What You Need:
· 2 C Epsom Salts
· 1 C Sea Salt or Rock Salt
· 1/4 tsp Glycerine
· Food Colors
· Essential Oils or Perfume
· Jars with Lids/Stoppers
Here's How:
1. Mix salts together in a bowl.
2. Stir in remaining ingredients. Generally a drop of two of fragrance is sufficient. Use ingredients containing water with care (color, certain fragrances), since too much water will dissolve salt.
3. Spoon salts into the jars and seal them. Decorative labels listing ingredients are nice!
Tips:
1. Make certain jars are absolutely dry.
2. Kitchen fragrances work well.
3. Not all essential oils are appropriate for bathing!
4. Colors or fragrances may be omitted, if desired, for kids with chemical sensitivities.
5. Some essential oils are naturally colored (e.g., chamomile is blue).
Rabu, 06 Agustus 2008
Minggu, 06 Juli 2008
How Safe Is Your Baby's Bubble Bath?
Research shows that everyday chemicals may be putting our kids at risk. One factor is that children are being affected by their exposure to chemicals in many skin care products on the market. If you read the ingredients, you will find many baby bubble bath products contain potentially harmful ingredients. Whatever touches the skin is absorbed to some degree directly into our body.
What factors increase toxicity and how can parents protect children from harm? Our children’s skin is delicate and sensitive. Ingredient to avoid in skin care products is DEA or diethanolamine phthalates.
DEA and phthalates are two of many ingredients used in personal skin care products suspected of causing or contributing to cancer. ONLY purchase baby skin care products for your babies, children, as well as yourself that are “chemical free.” Be an active, aware and educated consumer that shops for products with SAFE ingredients in baby skin care products.
What factors increase toxicity and how can parents protect children from harm? Our children’s skin is delicate and sensitive. Ingredient to avoid in skin care products is DEA or diethanolamine phthalates.
DEA and phthalates are two of many ingredients used in personal skin care products suspected of causing or contributing to cancer. ONLY purchase baby skin care products for your babies, children, as well as yourself that are “chemical free.” Be an active, aware and educated consumer that shops for products with SAFE ingredients in baby skin care products.
Senin, 30 Juni 2008
3 Steps to Help Avoid Phthalates
New information has been released about phthalates in baby lotions and shampoos. It’s not easy to avoid phthalates. Kids Bath Blog presented several steps to help you avoid using products loaded with phthalates.
You can identify phthalates in some products by their chemical names:
· DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate) and DEP (diethyl phthalate) are often found in personal care products, including nail polishes, deodorants, perfumes and cologne, aftershave lotions, shampoos, hair gels and hand lotions.
· DEHP (di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate or Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate) is used in PVC plastics, including some medical devices. BzBP (benzylbutyl phthalate) is used in some flooring, car products and personal care products.
· DMP (dimethyl phthalate) is used in insect repellent and some plastics (as well as rocket propellant).
You can identify phthalates in some products by their chemical names:
· DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate) and DEP (diethyl phthalate) are often found in personal care products, including nail polishes, deodorants, perfumes and cologne, aftershave lotions, shampoos, hair gels and hand lotions.
· DEHP (di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate or Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate) is used in PVC plastics, including some medical devices. BzBP (benzylbutyl phthalate) is used in some flooring, car products and personal care products.
· DMP (dimethyl phthalate) is used in insect repellent and some plastics (as well as rocket propellant).
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