May
31
There’s been a bevy of articles floating around this week about meetings being held by manufacturers of cans and soda products. They’re concerned because of the public concerns regarding Bisphenol-A (BPA). Including the makers of Coca-Cola and Campbell. If you aren’t already aware, soda cans as well as the majority of canned food is lined with BPA – a hormone disrupting chemical that has a bevy of independent university studies showing harmful effects.
The movement by young mothers (their bread and butter buyers) to avoid BPA is causing them some grief, and well deserved. We all educated ourselves on the effects and are choosing to buy safer alternatives. Because we’re smart people. Manufacturers are going over options to change our view of BPA and to back up it’s safety. They are considering doing one or more of the following tactics to change our view of BPA:
- Use scare tactics: They’ll use slogans like “Do you want access to baby food anymore?” as if we won’t be able to feed our children without exposing them to BPA.
- Giving consumers a false sense of control: They will highlight cost effects of choosing BPA Free products.
- Using a spokesperson: Their “holy grail” spokesperson would be a pregnant woman they said. Apparently showing us a pretty pregnant woman enjoying BPA exposed food with a smile will make us all forget the studies done by respected universities showing BPA exposure is linked to metabolic disorders, brain function, heart disease, genital abnormalities, mood disorders, diabetes….. etc etc etc. Their plan would be to have her go around the country speaking about the benefits of BPA. (Which are?)
So essentially, they want to scare you into buying products containing BPA because they don’t want to lose money. They don’t want to bother investigating safer alternatives. They just want things to go back to the way they were… when we all had no idea BPA existed. Too bad we’re not so naive to be convinced by fear and a pregnant woman. This “young mother” isn’t going to fall for it.
Here’s the full article about the meetings held by manufacturers in the Washington Post:
Kathleen M. Roberts, a lobbyist with Bergeson and Campbell for the North American Metal Packaging Alliance, which represents makers of metal cans and their customers, organized Thursday’s meeting and confirmed the accuracy of the notes. She said her members are concerned about bills pending in state legislatures as well as on Capitol Hill that would restrict or eliminate the use of BPA in metal cans. She said BPA is a safe compound that has been tarred by activist groups and that consumers do not fully appreciate its importance.
Oh we appreciate… we appreciate the importance of protecting the health of our families from the dangers of overused chemicals. We also appreciate that it’s not just activists tarring our view of BPA, it’s the respected studies by top universities and organizations that are opening our eyes to what’s around us.
Source: Washington Post
From Our Fellow Moms
Seems this news has angered more than just us here at SafeMama and our colleagues have some really excellent points:
Sommer from Green and Clean Mom: Talk to the Hand
“What they heck do these mom bloggers know anyhow? On one hand a company wants to use them for PR and marketing and their qualified and valued and on the other hand they’re just hysterical and not trusted.”
Jennifer Taggart of The Smart Mama: Ready to piss off a mom blogger? Seek a pregnant woman to consume BPA lined canned goods
How stupid do these industry representatives think we are? They think that if they pick the right “messaging” (which the industry will discover through at $500,000 survey of consumer perceptions and messaging), we will ignore the growing body of evidence of adverse health effects associated with BPA exposure? That we can’t separate the fact from the fiction?
Jenn Savedge at Mother Nature Network : Movement afoot to silence BPA concerns
“Instead of researching the alternatives (Japan has significantly reduced its use of BPA in many canned goods,) BPA advocates are hanging on to this sinking ship and spending their time and money to devise a strategy and public relations campaign that would silence these concerns about BPA. According to the article in the Washington Post, industry executives are weighing ideas that use financial fears and dated health information to dissuade people from choosing BPA-free packaging.”
Alicia of The Soft Landing: Bisphenol-a Manufacturers Switch to Fear Inducing Strategy
“Who are the fear mongers now? We were the ones “propagating unnecessary fear” just a few short years ago – that is until science bolstered our basis of concern. Now the chemical industry is backed into a corner by the very people who supply the largest portion of their bank accounts – young mothers ages 21-35.”
