Anyone know of totally natural skin products for babies?

[bramblina]

I really don't want to be clarting my ds in unnecessary chemicals so wonder does anyone else have the same opinion? I'd love to get hold of some natural products. At the mo his bath is just water (but of course that's full of chlorine now) but we've had to use pure soap on his 3 inch long hair as it's attracting smells (cooking etc) and not fair to leave it. Any suggestions?

We were given a little me gift set which I've just read the ingredients of and it's full of "parabens"- anyone know what they are???

Parabens are preservatives which can mimic the effect of oestrogen in the body. So, really nice for little boys to be covered with them, hmm?

Boots will probably take the set back if it is still sealed...

So you wouldn't use it then?

I wouldn't personally use it, but then this is one of my obsessions. I recommend anything by Green People - who also have the brands Organic Babies and Organic Children as mentioned earlier. They are the only ones who I have found are consistently free from anything nasty.

Have a look at the Women's Environmental Network website if you want to know more about chemicals in toiletries...

Here's their info on parabens:

Parabens
Parabens have been detected in human breast tissue and, although they cannot yet be conclusively linked as a possible cause of breast cancer, evidence now suggests they can act as oestrogen mimics.
(Byford, J.R., Shaw, L.E., Drew, M.G.B., Pope, G.S., Sauer, M.J., Darbre, P.D., ?Oestrogenic activity of parabens in MCF7 human breast cancer cells?; J. Steroid Biochem. Mol. Biol. 80: 49-60 (2002)
Darbre, P.D., Byford, J.R., Shaw, L.E., Horton, R.A., Pope, G.S., Sauer, M.J., ?Oestrogenic activity of isobutylparaben in vitro and in vivo?; J. Appl. Toxicol. 22: 219-226 (2002)
Darbre, P.D., Byford, J.R., Shaw, L.E., Hall, S., Coldham, N.G., Pope, G.S., Sauer, M.J., ?Oestrogenic activity of benzylparaben?; J. Appl. Toxicol. 23: 43-51 (2003)
Darbre, P.D., ?Underarm Cosmetics and Breast Cancer?; J. Appl. Toxicol., 23:89-95 (2003)
Routledge, E.J., J. Parker, J. Odum, J. Ashby, J.P. Sumpter, ?Some alkyl hydroxy benzoate preservatives (parabens) are estrogenic?; Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol., 153:12-19 (1998).

In a random check, WEN found preservatives suspected of mimicking the female hormone oestrogen, in 57% of products ? this is especially worrying for women when lifetime increased exposure to oestrogen is linked to a heightened risk of breast cancer.
(WEN research)

One, propyl paraben, has been shown to adversely affect male reproductive functions; at the ?daily intake level? currently acceptable under EC law, it decreased daily sperm production.
(Oishi, S., ?Effects of propyl paraben on the male reproductive system?; Food and Chemical Toxicology, 40: 1807-1813 (2002))

The Organic Children shampoo has done DD's hair and scalp the world of good!

I've just started using these products:

halo and horns

They're pretty good (and affordable) - I had been using Jason products until recently but thought that they were very expensive for the quality.