Protecting Baby Part 3: Plastic Baby Bottles and BPA Read Part 1 – Shampoo Read Part 2 – Toys Whats Wrong With Plastic? A few years ago the use of BPA in plastic baby bottles was banned by the FDA. BPA is synthetic compound used in many plastics. It is also a hormone disruptor. Hormone […] Read more…
Protecting Baby Part II: Toys Read Part 1 – Shampoo Read Part 3 – Baby Bottles Avoid Cheap Plastic Toys We all want to prevent our babies from coming into contact with toxic chemicals that can cause cancer or autism. Something we don’t often think about is toys. Babies and kids play with them […] Read more…
Protecting Baby Part I: Personal Care Products Read Part 2 – Toys Read Part 3 – Baby Bottles Toxins in Baby Shampoo We all want to keep our kids safe from toxins, but what if something as simple as baby shampoo is increasing their toxic load? The more toxins we are exposed to the increased […] Read more…
What are Microbeads? Microbeads are small plastic particles found mainly in cosmetics and personal care products such as face wash, body wash and toothpaste. The Microbead-Free Waters Act (H.R. 1321) was recently approved and will ban the sale of products containing microbeads by July 2018. These is great news because small plastic particles are terrible […] Read more…
Innate™ GMO Potato The Innate™ Potato was recently approved by the USDA and is expected to start being sold and produced in early 2015. Created by Simplot, one of the largest food and agribusiness companies in the United States, the Innate™ Potato has been genetically modified to Resist Bruising Resist Browning Reduce the amount of Acrylmide, a […] Read more…