Before we raised issue with BPA in baby products no one ever heard of BPA. Now you can’t swing a dead cat in Babies R Us without sitting a product labelled BPA FREE. We changed that, we can change this too.
Here’s more:
- Tiffany Washko (Nature Mom)
- Science for Sale
- Janelle Sorensen (Moms Rising)
- Katy Farber (Non-toxic Kids)
- Lynn Miller (Organic Mania)
May
30
Reusable Swim Diapers: Bummis Swimmis
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My 3 year old is finally potty trained, so swim diapers are now a thing of the past… oh wait, I’m having another baby in 6 weeks, my diaper days are not over. Swim diapers were one thing that, although required by public pools and useful for water play are yet another thing we stuff into a landfill. With all the cloth diapering going on, why not a reusable swim diaper too?
I stumbled on Bummis this morning, and i think I’ve seen my friend Alicia twitter about this before as well, but I thought it worthy of a mention here. Bummis is a cloth diaper company that makes a reusable swim pant. You use it, wash it and use it again. You buy one diaper instead of bag after bag of those expensive disposables. An economical investment if you ask me. They come in a few cute designs (I like the Pizzazz one but that’s me) and fit babies and kids up to 30 lbs.
Check them out: You can check out the Bummi company at their website Bummis.com, and you can order a swimmi from any of their retail partners. You can also find them online at many boutiques. (A quick Google will fin dthem at many online shops)
May
29
Review & Giveaway: Dimpleskins Naturals Bum Bum Balm Diapering Salve
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I’ve been lucky that my son doesn’t really get diaper rash often (and let’s hope his new baby sister follows suit on that) but when he does, anything with zinc in it tends to irritate his skin more. We also cloth diaper, and while I do use disposables on occasion, I need something that I can use while using cloth, so that I don’t have to use even more disposables. So when I got the opportunity to try Dimpleskins Bum Bum Balm, I jumped at the chance. Bum Bum Balm is completely all natural, zinc free and also safe for those who cloth diaper. Score! This is not your typical diaper rash cream. As I’ve stated, it’s zinc free, so you don’t have that typical white smelly paste that you have with regular diaper rash creams. Zinc can leave an almost waterproof residue on cloth diapers when they get washed, ruining their absorbency so this is a great alternative for those who are cloth diapering. Since this is a balm, it goes on nice and light and doesn’t seem to coat the skin where it can’t breathe, yet the beeswax acts as a barrier to keep moisture away from rashes.
Bum Bum Balm’s ingredients are completely all natural. With less than ten ingredients, all of which I know and can pronounce, I feel good knowing that I’m not putting any unnecessary chemicals on my children. Check out the DimpleSkins Naturals website – they have some great products! Bum Bum Balm gets a hearty thumbs up from SafeMama.com!
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May
27
I don’t usually post food recipes on SafeMama, as you may well know but I had to share this one. One of my girlfriends loves Red Velvet Cake. I never really had it and from what I could tell, what made it “red velvet” was red food coloring. I love to bake but never did red velvet for that reason. I always thought “Why add food coloring when you could have just regular un-dyed cake?”. But apparently people really love their red velvet cake (or cupcakes) so when I saw this recipe I was happy to see an alternative to just dyeing it red.
I heard about this on The View (I know, but I was on the treadmill and there was nothing else on!) and Tyler Florence was doing a segment on hiding vegetables in food. I was fairly uninterested since I am a user and a fan of Jessica Seinfeld’s book Deceptively Delicious but when I saw his take on Red Velvet Cake – using beets to make it red I thought it was a great idea and it looked delicious. Here’s the recipe: Read more
May
22
Review: Erbaviva Natural Sunscreen
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When I started revamping the Sunscreen Cheat Sheet for this season I always had “kids” in mind for trying out products. Never did I think I’d find one that I love more for myself than my kids. I’m not a sun worshiper (and if I could go back to my teenage years and slap some sense into myself for slathering up with SPF 2 oil and laying out on my deck for hours I would. I’m prone to skin cancer and generally try to protect myself as much as I can with a hat and umbrellas. But it’s not always unavoidable (especially for those of us who live in perpetually sunny climates).
