Did You Know ~ Organic Skin Care

Did you know that food isn't the only area we should be cautious about when it comes to organic choices? I am personally a new convert to organic skin/hair care products, and after getting over my financial concerns, I feel great about our decision as a family. We are not 100% organic for me and my husband, or even our oldest kids, but I am going 100% for our new baby and plan to stay that way until she is at least 3-the critical years. We are NOT rich, this is a sacrifice we are choosing to make, honestly if I thought we could afford it I would convert our entire family with every product-I just need to be wise :).

As for organic baby skin/hair care products, I feel it is the next step for us (we have already switched all foods to organic for our littlest ones, and mostly organic for us bigger ones). I want to give our baby the best chance to NOT be adversely affected by the chemicals she is exposed to. My husband battled cancer this past year (and WON) and it really got me going again about the chemicals we are exposed to.

Let me say, I am NO expert in this area, but here is where I began reading and learning...

Safe Mama (here is the direct link to all of her posts about Skin Care)

Here is a very recent article about this issue:

USA Today article (here's Safe Mam's post regarding this article and the findings of the study)

I now check all of our products here at Skin Deep. I was pleased to find that some of the kid's products we use regularly are in the "Moderate Hazard Zone" (ex: Huggies Extra Sensitive Fragrance Free wash) but that still wasn't OK for our newest arrival. I scoured the list of products that received a 0-1 rating and decided on #3 on their list, which is the shampoo/baby wash from this company...

Part of the reason I chose this line is because I LOVE the smell of coconut, and that was the scent option they feature! Here you can see more of Nature's Paradise Baby Organics ratings. I ordered their big bottle of wash, the baby gift basket (so I could try the other baby items) and I also ordered a few products for the bigger members of the family (they had free shipping for orders totalling $100!)! There was also a coupon code for an additional 15% off, simple09. I am not sure when this coupon code expires though.

I hope to have Jill and/or Laura piggy back off of this post and share their thoughts on natural and organic skin care in the next couple of weeks. There are many areas I know very little about! I hope to get their thoughts on summer skin care specifically as we all think about how to best protect our tots from the sun and from BUGS!!!!