Dangerous Chemicals

My sister works for the health department in Ottawa.  She is very aware of health and wellness issues.  After I had Evelyn, she directed me to a website that lists ingredients in beauty products. If you haven't noticed, no beauty products list the ingredients...  Why not, I have no idea.  But this website is very interesting because it lists safe products and "unsafe" products. Now, as an adult, I have a pretty strong immune system.  I can fight off things.  Babies immune systems are not yet fully developed.  I was interested in looking at the wipes, shampoo and soap listings for babies.

Much to my surprise, many of the old favourites are not all that safe.  As a general rule, there are not all that many wipes that are safe to use.  This caused me to look into alternatives to wipes.  I figured I could just use water and a face cloth, but this didn't take away the germs. After much research on the internet, I found a recipe to make wipes.  It's super simple and cheap.  In an air tight container, put two cups of boiling water, 1 tablespoon of baby soap, 1 tablespoon of baby moisturizer, 1 tablespoon of baby oil and 1 tablespoon of vinegar.  If you like you can add essential oil to make it smell nice.  Lay the face cloths in the solution and let them soak overnight.  I have been using this for the last week and Evelyn has not had a bad reaction to it.  It cleans well and is easy to make.  I make a new batch every two days.  

Check out the website.  It's an eye opener...

www.cosmeticsdatabase.com