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Category: Phthalates Info

Natural Air Freshener: Citrus Magic

Posted on: Jun 14, 2008

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I spoke about air fresheners before but in case you missed it, household air fresheners are a hot bed of phthalates in many cases. Not to mention a lot of other irritants and possibly unsafe toxins. We just don’t need to be breathing this stuff in. I am a big believer in embracing fresh air [...]

Enviroblog’s Brush Up on Phthalates

Posted on: May 6, 2008

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One of my favorite bloggers, Amanda, who blogs on EWG’s Enviroblog posted a handy crash course on phthalates. In short, phthalates are endocrine disruptors which are linked to reproductive and genital abnormalities. Companies use them to soften plastics, and it’s also used to bind fragrance to a product. You can find them in many household [...]

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 [...]

Phthalates Ban in Washington on the Horizon

Posted on: Mar 26, 2008

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Even though a lot of parents are taking measure’s into their own hands by not buying toys containing PVC and phthalates, this is a time of change and I see it boiling in the wings. Already, California is instituting a ban on phthalates due to take effect next year. Next state in the spotlight is [...]

Camelbak Offers BPA Free Alternative

Posted on: Mar 12, 2008

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Since I’ve made the switch to a reusable sports bottle rather than using bottled, I have become obsessed with them. I am pretty happy with my ThinkSport, and the Sigg and Kleen Kanteen’s are old favorties of many readers. However I stumbed on the CamelBak website recently and was pleasantly surprised to see their “new” [...]

Smells Like Phthalates

Posted on: Mar 4, 2008

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I feel like a broken record with this phthalates business and on top of it, running a site like this I hit moments of panic where I feel as though everything around me is potentially harmful. I have to reel myself in once in a while or I start to give myself anxiety and need [...]

More Phthalate Talk: Unscented Doesn’t Mean Safe

Posted on: Feb 25, 2008

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I recently started a new cheat sheet for baby product lines that are paraben and phthalate free. Turns out there is more to the story and as I am finding (and my fellow mom friends are finding) there is more to think about when buying products for your kids. Melissa of Itsabelly pointed me to [...]

Toymakers Eye on Phthalates

Posted on: Feb 19, 2008

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To echo the last post contributed by SafeMama Becky, I wanted to direct some attention to a related article I read this morning on CBS.com. I’m happy to see more and more attention being brought to the fact that consumers actions and voices are being heard and stores like Toys R Us are taking steps [...]

Toys “R” Us promises to reduce lead, phthalates

Posted on: Feb 19, 2008

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I received this via email today and thought I would pass it along: February 15, 2008 A Message From Gerald L. Storch, Chairman and CEO, Toys”R”Us, Inc. Dear Valued Guest, At Toys“R”Us, Inc., kids are central to who we are and to what we do. Our commitment to their safety is non-negotiable. I wanted to [...]

Cheat Sheet: Paraben and Phthalate Free Baby Products

Posted on: Feb 10, 2008

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Since the attention phthalates got in the media the last week or two, I’ve gotten a few emails from moms wondering “What products are safe?“. I’ve been religious about what products I use on my kid and the things I’ve read regarding parabens and phthalates have prompted me to change and inspect every product we [...]

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