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Category: Skin Care

Dolphin Organics Skin Care for Kids

Posted on: Apr 3, 2012

Filed Under Skin Care | 6 Comments

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This review is long overdue but well deserved. Some of you already know about Dolphin Organics but in case you don’t it’s a relatively new company that produces skin care for babies and kids. There are many reason I adore this line of products , and I think you will too. Dolphin Organics was born [...]

Expert Guest: Natural Skincare For Kids With Eczema

Posted on: Feb 24, 2012

Filed Under allergies, Skin Care | 8 Comments

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One of the most frequent questions I get from parents is “What can I use on my baby/child with eczema that’s safer?” So please welcome my guest expert Jennifer of It’s an Itchy Little World and founder of The Eczema Company. She has a child with eczema and shares her wisdom with us! Check out Jennifer’s tips and recommendations for testing new [...]

Calendula Cream Choices Cheat Sheet

Posted on: Jan 24, 2012

Filed Under ** Cheat Sheets!, allergies, Skin Care | 13 Comments

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Since the onset of the California Baby reformulation situation, moms have been asking about other products to ease the discomfort of eczema and dry skin on themselves and their babies without irritation and extra synthetic ingredients. This is a hard job because no product is going to be the exact same thing. Based on the [...]

California Baby Reformulation Drama

Posted on: Jan 21, 2012

Filed Under allergies, Product Safety, Skin Care | 44 Comments

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There has been some drama going on around Facebook regarding a reformulation of the product line by California Baby. Before you panic I wanted to present the facts to you so that you may make an informed decision. Since I’m Mrs Bad News Bear around here I’ll just simply fill you all in and you [...]

SafeMama on The Honest Company Launch

Posted on: Jan 19, 2012

Filed Under Healthy Home, Product Safety, Skin Care | 34 Comments

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Hi everyone! I’ve been so busy but I am researching my little heart out so bear with me. I have gotten a ton of email from all of my loyal SafeParents on what I thought of the new products that were launched this week by Jessica Alba and Christopher Gavigan’s new company The Honest Company. [...]

Johnson & Johnson To Make Products Formaldehyde Free, But Is It Enough?

Posted on: Nov 3, 2011

Filed Under Skin Care, Take Action | 3 Comments

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This week The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics asked for a call to action after finding out that Johnson & Johnson, the popular baby product manufacturer, was selling a “safer” version of their bath products in foreign countries. By safer, I mean they had eliminated formaldehyde releasing preservatives from those products while the babies in the [...]

Earth Mama’s How Low Can You Go Challenge!

Posted on: Aug 1, 2011

Filed Under Giveaways Coupons, Skin Care, Take Action | 22 Comments

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It’s Toxic Limbo time! Sing with us, “All around the natural world, gonna get the toxins out!” How low can YOU go when it comes to safe, natural personal care products? Take the Earth Mama How Low Can You Go Challenge to find out! Here’s the challenge: Gather some of the most common pregnancy and [...]

Purple Prairie Bug Stuff Review

Posted on: Jul 21, 2011

Filed Under Product Reviews, Product Safety, Skin Care | 2 Comments

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So as you can probably guess, the cheat sheet for bug repellents got back burnered this summer. Seriously, I don’t know how anyone gets anything done in the summer time. I feel like I am constantly shuttling kids from one place to another and when I’m not, I’m trying to keep them busy with projects [...]

TruKid Releases New Sunscreen Products

Posted on: Jul 1, 2011

Filed Under Skin Care | 2 Comments

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I’ve been watching TruKids new developments with pure excitement because when I first started this journey on SafeMama I really loved their products especially their sunscreen. As I learned more about ingredients there were some things that nagged at me and I made the difficult decision to exclude their product from the Sunscreen Cheat Sheet [...]

New FDA Sunscreen Regulations and What They Mean For You

Posted on: Jun 15, 2011

Filed Under Skin Care | 4 Comments

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With all the chit chat over sunscreen lately, the new regulations that are being put in place by the FDA regarding sunscreen claims has brought new light to the ever present “What do I buy?” question. Whether you buy sunscreen thinking of the protection versus the ingredients, these new regulations will be a step forward. [...]