baby in some kind of soap that is harsh and drying to the skin. Even Ivory soap has been shown to be very drying. When we were babies my mother used castile soap as my grandmother did before her. There is good news though. There are lots of sources for natural baby soap.

Sodium Laurel Sulfate sounds harmless enough. It has a flower in its name, but it is the ingredient that gives soaps and shampoos their ability to foam. Unfortunately it is a known skin irritant that can penetrate and be retained in the eyes, brain, heart and liver. Used in a baby soap or shampoo, it can cause rashes, eczema, and other skin irritations. It is sometimes labeled as natural because it is derived from coconut oil, but don’t be fooled. This is too harsh for your baby’s skin.

Synthetic perfumes and fragrances can contain hundreds of chemicals that may cause headaches, dizziness, coughing, vomiting, and skin irritations. You may have noticed talc free powders on the market. Talc is a mineral that has been used in baby powder, but long term effects can be as irritating as asbestos.

Don’t worry; manufacturers of baby soaps hear you and are addressing the concerns of a growing number of parents who want natural baby soap and other products that are free of these dangerous ingredients. There are many small independent companies that sell natural and organic baby soaps online. Even the giant Johnson and Johnson company has taken notice and introduced Johnson’s Natural; a line of natural baby soaps and other products that are 98% naturally derived. Burt’s Bees has a Baby Bee Buttermilk Soap that is free of harmful ingredients and made with buttermilk, oat flour, honey, and glycerin. Pretty Baby is another company featuring natural baby soaps made with 100% olive oil, shea butter, or goat’s milk. They come in unfragranced varieties as well. If fragrance is used; it is lavender, chamomile, or sandalwood. Sometimes you just have to get back to basics and use products that are free of chemicals and additives. Your grandmother raised her children without chemicals and so can you.



 

Natural Baby Care News:

 

'Mompreneur' creates eco-web store - Charlotte Observer

'Mompreneur' creates eco-web store
Charlotte Observer
Learn more about Tatiana, Alloit, and going natural in our MomsCharlotte Q&A. We got the idea of starting Alloit when I started reading the ingredients of the products I was buying for my baby, and my whole family, and realized that most commercial .

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Green celebrity mum Jessica Alba could inspire other eco-businesses - Big Green Smile

The Age
Green celebrity mum Jessica Alba could inspire other eco-businesses
Big Green Smile
February 2012 14:00 Jessica Alba's new eco-friendly baby company, selling natural baby products, offers some great lessons for other eco-businesses, according to the Ecopreneurist website. EURœThrough an innovative business model for safe baby stuff, .
Jessica Alba starts her own baby businessThe Age
Actress Jessica Alba Looks Great on Take-Your-Daughter-to-Work DayDaily Glow

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South Dakota to debate ban on baby products with BPA - Sioux Falls Argus Leader

South Dakota to debate ban on baby products with BPA
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
A state House panel is considering a bipartisan measure that would ban the sale of baby products that contain bisphenol A, an organic chemical that has been linked to reproductive problems in laboratory animals. Marc Feinstein, D-Sioux Falls, .

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Jessica Alba goes toxin-free with The Honest Company - Reuters

China Daily
Jessica Alba goes toxin-free with The Honest Company
Reuters
By Piya Sinha-Roy | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Working mom Jessica Alba is adding entrepreneur to her many titles, shifting from movie star to businesswoman with a venture that provides parents easy access to eco-friendly natural products for babies and .
Jessica Alba starts eco-friendly 'The Honest Company'Gant Daily

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Taco Bell to roll out taco in Doritos shell - The Newark Advocate

Taco Bell to roll out taco in Doritos shell
The Newark Advocate
If you're a baby boomer, you might have noticed your contemporaries aren't as spry as they used to. IRVINE, Calif. - Taco Bell is about to rub salt -- make that orange Doritos dust -- into its own wounds. Roughly one year after the sky almost fell in .

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Research and Markets: Analysts Forecast That the Global Skin Care Market Is Expected To Reach US$90.1 Billion By 2014
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Skin Care Market 2010-2014" report to their of..


Baby sitter to stay in jail until trial for '92 infant murder
A Montgomery County baby sitter, accused last year of the 1992 suffocation death of a baby left in her care, will remain behind bars until her trial...


Baby-selling case sheds light on surrogacy
San Diego attorney Theresa Erickson, once a star in the reproductive law field, will be sentenced Friday for her role in what prosecutors have called an international baby-selling ring...


TANAMERA PAMPERS MOTHERS AFTER CHILDBIRTH
KUALALUMPUR, Feb 13 (Bernama) -- They are 100 per cent natural. Fromingredients to packaging, all products are eco-friendly, employing recycledunbleached paper and are in return, recyclable.The all-natural products are without any artificial colouring, fragrancefree, non-toxic and contains no preservatives.The ingredients used to produce the Tanamera range of products, speciallyformulated for ...


 

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