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Comet’s Tale, A Safety Review

Comet’s Tale, A Safety Review

Comet disinfectant cleanser is just one of several products sold that are meant to “gently” scour our bathtubs, showers, sinks, and tile. Others include Ajax, SoftScrub, and more. These cleaners are effective because they rely on chlorine bleach, and/or a bunch of other chemicals that are often not even listed on the label (which is…

Safe Baby Clothing Guide

Safe Baby Clothing Guide

1. Under the Nile / 2. MilkBarn / 3. Hanna Andersson / 4. Kate Quinn Organics If 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…

7 Ways to Enjoy a Cold or Flu

7 Ways to Enjoy a Cold or Flu

Here it is again, that time of year when kids seem to be sick more often than they are well. Maia’s baby, Wolf, is only 4 months old, and the poor guy has already had at least four colds, courtesy of his big brother, Felix. Maia asked me to share, from my  perspective as a…

5 Super Easy Ways to Create a Safer Prenatal Environment for Your Baby

5 Super Easy Ways to Create a Safer Prenatal Environment for Your Baby

When I was pregnant with my second child, I realized that all the clichés about how different the prenatal period is the second time around were really spot on. I barely could keep track of which week of pregnancy I was in, at 8.5 months pregnant I had not yet taken any baby clothes/blankets out…

The Best Natural Body Lotion & Safe Hand Lotion Guide

The Best Natural Body Lotion & Safe Hand Lotion Guide

I don’t believe that we need to slather ourselves head-to-toe in natural body lotion after every shower, but there are few things more satisfying than rubbing hand cream into parched palms. And in the winter, my legs and arms become dry as well, and I like to have something around to moisturize. Of course, most…

Safe Baby/Kid Shampoo Guide

Safe Baby/Kid Shampoo Guide

1. Babo Botanicals / 2. Carina Organics / 3. Lafes Organic / 4. California Baby / 5. Earth Mama / 6. Beautycounter / 7. Made Of / 8. Poofy Organics Updated: November 2016 Hair 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…

How to Avoid Phthalates (Even Though You Can’t Avoid Phthalates)

How to Avoid Phthalates (Even Though You Can’t Avoid Phthalates)

I recently wrote this article for my Huffington Post blog. If you’re like me, you’re already failing at most of your New Year’s resolutions (I’m still not making my bed every day, and I haven’t been to a yoga class yet in January). One goal that I am tackling in earnest? Banishing phthalates from my home once and for all….

What’s Wrong with Sodium Lauryl Vs. Sodium Laureth Sulfate?

What’s Wrong with Sodium Lauryl Vs. Sodium Laureth Sulfate?

This is Gimme the Good Stuff’s simple primer on sodium lauryl sulfate and its cousin, sodium laureth sulfate.  Sodium lauryl sulfate, or SLS, is a surfactant. For simplicity’s sake, think of a surfactant as something that creates bubbles in dish soap, toothpaste, shampoo, shower gel, etc. There is conflicting evidence, but my research has made…

5 Tips for a Safer Prenatal Beauty Routine

5 Tips for a Safer Prenatal Beauty Routine

I recently wrote the following guest blog post for a local parenting website. How do I know which skin- and hair-care products are truly safe to use while I am pregnant? Answer: As you probably suspect, many beauty products advertised as “natural” or “organic” contain lots of questionable chemicals in their ingredients lists. Sadly, this is…