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Two Big Announcements!

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Greetings from San Francisco, where I’m spending a few days on Lafe’s business. I couldn’t wait until I got home to share some great news:
We’ve decided to do something special for the holidays — we’re offering two-item and four-item options for our Lafe’s Baby Line as Holiday Gift Packs. It’s the first time we’ve done [...]

Kudos from Natural Solutions

Friday, September 26th, 2008

We just got some great news from one of our favorite publications! Natural Solutions, a magazine dedicated to “vibrant health” and “balanced living,” just awarded our Hemp Oil Roll-On Deodorant as one of its Editors’ Picks for its Beauty With a Conscience Awards. What makes us proudest about the award is it honors us for [...]

More Scientists and Consumer Advocates Weighing In on BPA Debate

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

There was very interesting news in the Bisphenol A debate yesterday — as detailed in this USA Today article, more and more scientists and consumer advocates are coming forward in the debate over whether or not the chemical is safe. A published article just released in the Journal of the American Medical Association links Bisphenol [...]

Organics: Not Just For Health Food Stores Anymore

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

A few weeks ago, I attended a big trade show in Florida featuring a number of major U.S. retailers. I enjoy the opportunity to help retailers and distributors discover what Lafe’s is all about, but I also value attending trade shows because I learn what’s happening. What I learned at this last trade show was [...]

Lafe’s Baby Line is Here!

Monday, August 25th, 2008

We’re excited to announce that we’ve finally done it! Our long-anticipated line of baby products is on its way to stores. The line includes baby shampoo and bodywash, massage oil, baby lotion, bug spray and mother-to-be deodorant — all at least 95 certified organic (thus earning the USDA’s prestigious green seal) and all contained in [...]

Austin Business Journal article on Lafe’s in Mexico

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Did you know that there’s an increasing demand for healthy and green personal care products in Mexico?
There was a great article in the Austin Business Journal recently detailing our plans to make Lafe’s available in Mexico. It happened thanks to Austin Community College’s International Business Institute. We’re one of a select group of companies that [...]

COMMONLY USED BABY SKIN CARE PRODUCTS CONTAIN CHEMICALS THAT PUT INFANTS AT SUBSTANTIAL RISK

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

I came across this article by Dr. Darlene McCord and it confirmed a lot about what many of us in the natural products industry have been describing for years. I would like to publicly thank Dr. McCord for her fine research.
Here is the link: http://www.darlenemccord.com/baby-skin-care.html
And here is the article in full:
COMMONLY USED BABY SKIN CARE [...]

Austin American-Statesman Interview

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

It was great to be a part of this article from the Austin American-Statesman on our friends at PlastiPure who developed the EA Free resin we are using in our baby products packaging coming out in May. Check it out!

Sobering Stories About How Chemicals Affect Infants

Monday, March 31st, 2008

At ExpoWest, people kept coming up to me and sharing stories about how chemicals in plastics, they believe, are having horrible effects on babies. In one story, a woman told me about her 22-month old granddaughter who (brace yourself) was actually developing a right breast. Obviously, mother and grandmother were extremely worried and they took [...]

People Love EA Free Baby!

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Well, I just got back from Expo West and it was so exciting to see all the companies starting to offer organic products. It’s what we’ve been doing for years, and it’s wonderful to see how universally organic ingredients are being embraced. The reception to our EA free baby products launch was absolutely phenomenal. As [...]