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happytails
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Natural products advice

Postby happytails » Mon Jul 05, 2010 3:48 pm

Well im hoping to have more natural things for this LO as we got ALOT of johnsons for DD i am still trying to use up :oops: Hoping for some recommendations on products and where to get them from for baby and for me :D

After general baby things - shampoo, wash, moisturiser and nappy cream etc
Things for the rest of family, Shampoo, conditioner, Shower gel, shave gel? moisturiser, face wash/toner etc etc

Also what ingredients in general products should i try and avoid? And why. This would really help me sort out what to get when i go shopping etc

Thanks
Sarah x

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Re: Natural products advice

Postby e586 » Mon Jul 05, 2010 4:05 pm

I really like the Green People range, and the Earth Friendly baby stuff:
http://www.honeybees-store.co.uk/baby-c-1_3_21.html

you can get the Green People range in Waitrose- not sure where else and where is the cheapest? It's really good for dry skin problems too, and the nappy balm works wonders on teething rashes!!

(sorry, fighting children- will try and do more later!!!)

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Re: Natural products advice

Postby dawnmurray919 » Mon Jul 05, 2010 4:13 pm

I love burts bees products the baby bodywash is yummy and the baby bodylotion also use there diaper cream. lovely range also lots for the rest of the family .tiny bit pricey but really nice natural range, for yourself liz earl is fab i love it(maybe even to much) used to use dr hauska products but prefer liz earl now. also burts bees do trail packs so you could get one or two and get to try lots of products...hope this info helps :hug:

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Re: Natural products advice

Postby ladybird » Mon Jul 05, 2010 4:32 pm

Waitrose do their own natural baby range, comes in white pots with blue writing on I think. It's not organic, but is about as pure as you can get as there is so little to it, I think the last pot I picked up was just coconut oil and avocado oil or something like that.

I use a ton of different stuff, I like trying it all out. Main biggies to avoid are SLS and parabens imo. If in doubt I use this site
http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/index.php?nothanks=1 just put the ingredient you're unsure about in and it will tell you whether it's considered dangerous or not in various countries!

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Re: Natural products advice

Postby happytails » Mon Jul 05, 2010 4:35 pm

ladybird wrote:Waitrose do their own natural baby range, comes in white pots with blue writing on I think.


We dont have a waitrose near us :(

Will get some burts bees sample packs - i think i might have seen them in boots or that may have been something else? x

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Re: Natural products advice

Postby indigosky2k » Mon Jul 05, 2010 5:01 pm

I use Greenbaby stuff, which I get from Sara at http://greenabubs.co.uk/ :wink: I use the shampoo/shower gel and sleep balm, but want to the nappy balm s I've heard good things about it. I've also bought the Little Me Organics range from Boots.

For me I buy stuff from Lush, which I absolutely love, in complete heaven in that shop :mrgreen: I'm in the process of phasing out my Boots No.7 and Sanctuary body care stuff in favour of Lush.

I use my Johnsons stuff to wash woolies and have been using up the lavender bedtime bath as handwash in the bathroom as I somehow managed to acquire quite a bit of that.

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Re: Natural products advice

Postby Velvetsteph » Mon Jul 05, 2010 5:06 pm

earthfriendlybabycompany do lovely washes and wipes :) All SLS & Paraben free etc...

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Re: Natural products advice

Postby baby_bufters » Mon Jul 05, 2010 5:12 pm

Weleda is nice

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Re: Natural products advice

Postby ladybird » Mon Jul 05, 2010 5:36 pm

happytails wrote:
ladybird wrote:Waitrose do their own natural baby range, comes in white pots with blue writing on I think.


We dont have a waitrose near us :(

Will get some burts bees sample packs - i think i might have seen them in boots or that may have been something else? x


Do you have a TKMaxx anywhere near you? If so then you can sometimes find kinder things in there. I buy Duchy Organics and Burts Bees bits in ours sometimes.

Lush isn't *that* good, lots of parabens in there last time I looked.

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