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Why Beef Tallow Soaps Aren’t Gross

Why Beef Tallow Soaps Aren’t Gross

My friend L. wrote to me the other day, and told me she was boiling beef tallow to use on her newborn’s dry patches, and that her husband, “as usual, thinks I’m insane.” While L. did have a natural birth and encapsulated her plancenta, she also lives in Manhattan and wears high heels and is…

The Honest Company by Jessica Alba: Good, Bad, or Sneaky?

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…

Why I Hate the Vaccine Debate

Why I Hate the Vaccine Debate

If you are a regular reader of mine, you might notice the conspicuous lack of posts about vaccines (lots of you email me asking my opinion, so I know some of you wish I would be vocal about this!). Admittedly, one of the reasons I haven’t gone there with vaccines is that it’s such a…

The Best Diaper Rash Cream Guide

The Best Diaper Rash Cream Guide

1. Green Goo / 2. Babo Botanicals / 3. Earth Mama / 4. California Baby / 5. Poofy Organics We were pretty lucky in the diaper rash department, but if your baby is afflicted, you’ll want to find an organic diaper cream without chemicals (common culprits are parabens and BHA). Do Cloth Diapers Prevent Diaper Rash? My hunch is that cloth diapers are less likely to cause…

A Natural Cradle Cap Cure (I’m as Surprised as You Are)

A Natural Cradle Cap Cure (I’m as Surprised as You Are)

Felix never had cradle cap, but I did as a baby, and my mom employed a bunch of different natural remedies to try to get rid of it. As we all know, natural treatments aren’t always as effective as the harsh, synthetic ones (I still cannot find a natural dish soap that really works as…