Bringing a child into this world is both an exciting and scary time for new parents, especially if it's a first child. The list of things you need for your newborn may seem endless and it seems awfully difficult to navigate around all the different products available. Furthermore, there are more and more headlines in the media regarding recalls of products like toys containing toxic and harmful substances. Below is a list of eco-friendly and organic baby products that you can feel comfortable about using on your baby.
Baby Bottles
After recently finding out that the type of plastic used in baby bottles was leaching harmful toxins into baby's milk when heated, many stores selling plastic baby bottles pulled them off their shelves. If this concerns you, the best alternative to a plastic baby bottle is a glass baby bottle. Glass baby bottles are microwave and dishwasher safe and have been found to be a safer and healthier choice for your baby. The biggest concern with glass is of course breakage. To eliminate the risk of breakage you can purchase wonderful silicone bottle covers that protect against the glass breaking or shattering.
Baby Creams and Lotions
When looking for a lotion or cream for your baby's ever so sensitive skin you want to find something that is going be extremely gentle. Natural and organic ingredients like avocado butter, apricot oil and beeswax boast many moisturizing and healing properties that are very soothing on your baby's soft skin. Burt's Bees carries a fantastic line of all natural products that range from gentle baby shampoo to soothing diaper cream. These products are reasonably priced and come with great reviews from parents. Burt's Bees products are available at Shoppers Drug Mart and Whole Foods.
Diapers
The best eco-option when it comes to diapers is cloth diapers. Cloth diapers are washable and can be used over and over again, eliminating the waste caused by disposable diapers. Because cloth diapers are made of breathable natural fibers, your baby will be less irritated wearing them. The biggest challenge to cloth diapers is that they are messy and much more difficult to deal with than a disposable diaper. Changing your baby's diaper when you are out becomes quite a process when you are using cloth diapers. This being said, aim to do the best you can. Use cloth diapers whenever you can and when you are out use an eco-friendly disposable diaper. There are a handful of diaper brands out there that produce chlorine free biodegradable diapers. Both cloth and eco-friendly disposable diapers can be found at Whole Foods.
