By John The CBD oil industry has exploded over the last year or so, and many people are touting the benefits: better sleep, reduced anxiety, controlled pain, and more. Some of you have written us asking how to try CBD oil (also known as hemp oil) safely, and you are confused by the multitude of options. In this booming market, there are too many brands that are producing inexpensive and poor
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Safe Bar Soap Guide
When it comes bar soap, the good news is that there are tons of safe options for organic soap. The bad news is that many of these soaps are difficult to find, as they are produced by small manufacturers and not sold in most drug or grocery stores.Thank goodness for Dr. Bronner’s (see review below), which you can find almost anywhere.Dr. Bronner’s is great option, although it does score a 1 on
Safe Infant Formula Guide
I wrote this guide on how to choose organic baby formula for the first time in 2012. Overall, things have moved in a positive direction on the formula front. Here are two ways the industry seems to be changing for the better:Many companies have ditched corn sugars in favor of lactose. Lactose occurs naturally in cow (and goat) milk and much more closely mimics human milk. Many organic
Baby Food Pouches
Soon after Felix turned one, he finally started enjoying foods other than breast milk.Unfortunately, by this point I was pretty burned out from preparing and then throwing away homemade pureed fruits and veggies that he refused to eat. With Wolfie I was way chiller and basically did baby-led weaning.But back to 2010, when I discovered squeezy fruit/veggie baby food pouches sold
Safe Sunscreen Guide
No one wants to see an infant sporting the raw, tender skin of a sunburn, but the fear of the sun--like many other parental fears--seems to have become maybe a little hysterical?Too Little SunThe overzealous use of sunscreen on kids has resulted in widespread vitamin D deficiencies, which are linked to cancer, depression, multiple sclerosis, heart disease, and obesity.A 2009 study
Safe Baby Lotion Guide
I don't think you need to slather your baby in lotion after every bath, but sometimes a baby's dry skin will be screaming for a moisturizer. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a huge fan of coconut oil, and we often put a little blob of the organic, unrefined good stuff in the bath with the boys.My Top Pick for Best Natural Baby Lotion If you're looking for a creamy (not greasy), basic natural
Choosing a Non-Toxic Carpet
Recently, I've had a few private consulting clients ask about non-toxic carpeting. As a result, I've spent some time more deeply looking into this. I hope this post helps answer the big question: Is there such thing as truly safe, non-toxic carpeting? What Makes Carpeting Toxic? As my dad wrote in the flooring post about our non-toxic renovation undertaking, Project One-Eleven, carpeting is
Choosing a Humidifier for Winter Survival
`This time of year, I get a lot of questions about humidifiers. As temperatures drop outside, we turn up our thermostats for relief. But that warm air is dry, leaving our skin, hair and mucus membranes parched.Add in a cold or flu, especially a sick baby, and you’ll be temped to run out and buy the first humidifier you can get your (very dry) hands on—but wait!The humidifier market is
The Hidden Danger in Recycled Toilet Paper
Would you guess that the product recommendation I struggle with most in my consulting practice is toilet paper?Most of my clients hire me because they are worried about chemical exposure in their homes. Of course, they also care about the environmental impact of what they buy, but when I ask them to be entirely candid, they usually admit that first priority is the safety/health of
The Healthiest Organic Wine We’ve Found
My mom and I are into wine, whereas my dad and husband are the beer guys. And because we research everything we are into, we of course wanted to find the healthiest organic wine to justify our habit!(During my mom’s research for the healthiest wine, she came across info about a company in California that scours the globe for the very best organic wine--more on them below.) What’s Wrong with