So when Erbaviva sent me a sample of their Natural Sunscreen with SPF 15 I decided to try it on myself instead of my son. I tend to prefer 30+ on my son since he’s fair like me and is much more active, being 3 and all. At first my initial reaction was “Nice packaging… but $26 bucks for a tube of sunscreen, are you high?” Then I tried it. Now, finding a natural sunscreen can be tough since many brands tend to be on the greasy side due to the oils, which actually make it more water resistant. So I expected the same semi-greasy consistency but that wasn’t the case. This sunscreen blends in wonderfully and there is no over powering scent whatsoever. This sunscreen is scented with lavender and chamomile but really, you don’t walk around smelling like an herbal shop. It goes on smooth and doesn’t leave you all white looking.
I’d even go so far as to say this would be great for faces since it lacks that “I will break out from this” quality and has no smell. I think the ladies will like this more for themselves than for the kids. Although its designed to be safe for mom and kids so either use will suit just fine. It uses minimal ingredients and the active sunscreen ingredient is micronized titanium (not nano) dioxide.
Pick It Up: They sell out of this sunscreen really fast on their website so your best bet is to grab it on Amazon.com!
May
19
Review: Bumkins Dr. Seuss SuperBibs
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I have friends and family who have been using Bumkins SuperBibs for years. Only until I won a cool giveaway from Bumkins did I get the chance to try them out. Bumkins bibs are made in the USA with a soft waterproof fabric. They are in fact soft like they claim and have a “catcher” at the bottom which I think every good bib should have. Even my 3 year old gets food in his catcher often if not every time.
I have always used Bjorn bibs but one of the problems with those is the lack of portability. With Bumbkins, since they’re just a soft piece of fabric you can roll them up and stick them in any bag when you’re on the road, out to eat, at Gramma’s.. whatever. They fit easily anywhere and that’s where my adoration for these developed. They are also wide enough to provide good coverage. I always thought traditional bibs were too small to be effective and Bumbkins seem to cover allthe right spots.
They come in lots of fun colors and I really dig the Dr. Seuss line! Bumkins bibs are free of vinyl, PVC, phthalates and BPA of course and you can throw them in the wash with the rest of your laundry. The nice part is these are readily available at most baby super stores, as well as online so finding them is pretty easy.
Get some: You can also order the Bumkins SuperBib on their website Bumkins.com! A 3 pack goes for $19.95 – $21.45 – Or you can get them at TheSoftLanding.com for $8.00 each. Use our coupon code SF-10 to get 10% off your order.
May
18
Congratulations to SafeMama Statia!
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I’m happy to report that our own SafeMama Statia gave birth to an 8lb 12 oz baby this morning and both mom and baby are doing great. She sounds happy and baby is healthy! Congratulations Mama! We wish her all the best with her new bundle!
That means I’m next… eek!
May
18
FAQ: What’s The Deal With Play Sand?
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It’s warmer out now and outdoor play is coming to the forefront. Nothing like a good romp in the sand box right? Well, maybe not. Now before you shoot me… I’ve been chewing on this answer for sometime and actually, our friend Katy from Non Toxic Kids did a great article about play sand last year. My son loves to play with sand… he’s one of those boys who loves to make roads and use his construction vehicles and creates parking lots in it. Of course when I started reading more about it after noticing dust coming from the sand, I decided to pitch it (dust from anything can’t be good right?) and make sure I had something safe.
Many times, play sand is made of crushed rock instead of beach or river sand. This crushed rock or crystalline silica is already a known carcinogen according to the EPA and OSHA. In California companies are required by law to label products (thanks to California’s Prop 65) that contain carcinogens. So many times you’ll even see it on the bag stating its carcinogenic. But that’s not the case everywhere, unfortunately. (Which really baffles me as to why they’d sell something carcinogenic as a kids play toy). Some brands of sand even contain asbestos tremloite which can put you and kids at risk of lung cancer.
