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Choosing Safer Products: Personal Care Products
Choosing Safer Products: Personal Care Products, a listing of safer products.
Safer brands for various products include Aubrey Organics, Burt's Bees, Dr. Bronner's, and California Baby. See below for our specific recommendations!
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Healthy choices include: |
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Lotion or moisturizer |
Trillium Organics Organic Body Butter California Baby Everyday Body Lotion Aubrey Organics Natural Baby Lotion |
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Baby wipes |
California Baby Diaper Area Wash Tushies Baby Wipes, with Aloe Vera, Unscented Seventh Generation Unscented Baby Wipes with Aloe Vera & Vitamin E |
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Bubble bath |
AROMABABY Pure Baby Wash Cocoon Organic Body & Hair Wash California Baby Bubble Bath (various types) |
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Diaper cream |
Terressentials 100% Organic Terrific Tush Treatment See the Dawn Wisdom Calendula/Plantain Salve Cosmic Tree Essentials Simply Shea and Tamanu Cream for Baby Badger Diaper Cream Baby Cakes Rear Repair & Over There Ointment |
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Baby shampoo |
Organic Blessings Little Angel Shampoo/Body Wash Baby Cakes Therapeutic Shampoo Cocoon Organic Body & Hair Wash Tom's of Maine Baby Shampoo & Body Wash Jasmine Aubrey Organics Natural Baby and Kids Shampoo |
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Baby soap |
Dr. Bronner's Castile Liquid Soap-Baby Mild AVEENO Baby Soothing Bath Treatment Terressentials Organic Baby Wash Tom's of Maine Baby Shampoo & Body Wash Jasmine |
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Children’s sunscreen |
California Baby SPF 30+ Sunblock Stick No Fragrance California Baby SPF 30+ Sunscreen Lotion No Fragrance UV Natural Baby Sport SPF 30+ |
Healthy Tips!
- Explore
the Environmental Working Group’s Safety Guide to Children’s Personal Care Products
http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/special/parentsguide/ to learn more about the safety of individual products and ingredients.
- Remember that terms such as ‘natural,’ ‘organic,’ and ‘gentle’ do not guarantee that products are free of harmful ingredients.
- You
can try making your own personal care products for baby using simple
ingredients like coconut oil, milk, and avocado. Some recipes are available here.
- Avoid hand soaps marketed as ‘antibacterial’: scrubbing hands with hot water and plain soap is just as effective, and the overuse of antibacterial products can lead to germs that are harder to kill.
Learn more:
- Our responses to FAQs about toxic chemicals in personal care products
- Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition Fact Sheet: What's in the Bath Tub? Toxic Chemicals and Children's Products
- Environmental
Working Group: Safety Guide to Children’s Personal Care Products
- The
Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
- Washington
state’s Safe Cosmetics Campaign
