Last night I was reading my Parenting magazine and came across an ad about Burt's Bee's products. On occasion, I will buy one of their products. My last purchase was their Lemon Butter Cuticle cream and I really like it. Do I go straight to their display everytime I need some sort of moisturizer or cleanser? No, but I do like their product. Occasionally, I will stick to one single product or brand, but most of the time, I like to try out new products.
This ad, however, did get me thinking.
About parabens and other un-natural ingredients. It gave this little card for a reference guide on synthetic ingredients and what to watch for. I skimmed this card, went to the bathroom and checked Reyna's body wash, lotions and such. Guess what? Her products contained these un-natural ingredients. Hmmm.
In case you don't receive Parenting or don't know what to look for, here is what the little reference card said to avoid.
Cleansers
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Sodium Myreth Sulfate
Petrochemicals
Petrolatum
Mineral Oil
Paraffin
Preservatives
Parabens (all of them)
DMDM Hydantoin
Chemical Sunscreens
Oxybenzone
Avobenzone
Octinoxate
Moisturizers
Propylene Glycol
Butylene Glycol
Polyisobutene
Check your products...Did they contain any of these products?
Do you use natural products? If so, on yourself, kids or both?
What types of products do you use on your kids? Johnson's, Aveeno etc...?
I am so curious for your imput. I am confused on what to do. Do I switch? Do I just forget about what I read?
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8 comments:
What did the article say about the unnatural ingredients?
Yeah, I'm with Nicole on that? I checked all of the kids hair/bodywash and lotion and Aveeno was the biggest offender (I think it claims to be natural too). I guess I don't know what the big deal is about unnatural ingredients. My kids eat crap like processed cheese and fruit snacks on occasion so rubbing some unnatural shampoo on their head doesn't seem to be a big deal to me. I know I used it and still do and I'm fine! I think it's more of a personal choice and things like that like to try and scare us.
curious to know what the article said...
i think we use mostly johnson's for bath/lotions, and i don't even remember the brand of sunscreen i just bought - haha! i'm not into putting anything on my kids that will like turn them in to shrek babies or anything, but it would be interesting to know what the harm really is. i think most of our generation should be sucking our thumb sitting in the corner with all the 'bad' things were were exposed to as tots. :)
maybe the article is online - i'll have to go check it out. thanks les!
I use Aveeno soothing cream/lotion and bath wash for Jocelyn because of her eczema...along with steroid cream...it's the only thing that keeps her clear. I've had some "natural" lotions give her hives and others dry her out something terrible. Guess it depends on the child. I'm going to stick with Aveeno. My theory is, if you don't see any harm...don't change. The one thing I've noticed about Aveeno sunscreen though is it will turn clothing orange wherever it touches. Even if it is rubbed in really well. What I want to know is if all sunscreens do this because I ruined ALL of Jocelyn's summer clothes last year.
I work in the toxicology field and have a hard time with relating chemicals to what I give to/put on my kids. There is a balance though. I buy California Baby or Burt's Bees products because I know they are usually on the good lists. I don't obsess about it though, they go to daycare and are fed nitrite filled hotdogs and I just pretend it isn't happening! :)
I try to avoid parabens and Sodium lauryl/myreth sufates, as much as I possibly can. Esp parbens since they are a hormonal disruptor and breast cancer runs in J's family. I usually get burt's for the girl and I use a lot of giovanni, dessert essence, kiss my face(you have to check this brand sometimes)and earth science. If your looking for a fairly good deal I order off of Vitacost.com which is really reasonable even with shipping. I was super surprised to find parabens in the kids liquid claritin and zertex(sp) I hated knowing I had spooned it down her throat. Yeah I know there are a lot of things I can't control like daycare and such, but I try to do what I can with out being super neurotic about it. I like that card because sometimes I forget the crazy names when I'm shopping.
I haven't been checking our labels too carefully. Unfortunately we don't have a bathtub, just a stand-up shower stall, so Tiegan's "baths" end up being more like a quick hose-off because it's hard for me to bend over into the shower to help her w/o getting soaked. I usually just use my own body wash/shampoo on her, which happens to be whatever Suave is on sale at the moment. ;)
I'm curious to hear what a difference the all-natural products make, though, because there is an immune deficiency that runs in my family that causes dry skin often confused for eczema. Hmm..
I'm really glad you blogged about this. From what I've heard, the "unnatural" chemicals, such as the parabens, can have similar effects as the BPA in plastics. They are similar chemicals or something- the hormone disrupters that someone else mentioned. I've also started wondering if the stuff I use to wash/moisturize/sun-protect Ryan is going to be harmful to him somewhere down the line. I use Johnson's products, generic Target products, Coppertone sunscreen, etc. and all of it contains the sodium laureth, oxybenzone, parabens...yuck. I haven't made any drastic switches yet, but I've been thinking about it, especially with the sunscreen that we have to apply daily in the summer, that seeps into his skin.
As a side note, imagine my shock when found sodium lauryl sulfate listed as an ingredient in the frosting mix I used on my husband's birthday cake in March. I get that it might need to be in shampoo, but in something we're EATING? There's something not right about that.
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