What Do I Do?
Avoid play sand that creates airborne dust that can be easily breathed by kids. That ultra fine “clean” play sand that kicks up all that dust isn’t good to be breathing. Many times those are the sands made of crushed rock. You’ll want sand made from actual beach or river sand if possible. The granules are larger so the dust factor is less of an issue. Here’s a few better options in stores or for purchase online:
Sandtastik Classic Play Sand: Sandtastik is a safer non-toxic sand that contains no silica or quartz. I haven’t tried it out but it looks like basic white sand. You can purchase it online on Amazon.com
SafeSand: This company provides safe play sand that contains no crytalline silica or quartz. It’s a safe white sand prefect for sand boxes or playgrounds. They have a weath of information on their website about the dangers of silica and quartz dust. The only problem with SafeSand is you can only buy a 50 pound box for $60 (without shipping). So consider chipping in with a couple of moms. (or if you live in San Fransisco you can pick it up locally to save yourself the shipping costs)
*Sakrete Natural Play Sand: I went on a hunt to find replacement sand for my son’s sand box and found that Home Depot now sells a more natural brand of sand made by Sakrete. It’s “natural sand”, not manufactured and has the consistency of real beach sand rather than that ultra fine stuff we’re used to. NO DUST with this brand – I have it and it is more like beach sand than that ultra fine dusty stuff. Sakrete screens and washes the sand for use on playgrounds so it’s a safer option. I have an email into the company to confirm it’s free of silica and quartz which I have not yet received a response. I’ll update as soon as I hear back.
UPDATE on Sakrete: I just got word from a reader who was nice enough to call the company and ask. They confirmed theor natural play sand does contain silica and that it says so on the bag. Well, I am looking at a bag as I type this and that isn’t the case. I got an email from an exec who promised me an email by the end of this week to clarify. We’ll see but it’s not looking good. Back to the drawing board! (Or back to the beach to swipe a bagful there)
May
13
We get this question often. I think mainly due to the fact that the EWG has it rated in their Top 10 recommended brands. It’s true, Blue Lizard doesn’t use oxybenzone like many other brands but the sunscreen ingredient isn’t what has kept it off our Safer Sunscreen Cheat Sheet the last 2 years. Below is the list of ingredients from the Blue Lizard “Chemical Free” Baby Sunscreen*:
Active ingredients: zinc oxide (10.0%), titanium dioxide (5.0%)
Inactive ingredients: purified water, ethylhexyl palmitate, C12-15 alkyl benzoate, ethylhexyl stearate, polyglyceryl-4 isostearate, cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 dimethicone, hexyl laurate, propylene glycol, cetyl dimethicone, trimethylated silica/dimethicone, octododecyl neopentanoate, VP/hexadecene copolymer, methyl glucose dioleate, PEG-7 hydrogenated castor oil, sorbitol oleate, hydrogenated castor oil, beeswax, stearic acid, cetyl dimethicone, methylparaben, propylparaben, ethylparaben, disodium EDTA, diazolidinyl urea, tocopheryl acetate
What baffles me is that on this particular bottle of sunscreen it says “chemical free” right on the label. Now, it’s true I am no scientist but just looking at that list of ingredients, I can pretty much guess that’s not really the case. Unless in a parallel universe propylene glycol, PEG/PPG-10, methylparaben, propylparaben, ethylparaben’s are natural. So for those of you who are looking for a chemical free option there are sunscreens worth checking out that offer the same SPF protection.
This is a perfect example for those of you out there emailing us confused about all the crazy ingredients we worry about now. This sunscreen is rated a 2 in the Skin Deep Database despite its chemical formula packed with parabens. So while yes, Skin Deep is a great resource / starting point, it just validates that doing a little homework and getting yourself more familiar with label reading can go a long way.
