Nurture My Body Baby Shampoo

The first time we washed our son in a pool, he became very angry, but his cries pierced the ears of our young parents, it was always a wonderful experience to go through because it was a way be able to feed, a means of communication with him. We were all bathing supplies furnished for the occasion. Among them, a bottle of scented liquid soap for body, baby shampoo, baby powder, baby lotion, and a yellow towel baby. Many of the products we clean with him went very well and they were products marketed for babies, so we thought they were quite safe.

Unfortunately, there is one important thing that we did not know about the products we use to clean our baby. Many of these products contain phthalates (pronounced e-al-ATES) and parabens (pronounced ah-by-bens), the first is a synthetic chemical used to make plastics flexible and stabalize fragrances in many consumer products ( cosmetics for example) and the latter is a chemical preservative used in products for skin care (ieshampoos, shaving and cleansing gels, lotions, topical pharmaceuticals and lubricants).

Phthalates have been shown to cause birth defects in animals. In an article published in the February 2008 edition of the Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the authors state that "young children are more vulnerable to potential adverse effects of phthalates given their capabilities ... metabolic and endocrine development and reproductive systems.

Parabens have been found to mimic the hormone estrogen and may contribute to the development of breast cancer. In an article published in the July 2002 edition of Archives of toxicology has been shown that when newborn male mammals are exposed to butyl paraben (a preservative antifungal in cosmetics), it "undermines the secretion of testosterone and the function of the male reproductive system. "

There are many health problems associated with phthalates and parabens. There is no reason to risk exposing your baby to these chemicals when there are alternative products on the market. It is important that we find the organic products that not only meet our needs, but babies are safe for cleaning too.

When choosing organic products be sure to read the labels carefully. Just because a product indicates that it is natural does not mean it is necessarily phthalates and paraben. Here are some ways to determine if a product contains these chemicals:

1) The first and most obvious is to look for products that say phthalate free (please note that not many products are labeled this way).

2) Identify the phthalates in products by their names or abbreviations of chemicals such as DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate), DEP (diethyl phthalate), and BzBP (Benzylbutyl phthalate).

3) Identifying parabens in the labels by methyl paraben words, propyl paraben, butyl paraben and ethyl paraben.

4) If she says "fragrance" when it could have phthalamates. Where is "unscented" or "without perfume" there is still a possibility that the product is manufactured using synthetic chemicals to cover the smell.

5) business contact for information about the ingredients in the products that interest you

6) Find out if companies have lists of ingredients of their products that are either available on their web sites or can be sent to you upon request.