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Ocean Pure: seawater nappy changing
By Sarah Lawson on 15/06/2006 10:00:00
If you are worried about using chemicals - even the mild ones used in wipes - on your baby's bottom, you could try Ocean Pure.
In our house, we're big fans of wipes. Not just on babies' bottoms, but because they are the absolute best at getting stains - milk, baby wee, mud etc - out of carpets and sofas!However, here at ThinkBaby we were really impressed with this idea: spray cleaning your baby's bottom ...
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Plastic baby feeding bottle safety
By Debra Stottor on 26/09/2008 01:24:33
Bisphenol-A is an ingredient in many plastic bottles including feeding bottles, but is it safe for your baby or not?
Bisphenol-A: the debate continues…What is BPA (bisphenol-A)?It’s a controversy that’s been raging for years, and yet again there’s been more conflicting news about bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical that is present in many baby bottles. It’s also present
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Ethical Babe green shopping
By Louise Rogers on 07/12/2007 04:39:07
Get great items like clothes, toiletries and beautiful wooden toys from this eco-friendly online company.
contaminated with more than 300 man-made chemicals and that 86% of these have not been properly assessed for safety when used in combination with each other?A great way to buy trusted 'green' namesYou’ll find lot of useful stuff, from known brands such as Earth
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The Green Nursery
By Debra Stotter on 18/08/2008 16:04:17
Some of the greener options may work out slightly more expensive, but they’re better for your baby – and the planet
and release potentially harmful chemicals, then sprayed with chemical flame retardants – sounds yucky when put like that.The beddingConventional cotton is notorious for its use of pesticides: it consumes 12% of the world’s pesticides and 26% of insecticides
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Nature Boy and Girl - a happy nappy compromise
By Laura Lee Davies on 28/03/2007 02:06:08
Disposable nappies that biodegrade can be a good alternative to regular disposables or reusables.
, that sounds like a long time, but your average disposable nappy's plastic layers take hundreds of years! They also contain less chemicals than usual nappies whilst still absorbing efficiently.Their price is on a par with regular disposables and their age
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GreenBerry's eco shopping
By Sarah Lawson on 21/11/2006 11:49:01
A lovely new Suffolk-based shop stocking organic and Fair Trade baby and child clothes, gifts and skincare products.
, pampering products and neat accessories.They stock green brands who are using materials like organic cotton or chemical-free ingredients: Cut 4 Cloth, Totsbots, Pure Potions, Gossypium, Green Baby, and many more.We love items like the Burt's Bees Getting
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Go organic with Belle And Dean
By Louise Rogers on 14/12/2007 01:00:00
Stylish babywear made with organic fabrics and delightfully unique designs - perfect for a tasteful gift
Around a quarter of the world’s insecticides and pesticides are used in growing conventional cotton, and even more synthetic chemicals are used to turn the raw stuff into the clothes we wear.If you find this thought scary, you may have considered
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Skinny Sams' charity mission
By Sarah Lawson on 26/12/2006 00:49:30
Makers of girls' tights, Skinny Sams are linking with the charity Over The Wall to help provide holidays for seriously ill children.
everyday needs and partywear requirements for girls on the go. The designs are unique to Skinny Sams and are made without harmful chemicals, using the best materials including Lycra and cotton.Skinny Sams cost £3 a pair, with no extra postage and packing
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Eco-friendly play things from Fairwind
By Laura Lee Davies on 21/03/2007 09:24:26
Check Fairwind's organic and eco-friendly toys and gifts like the all-natural Happy Mais play dough.
Although many green products cost more than non-organic goods, we love the Happy Mais children’s modeling ‘clay’ because it’s GM-free, biodegradable, compeletely natural for your children’s hands to play with, and it isn’t expensive.Happy Mais is a
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MAM Silk Bottles and Dummies
By Sarah Lawson on 16/01/2009 01:28:34
Get the soft-as-skin experience with feeding bottle and soother teats in the MAM Silk range
is BPA-free which means they are free from the chemicals some studies suggest may be harmful in regular plastic bottles.The MAM soothers (dummies) also now feature this silky teat which, because of its texture, tends not to fall out of your baby's mouth
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