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It is such an uphill battle to keep up with the safest products to buy for your children. I am always amazed with how deceiving some of the marketing language can be. I love it when the packaging says “All Natural” only to find that the product contains some of the worst chemicals around.
That’s why I was thrilled to find that the Cosmetic Database had published “The Parent’s Buying Guide: Safety Guide to Children’s Personal Care Products”.
It outlines which ingredients to always avoid and which you should avoid when possible. The guide also gives some specific product suggestions by brand.
Check it out!
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Filed under: Awareness, Health, Parenting Tagged: | Baby, education, green, health
Thank you for sharing this link! I am always amazed when a product I think is perfectly safe for my kid (label claims it is “all natural”) should be avoided like the plague!
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I agree, it’s often a marketing ploy! If we don’t look very carefully at the label and ingredients, things can be very misleading. There is no FDA definition of “natural” so we’re left to our own devices on this one.