Harmful chemicals
« Previous EntriesThe Dangers in Personal Care Products
Thursday, January 29th, 2009There’s more and more news coming out about the dangers of personal care products, echoing what we’ve been saying all along about why it’s important to be as vigilant about those types of products as you are with food and drink. Simply put, what goes on your body goes in your body. A recent article [...]
Why We Don’t Use Fragrances In Our Baby Products
Friday, November 28th, 2008There’s a new study out from the New England Journal of Medicine, as the link above details, showing that “repeated topical use of products containing lavender oil and/or tea tree oil may cause prepubertal gynecomastia, a rare condition resulting in enlarged breast tissue in boys prior to puberty, and for which a cause is seldom [...]
A Sad and Disturbing Case from Britain
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008I ran across a sad and disturbing case a few days ago about a 12-year-old boy in Britain who died from using too much deodorant.
The story, in the Daily Mail, details the case, in which the 12-year-old sprayed copious amounts of Lynx brand deodorant on himself while in a cramped bathroom, and inhaled the fumes, [...]
More Scientists and Consumer Advocates Weighing In on BPA Debate
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008There 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 [...]
New Developments in the U.S. Government’s Bisphenol A Debate
Thursday, September 4th, 2008Several weeks ago, the Food and Drug Administration declared that Bisphenol A did not pose a threat for humans, despite a growing number of observers sounding their concerns. Now, it seems that the U.S. Government is reconsidering — this new MSNBC article reports on the National Toxicology Program repeating its initial findings from April. They [...]
Lafe’s Baby Line is Here!
Monday, August 25th, 2008We’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 [...]
COMMONLY USED BABY SKIN CARE PRODUCTS CONTAIN CHEMICALS THAT PUT INFANTS AT SUBSTANTIAL RISK
Monday, June 2nd, 2008I 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, 2008It 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!
BPA is Getting Major Media Attention
Friday, April 18th, 2008Check out this very interesting piece that ran on NPR on April 16th:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89695229
I also came across this bit of news . . . it just keeps coming . . .
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=14790
The Today Show Highlights Harmful Effects of BPA
Thursday, April 10th, 2008We knew it was only a matter of time before major media would begin to pick up on the story of how harmful chemicals in plastic bottles could be having powerfully negative effects on people, specifically expressed through hormonoal dysfunctions. Please take a look at their story on Bisphenol A which just aired:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24035626/