Baby Skin & Body CareA blog on baby care

Just found out yesterday that my sister is 12 weeks pregnant, she didn’t tell anybody until after she made it to the 8 week mark since she has had 3 miscarriages. We are going to throw her a baby shower and since I am her only sibling I wanted to do a nice gift basket of diapers, baby shampoo/lotion/oil, and diaper cream. I have heard alot about Johnson’s in the news about being recalled in China for having bad ingredients or something like that, what would you recommend for baby shampoo/lotion, diapers (huggies or pampers), and diaper cream. I am making it a nice homemade gift pack to start her out, I just have no experience with these types of products and when I ask her which ones she would like she is like “I dunno” I guess because it is her first baby. So any suggestions from experience would be greatly appreciated.

copy, and paste the below to your browser. this video is very informative, and helpful.
i’m trying to make a difference in my grandson’s health with phthalate free products. there are many house hold items with phthalates in them. check out green peace’s site for a huge list.
zoebonline, and bornfree has baby bottles phthalate free. gerber playtex nurser, and bags are phthalate free also.
health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/babies_p…
Chemicals in baby shampoo: What to do now – Kids and parenting – MSNBC.com
Should they chuck the baby shampoo they’ve always used? Switch to phthalate-free products? … What’s the alternative to using these baby products? …
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22999573

Babies absorb phthalates from baby products By Megan Rauscher
Mon Feb 4, 10:36 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new study suggests that baby lotion, baby powder, and baby shampoo may be exposing babies to potentially harmful chemicals called phthalates.
“At this time, we do not know what the potential long-term health effects might be, but there is a large body of animal studies to suggest developmental and reproductive toxicity (from phthalates) and a few human studies with changes in health outcomes as well,” Dr. Sheela Sathyanarayana told Reuters Health.
Phthalates are used to make plastics flexible and stabilize fragrances, and are found in a plethora of consumer products including toys, personal care products and medical equipment.
As reported online today in the journal Pediatrics, Sathyanarayana, from the University of Washington, Seattle, and colleagues measured the levels of nine different phthalate breakdown products in urine from

Have you looked at this web site? It rates the safety of various baby lotions, diaper creams, baby wipes, baby washes… I found out that none of our products are considered safe.
This web site rates the safety of many different brands of baby lotion, baby wipes, powders, diaper creams, etc. I just went in and found that of the nine products we have on hand, six were rated and had a hazard rating anywhere from 3 to 6. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics advises against using anything with a hazard rating higher than a 2. Needless to say, we will be making some changes starting today!
I noticed that many Mustela products seemed to rate really badly, with some listed as highly toxic and possibly cancer causing, etc. Many of the California Baby products were rated as safe. But Burts Bees did not fare as well as I had expected.http://www.cosmeticdatabase.com/browse.p…

For example, I loved the BeBe lotion in Germany, but I can’t find it anywhere online or otherwise to be delivered to the US.

This may be heresy, but I don’t really care for the smell of Johnson’s baby shampoo, and never really have. What are your favorite bath products to use, and what would you avoid? I’m pregnant, but i’d love to use L’Oreal Kids gentle tear free shampoos on my baby (if he/she has any hair lol). They have wonderful, fruity, but not too strong smells: fruit punch, watermelon, sunny orange, melon, etc.
For instance: what about body washes or soaps- what’s your favourite? Do you like the all-in-one body & hair washes? Are bath mitts a good idea? How about lotions?

I mean, the rest of my body doesn’t have pimples or blemishes. It’s baby-smooth and supple. And I only use normal antibacterial soap like Safeguard. I seldom put lotion. But with my face, I’ve never used soap, always these so-called mild cleansers. I tone, I moisturize, I seldom get out in the sun, but my face has all these dark spots, reddish spots, a couple of pimples, pimple scars, whiteheads, blackheads (in pictures you can’t see them but if you look at my skin really closely, ugh!) Now I’m tempted to use the same products and maintenance techniques (which is practically low-maintenance) that I do on my body, to my face. What’s the diff between body and face skin anyway?

My mum only uses soap and water on her face and she never has/had any spots or blemishes.
Is this true of everyone? If i just washed my face with normal soap, and maybe applied baby moisturiser after would my skin be better than using lots of anti-spot products?
thanks x

like the lotion, baby wash, baby oil, powder, shampoo, etc..
just curious, i love the smell of them but my best friend hates it.

Hey i’m expecting a baby soon and want to buy something from each baby company to see whats the best and check out there sites .
But i cannot remember all the companies that have diapers . lotions, shampoos diaper creams , bottles , pacifiers .
If anyone can help me out that would be great i would love to check out there sites .