I love the smell of new babies and often give conventional baby care products to new moms untill  my daughter had a reaction to johnson and johnson’s baby products. I started looking into the ingredients and was shocked at what I saw….I then started using natural baby care products.

Natural baby skincare products are made from plants, herbs and animal fats while conventional baby skincare products are maufactured using chemicals and other synthetic ingredients. 

The skin is the largest organ and substance put on the skin is absorbed directly into the blood stream including the chemicals found in baby care products. Conventional skincare contains chemicals that causes cancer,  skin irritation, rashes, ezcema, disrupts hormonal functions, causes liver damage, birth defects and are downright toxic to the body. Dyes and fragrances used are linked to behavioral problem in children. Choose you baby skincare wisely.

What to look:

• natural emollients such as avocado oil, shea butter, coconut oil, jojoba oil, coco butter instead emulsifying wax, coconut fatty acids, alcohol compound such as cetyl, benzyl, butyl, alcohol, PEG compounds such as PEG -40 hydrogenated castor oil, petrolatum.
• Choose products that are preserved using natural ingredients such as tea tree oil, lavender, myrrh or vitamin E (d-alpha Tocopherol) instead of chemicals such as parabens, sorbates, benzoates and formalehyde
• Avoid surfactant -suding agents- such as sodium laureth sulfate-SLS which is know to dry out the skin, sodium laurate, and all the other sodium laureth compounds.
• If a product says organic, check for the USDA certification or other certifying organizations symbol. If there is no certification, assume the product is not really organic. There are 3 levels of certifications; each level tells how many of the ingredients used in the product are organic: level 1  -100% organic, level 2 – 95% and level 3- 70% organic. Most ingredients that are organic will have an asterisk next to it. Check to see how many actually has an asterisk to give you an idea if the product is 100% organic or not.

The most important thing :

Read the ingredients on the product and not the label

Many of  the cleaners we are using are very toxic and hazardous to our health.  Some even  release toxic fumes in the air that iritate the lungs, causing coughing and wheezing especially in people with asthma. They also off gas toxic fumes that pollutes our  indoor air especially in the winter when our homes are air tight, indoor air  becomes highy toxic quickly.  Instead of reaching for the lysol and other commerical cleaners, try some simple but potent cleaner often found right in your home.

• Vinegar- the acid in vinegar kills germs without releasing any toxic fumes. Use vingear for cleaning your kitchen, bathroom, toilets, door handles, rinse cloth diapers, to clean your washing machine, windows and the list goes on. Put  the vinegar in a spray bottle and spray on surfaces you want to clean.
• Add  a little lemon or tea tree essential oil to water or vinegar and use  when cleaning your kitchen.
• Instead of using chemical air fresheners, use a natural air freshener made from citrus or essential oil. 
• Combine vingear and baking soda to wash bathtubs, face basins, or any area that needs scrubbing.
• Instead of using bleach to whiten the laundry, try oxiclean -works great.
• Need to clean the oven, mix baking soda with water to form a paste and appply to grime , let stand for 20 minutes or few hours then scrub.

I am lagging in post not that I don’t have anything to share but life is crazy with 2 kids and running a business. I think we really need to give moms some kudos for all the hard work they do.  Of course, we can’t forgot the dads too.

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Many of you know, if you follow my blog, that my daughter has developed bad eczema. I have posted about several natural remedies for eczema and found that kukui oil helps to heal it. Well, I recently found out that emu oil and kukui oil together will heal the eczema.  I tried it on my daughter for one week and can’t stop talking about how soft and smooth her skin is. I remember in the summer her legs were looking blood red. I had to give in and get the over the counter steroids just to get control over it again. Well, the eczema roughness it all gone. This is where I should have a before and after picture but never thought about actually taking pictures. I am currently selling the eczema oil in my store http://www.naturalpureessentials.com/homestead-company-eczema-oil1o1.html . The oil works and you will see results in about one week if you have extreme eczema or earlier if mild eczema. It really works and I am not just saying this because I am selling the product. I found something that truly works and want to let other family with eczema know it out there. Eczema is no joke.  If you have eczema, take the time out to find out what is causing it. Use a note book and write down everything you eat, soaps you use to wash your clothes and bathe with, new environment you go to and record any reactions you observe. We just found out the kids not only have dairy allergies but wheat. My kids have open my eyes too because I think I might also have wheat allergies, the unexplained dry skin. Try the homestead baby ezcema oil, you will be glad that you did.

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Onion syrup for cough recipe. Great for chest infections, reduces the intensity and frequency of cough.  Easy to make,  effective, taste good and can be used for children. The key is to make a fresh batch every two days and take it at as soon as you develop a cough.

• 1 large onion
• sugar or honey
• Peel and slice onion about 1/4 inch thick- slice like a bread
• put on slice in a cup and cover with sugar or honey
• put another slice of onion then cover with sugar or honey and keep alternating until onion is finished
• Cover cup and leave for a few hours -about 4-6 hrs
• sugar or honey will extract the onion juice
• collect juice after juice has being extracted and store in fridge for 2 days

Make a fresh batch every 2 days-only effective when fresh. Take a teaspoon 3-8 times depending on intensity of cough. Less for slight cough more for bad cough. children 1/4 -1/2 tsp.

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My 2 1/2 yr old stop nursing around 2 because I was pregnant and couldn’t nurse anymore. She decided today she wanted to try the booby milk and I told her after her sister was done. She kept asking so i gave it a try. She latched on and sat there waiting then looked up at me and said mommy it won’t work- I was dying with laughter. She then said let me try the other one of course with the same results.  It don’t work.  Wow she does not remember how to nurse.

What to do if your little one has a cold. I make garlic herbal oil and apply to the baby’s feet. How to make the garlic oil? Peel a whole clove of garlic and slice thinly, then add enough olive oil to cover the cloves. Let infuse for several hours to 2 days. Strain and apply the oil on the baby’s feet and cover with socks. Use within 2 weeks and store in the fridge. Garlic oil is also great for ear infections. Gently warm the oil and place behind the ear. Can be used in the ear but for babies, I put it around the ear as it gets absorbed into the skin. Why garlic, garlic has antibiotic, antifungal and antibacterial properties. Do NOT EAT.