My big project for the next few weeks is going through all our Safe Product Guides and updating each one with additional information I have learned since their original publication, plus of course adding new products that have entered the market (or changed their formulas) and are Good, Bad, or Sneaky.A recent email I received from a reader (pasted below) prompted me to start with the Safe
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Honest Company’s Infant Formula Review
As soon as The Honest Company’s infant formula hit the market, we were flooded with emails asking, “Is this the Good Stuff?” After putting the Honest formula through our research and review process, our answer is…sort of.Essentially, Honest’s formula is the same as the rest of the Jessica Alba product line: definitely well-intentioned, definitely better than most conventional stuff, not quite
Sneaky Toxin Alert: BPA-Free Bottles & Sippy Cups
This post originally appeared a guest blog for Dr. Alan Greene's website.Have you ever ordered a “healthy” item from a fast-food menu? A salad at these places might consist of a pile of anemic iceberg lettuce topped with chicken fingers and drowning in ranch dressing. An educated consumer would know this isn’t health food, of course. But this same consumer might be surprised to learn that the
A Better, Safer Disposable Diaper
Last year, I helped actress Jordana Brewster design a beautiful, nontoxic nursery for her now 9-month-old son, Julian. (I worked with a talented interior designer, by the way--I can pick the safe stuff, but designer I am not!). In addition, I helped Jordana select the safest baby essentials--diapers, wipes, bottles, and skincare--for her son. Once Julian was born, she tried a range of
The Honest Company by Jessica Alba: Good, Bad, or Sneaky?
We get multiple emails a day asking about Jessica Alba's line of baby and household products, The Honest Company, whose mission is "to reduce the ubiquitous presence of toxic chemicals in our our natural environment, man-made environments, and our personal environments."It seems that Gimme the Good Stuff readers are all dying to know: Is The Honest Company truly good stuff?I'd feel
What’s More Dangerous Than BPA? An interview with Dr. Chris Fasano, Stem Cell Scientist
My husband is a stem cell research scientist, and people always find this impressive. And yes, I definitely find myself bragging about it whenever everyone else is talking about their husbands' work in private equity or whatever. But secretly I find most topics around stem cell research to be kind of boring, or at least too esoteric to enjoy in my current sleep-deprived state.Unless of course
Safe Baby Clothing Guide
UPDATED: November 2016If you’re a Gimme the Good Stuff reader, you likely to try to eat organically grown food and are taking steps to eliminate toxins in your home. So it probably seems like a no-brainer to insist on organic cotton clothing for your kids. But organic clothing is harder to find than the regular stuff (although becoming more and more available), and it’s significantly
Safe Teether Guide
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure page.UPDATED: October 2016 A Waldorf School Fantasy... Before I gave birth the first time, I had visions of a nursery filled with toys that were exclusively produced in Europe (preferably by hand) with nary a Fisher-Price label in sight. I pictured blocks made of unfinished hunks of oak, sheepskins for “activity mats,”
Safe Baby/Kid Shampoo Guide
Updated: November 2016Hair washing was a pretty pointless exercise for Felix for the first several years of his life; he was bald until 2. Wolfie has a bit more hair, so we use a tiny dab of Farmaesthetics Fine Herbal Cleanser as a shampoo for him about once a week.Even once they are sporting longer tresses, babies and toddlers really don't need baby shampoo at bath time. As babies, both my
Safe Diaper Wipes Guide
UPDATED: JUNE 2017I didn’t intend to use non-toxic baby wipes at all, and assumed that in addition to exclusive cloth diaper usage, I’d be employing a washcloth and warm water at changing time.Um, yeah. As soon as I experienced the convenience of the disposable wipe, wringing out poopy rags was a thing of the past.Because of the frequency with which we use baby wipes, the fact that
