The Survival Guide for Rookie Moms

As a new parent, it can be extremely overwhelming to find products that are truly safe for the most precious thing in your life, your child. There are lots of products in the market place to choose from but what is truly safe?

Don’t compromise yourself and your family’s future with ingredients that may eventually be added to the “toxic list” at some point…If it sounds to good to be true, it likely is!

As parents, it’s our responsibility to do our homework and to educate ourselves about the harmful effects of ingredients that may be lurking in the products we use and the damaging effects they can have. A very well known brand has formaldehyde in some of their products in order to preserve them for your child! You have to ask yourself “why would I want to put these toxic products with chemicals on my little one’s ultra pure skin?”

The word “natural” can mean so many things on a label, as a consumer reading the ingredient listings you should understand what is listed. Anything that has paraben at the end of it (ie. methylparaben, propylparaben) DEA (ie. cocamide DEA) and PEG (ie. PEG- 8 Stearate) should be avoided, they are all toxic ingredients. These are only a few of the common ingredients that are added to some baby products, in order to prolong the shelf life. I use my “mom logic” if you can’t pronounce the word it’s likely not natural in most cases.

So what ingredients should you look for? There are lots of wonderful natural ingredients that have specific qualities to calm and heal that you should be aware of:

Organic Hemp Seed Oil – Anti-inflammatory, balances dry skin, helps heal skin lesions, has anti-oxidants and moisture balancing properties.

Shea Butter – Hydrates and softens, helps with rashes, acne, anti-inflammatory

Orange Blossom – Anti stress and calming agent.

Calendula Oil – Helps with inflamed skin, softens and soothes.

The bottom line is that you can get all the benefits of great skin care ingredients for your children with out the harmful chemicals, by just doing a little label reading when you buy. Isn’t your little one worth that little extra care.

Tawna Hill is the Founder of Tawna Hill Baby – Natural Baby Care

Tawna is a former skin care industry executive who developed her skin care line after under going discovery, surgery and treatment for brain tumor while pregnant with her little girl. It has been her mission since then to help parents such as herself, avoid the chemicals and toxins which plague our everyday lives. She also donates a portion of the sale of every product to the search for a cure.

Tawna is celebrating her company’s 1st Anniversary with a special deal on her best selling package the Bath-Time Bundle until Nov. 30th. You can also enter to win the full line of her wonderful products when you visit her website. www.tawnahillbaby.com

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