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Category: Product Safety

Safer Skin Care: How Far Do You Go?

Posted on: Jan 30, 2010

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When I have some extra cash (which is not often) I sometimes go through our list of Safer Skin Care and purchase a sampler set of something I haven’t tried yet. It gives me a chance to try something new first hand as well as keep up with any reformulations that might occur as time [...]

Mylicon Gas Relief Recalled for Risk of Metal

Posted on: Nov 14, 2008

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I was tipped off by a friend on Facebook about a recent recall of Mylicon Gas Relief drops for infants. Apparently, Johnson & Johnson and Merck Pharmaceuticals is voluntarily recalling 12,000 units of Infants’ MYLICON® Gas Relief Dye Free Non-Staining Drops 1 oz. manufactured after October 5, 2008 in the 1oz plastic bottles due to [...]

Congrass Passes Ban on Phthalates!

Posted on: Jul 30, 2008

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Yesterday, Congress voted on the Children’s Safe Products Act which approved a nationwide ban on phthalates in products intended for children under 12. We’ve been waiting for this so we’re happy to say goodbye to phthalates DEHP, DBP and BBP… three chemicals used to soften plastics in children’s toys like bath squirties, soft books and [...]

Crocs Safety: Beware of Escalators

Posted on: Jun 4, 2008

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The popular shoes, Crocs™ worn by kids and adults alike have swept the retail-nation like wildfire. My son has a pair or two. They are easy to get on and off (which is a huge help when kids don’t want to put shoes on AT ALL like mine) and are great for the beach or [...]

Baby Skin Care Products: A Quick Users Guide

Posted on: Apr 11, 2008

Filed Under paraben free, Phthalates Info, Product Safety, Skin Care | 7 Comments

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One of the things that we’ve been frustrated with, here at SafeMama, was what seemed like a lack of safe baby skin care products. Hence, the second version of the Paraben and Phthalate Free Bath Care Cheat Sheet. As we were searching we realized that there actually are a lot of really great products out [...]

1, 4-Dioxane in Organic Body Care Products

Posted on: Mar 18, 2008

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It literally pains me to write this post. It seems as though the moment I have everything under control as far as safe products go, something else pops up. And honestly, I try incredibly hard not to make this website feel “alarmist” and “We’re all gonna diiiiiieeee” in it’s tone but this is one of [...]

Site Worth Bookmarking: HealthyToys.org

Posted on: Dec 8, 2007

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I had to highlight this website because as I searched through it I found some really disturbing things and have already tossed a few items due to the information on it. HealthyToys.org was created by various environmental groups as a public database of toys tested for dangerous toxics like lead, arsenic, chlorine, mercury and cadmium. [...]

Asbestos Found in Several Childrens Toys

Posted on: Nov 29, 2007

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It’s stuff like this that make me as a parent feel totally out of control. I originally found a link to The Consumerist where they list out a bevy of toys and other household items like duct tape that contain asbestos. I try not to make this site feel “alarmist” or to unnecessarily worry parents [...]

Bisphenol-free bottles

Posted on: Nov 21, 2007

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If you’re looking for safe bottles for your baby or toddler, take a look at the Adiri Natural Nurser Ultimate Bottle. It’s 100% polycarbonate-free and bisphenol-A free. Additionally, it mimics the look and feel of breastfeeding for those children who refuse to take a bottle. Friends have already given us bottles, but I will now [...]

2007 The Year of the Recall

Posted on: Nov 14, 2007

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I’ve heard this a few times now and it still doesn’t sit well. This year has been bombarded with toy and product recalls starting with Toys R Us recalling Elite Operations toy sets in March, lead toys, cribs with strangulation defects… and then the most recent Aqua Dots disaster… this year isn’t helping boost consumer [...]