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Bath Product Alert, Take Action Today!
Natalie Cadranel
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Many bath products for your baby are labeled as "gentle," "pure" or "naturally refreshing," which can be even more confusing than no description at all because these words are unregulated and don't hold significant meaning.
Right now, children across America may be unfortunately sitting in bubbles tainted with harmful chemicals. Recently, an independent lab tested 48 kids' products for 1,4-dioxane and found it in 67 percent of the products. Of the 28 products tested for formaldehyde, 82 percent were positive. Seventeen products were contaminated with both 1,4-dioxane and formaldehyde, both linked to significant health effects.
Healthy Child Healthy World wants you to have the most trusted and timely information - and we thought you should know.
To find out the specifics, we recommend the new Campaign for Safe Cosmetics report, "Toxic Tub".
Here's what you can do:
1. Ask your legislators to clean up kids products.
2. Ask your friends to have their legislators give the FDA the authority it needs to ensure that all cosmetics, from baby shampoo to lipstick to body lotion, are truly safe.
Because our air, water and food can contain harmful chemicals, too, our family's daily exposure to chemicals can be significant and really add up.
We are here to help you understand what to avoid, guide you to safer options, and how to use your voice to create change for your children's future.
Thank you for joining us,
Healthy Child Healthy World
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Posted by Janelle on 03/12/2009 at 04:49 PM
We just received an inquiry from a parent who read this and wanted to know which products were safest. It’s a very pertinent question to have after reading a study like this.
Please use our Pocket Guide found at
http://healthychild.org/live-healthy/retailer/pocket_guides/
You can also visit EWG’s cosmeticsdatabase.com to find the safest personal care products and visit:
http://www.smartfamilytips.com/2009/02/23/budget-green-and-safe-baby-kid-products/
for a list of the most readily available and affordable options.