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Category: FAQ

FAQ: Why Is TruKid Sunny Days Sunscreen Missing From This Years Cheat Sheet?

Posted on: Apr 16, 2010

Filed Under Chemicals, FAQ, Product Safety, Skin Care | 5 Comments

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We’ve been getting this question a lot since I released this years Safer Sunscreen Cheat Sheet so I wanted to clarify my decision to exclude it in this years list. I want to preface this by saying one statement. I do not know everything. See? I’m just like you. But I spend a lot of [...]

FAQ: Why Isn’t Blue Lizard on your Sunscreen Cheat Sheet?

Posted on: May 13, 2009

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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 [...]

FAQ: Why Aren’t Arbonne Baby Products on Your List?

Posted on: May 5, 2009

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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 [...]

FAQ: Are Bottle Sterilizers and Warmers Safe?

Posted on: May 23, 2008

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We’ve been asked a bazillion times whether bottle sterilizers and bottle warmers are safe, and the questions surrounding them are usually layered. Do they contain BPA? If so can using them on my BPA Free bottles do any harm? Not many, but some bottle sterilizers and warmers do contain polycarbonate plastic. Our friends at Z [...]

What’s the deal with Avent?

Posted on: May 21, 2008

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We here at Safe Mama, get TONS of emails regarding Avent products. More than we can handle. Avent is one of the most popular brands on the market, so it stands to reason that we would get lots of inquiries on their products. This information was posted here previously, but in light of the inquiries, [...]

Dr. Brown’s matching bottles.

Posted on: May 9, 2008

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Last week a Safe Mama reader emailed us to let us know that the company that manufacturers Dr. Brown’s bottles, Handi-Craft, is matching up to 3 bottles per household. All you have to do is send in your UPC codes to the company and they’ll send you back new polypropylene bottles. I spoke with a [...]

FAQ: What’s In My Toddler’s Toothbrush?

Posted on: May 7, 2008

Filed Under Bisphenol-A, Dear SafeMama, FAQ, Skin Care | 4 Comments

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As the mother of a 2 year old who does occasionally chew on his toothbrush, I wondered of its safety. Apparently, I’m not alone in this and I’ve gotten a dozen emails from parents asking this very question. Do toothbrushes have Bisphenol-A in them? Are they safe? SafeMama Jaime, our resident researcher, took on [...]

FAQ: BPA in High Chair Trays

Posted on: Apr 30, 2008

Filed Under Bisphenol-A, FAQ | 10 Comments

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Dear Safe Mama, What about my child’s high chair trays? He eats off of it… does it have BPA? Phthalates? The plague? Help! We’ve been asked a few times what materials high chairs are made of. The focus of all the BPA attention in the news and online has been on bottles and formula. Now [...]

SafeMama Tips to Avoid Panic and Confusion

Posted on: Apr 18, 2008

Filed Under Bisphenol-A, Dear SafeMama, FAQ | 5 Comments

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We know that right now, after reading all of these recent articles about toxic plastic, and parabens, and lead paint on toys, that you’re freaking out. You probably want to pick up your house and shake the entire contents of it out into a dumpster and paint the walls with hemp paint and buy organic [...]

Gerber Baby Food and Number 7 Plastics

Posted on: Feb 26, 2008

Filed Under Bisphenol-A, FAQ | 18 Comments

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When I started all this research business last fall I remember sitting in my mother in-laws house watching my sister in-law feed my little 6 month old niece. What should have been a peaceful act of watching my adorable niece eat Gerber pears suddenly turned to an internal question seminar when I glanced at the [...]