Product ingredient list- What's your poison?

[Lmw1702]

hi there,

I thought this might be useful to anyone who is interested in knowing about the harmful chemicals that most of the products available contain.I found this A-Z product ingredient listing when I was doing a search on the ingredients(chemicals) in the baby wipes i was using. Heck! most of them you can't even pronounce! I urge everyone to educate yourselves about the ingredients on the products you are exposing your precious babies to, not to mention yourself an other family members! I did and I was shocked! As a result I have switched to strictly chemical free products for bubs and have switched many of the household items also. A few of my favourite 'friendly' brands are Neways, Wotnot, GAIA, Moltex, Sukin, A'kin. There are hundreds more, just type in chemical free baby products, in Google. The one's above are some I have personally tried and found lovely to use. Beware of some of the so called eco-friendly or green products that state they are fragrance free or highlight the fact that the packaging used is chemical free which is fine but they still contain harmful chemicals. One that really scared me from the list was LANOLIN, and to think many of us use this on our nipples when breastfeeding!!:eek: I also came across a nifty little booklet sold in many health food stores called Chemical Maze Handbook by Bill Statham. I have found it really helpful to carry with me when I go shopping. You will never look at some products the same again!

http://mbm.net.au/health/cosmetics/index.html

[landofparadise]

Great info, thanks for putting this on bubhub!
I'm myself use neways too, and only that, just because they already did the research!
Another great independent website to go to to check ingredients and brands called:
www.cosmeticdatabase.com

[Lmw1702]

Thanks for that Landofparadise, I just wish more people would catch on to the damage chemicals in almost all of the household goods are doing. I know it can be hard to cut everything out and chemical free can often be expensive but if people at least look out for products that are SLA, paraben, petrochemical free then it's a good start! Have you tried the True Touch cosmetics from Neways?? I just got a delivery today, I love the dishwashing liquid and have just tried Radicate for the first time and wow it makes everything shine! Even safe enough to use on dummies etc..Baby wipes are a huge deal for me as they all seem to contain the nasties and I just can't stand the thought of using those chemicals on bubs private bits! How bad is that they use petrochems for baby products!:no: and they have the nerve to promote them as midwife approved or paed recommended, just marketing B.S. My fav baby wipes so far are WOTNOT and Gaia and I also love the Gaia cornstarch powder. Neways Generations baby wash in the pump is divine too have you tried it....Anyway thanks for replying!:)

[landofparadise]

It was very very easy to switch over/convert my home, life to non-toxic products.
Your health is your best investment, your greatest asset!
Once i have learnt about the toxic effect of some of the very commonly used ingredients it was the easyest choice to make!
I order online, so it comes to my door within 3 days, i save time and money to go out and collect everything from different places.
I just go to the market to get fruit and veg. and everything else i order from Neways:)
I also have much much less stuff to recycle as they are highly concentrated and last a long long time.
PLUS i save about a $1000 per year on everyday products!
Oh and the products are all work:))))