*This is the ingredients formulation I could find. The Blue Lizards website conveniently has broken links where they disclose their ingredients. If someone has a bottle or knows where a more recent formulation list can be found let me know and I’ll edit this post to reflect the changes.
May
5
FAQ: Why Aren’t Arbonne Baby Products on Your List?
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I can’t tell you how many times we’ve gotten this question:
I love the Arbonne ABC Baby care line and wondered why their products are not listed on your site as they are pure, have no animal by-products etc., ?
Edit: Since the publication of this article I have been sent an updated list of product formulas. I’ll update that below. I’m going to tell you why. Because according to the ingredient information I’ve seen there is not a lot that is “pure, safe and beneficial” about them from what I can tell. To start, Arbonne doesn’t disclose the ingredients in their baby products on their website – so judging a product based on just some marketing text isn’t what we recommend when buying skin care for your little one. With some digging I found an ingredients list for the Arbonne baby Care ABC Lotion from the GoodGuide. An Arbonne Rep sent me the ingredients lists in several products. Let’s take a look at the Arbonne Baby Care ABC Lotion:
Water/Aqua/Eau, Glycerin, Cetyl Lactate, Glyceryl Stearate, Isopropyl Palmitate, Sorbitan Stearate, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Polysorbate 61, Dimethicone, Stearic Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Prunus Persica (Peach) Fruit Extract, Plantago Major Leaf Extract, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Carthamus Tinctorius (Saflower) Seed Oil, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Retinyl Palmitate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hydrolized Lecithin, Tocopherol, Panthenol, Oleic Acid, Stearoxytrimethylsilane, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Sorbic Acid, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil, Dipteryx Odorata Seed Extract, Citrus Reticulata, (Tangerine) Leaf Oil, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Peel Oil, Jasminum Oficinale (Jasmine) Oil, Limonene, Geraniol
And the Arbonne ABC Baby Hair & Body Wash:
Water/Aqua/Eau,Decyl Glucoside, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, PEG-80 Sorbitan Laurate, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Butylene Glycol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Prunus Persica (Peach) Fruit Extract, Plantago Major Leaf Extract, Retinyl Palmitate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phospholipids, Panthenol, Triethanolamine, Citric Acid, Sodium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Sorbic Acid, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia, (Bergamot) Fruit Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil, Dipteryx Odorata Seed Extract, Citrus Reticulata (Tangerine) Leaf Oil, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Peel Oil, Jasminum Oficinale (Jasmine) Oil, Limonene, Geraniol
- Some products like the Hair & Body Wash contain a couple PEG’s.
- First, this lotion contains FOUR parabens. Hormone mimicking preservatives. Do I need to go on? No, but I will. Have been reformulated to eliminate parabens. BUT, it does contain Phenoxyethanol (see below)which we’re learning isn’t the best preservative either.
- A nice portion of the list is made up of petrochemicals… some of which can be a source of 1,4 dioxane and formaldehyde contamination. Namely Triethanolamine which can also be contaminated with nitrosamines, an endocrine disrupting possible carcinogen.
…several animal studies clearly demonstrate toxicity of phenoxyethanol, which causes damaging effects on the brain and the nervous system, even at moderate concentrations. As a cosmetic ingredient, phenoxyethanol is restricted in Japan and the European Union. Even the U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) data sheets show “chromosomal changes and genetic mutation effects in testing as well as testicular atrophy and reproductive damage in mice.”
- We’ve looked at the lists on a few other products including their kids sunscreen which uses several chemical sunscreens including Octyl Methoxycinnamate, 2-Ethylhexyl Salicylate (Octyl Salicylate), and Oxybenzone.
Needless to say, we are still not comfortable recommending Arbonne’s products. Perhaps they have reformulated to remove parabens in recent months (They have taken out parabens), we’re not sure since they don’t disclose their ingredients until you’ve already bought the product. The removal of 4 parabens from their formulas is a nice step – but it’s just a few too many chemical ingredients for our comfort level.
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