Free Angel Reading Monthly Draw

Well folks, it is the end of the month and today I will draw the name of the lucky person who will receive an Angel Reading to the value of $60!

I will be going away for a few days, but will be back on Monday to post the Daily Angel Messages.

Take care and talk to you again on Monday.

Love & Light
Victoria

Dangerous Chemicals in Popular Baby Products

I consider myself as an informed person and I have been aware of chemicals in personal care products for a while. I have been guided by my angels to systematically reduce the number of chemicals we use and consume on a daily basis. I am making progress, but my house is not completely chemical free yet. At least I have taken action and I am making progress.

Our diet has improved and we try really hard to avoid food with chemicals and preservatives, especially for our baby.

Our baby's first skin care products were of the best selling baby products on the market. I know that shampoo usually contains between 1 and 3 of the "bad" chemicals. I looked on the baby shampoo bottle for the ingredients and guess what? The manufacturer has a clever (or shall I call it sneaky) labeling system where you cannot read the ingredients list before you buy it. You have to use it first to see the ingredients list - the ingredients are on the back of the front label which means that you have to read it through the shampoo from the back, which is impossible.

I finally got the shampoo down to a level where I could read the ingredients list only to discover that the ingredients list was firstly in a very small font (very hard to read) and secondly, the bar code was strategically placed in front of the ingredients list (remember you are looking at the ingredients from the back of the bottle, as the ingredients are listed on the back of the front label of the bottle) and made the horrific discovery that this very popular baby shampoo is basically no different from yours or mine for that matter.

One of the main ingredients were Sodium Laureth Sulfate that is used in industrial cleaning products. Did you know that it may cause improper eye development in infants and young children, impaired hair growth, ulcers and cataracts? I didn't until I did a bit more research on the topic.

Now I feel guilty for exposing my baby to these and other risks associated with some of the chemicals in the baby products.

Needless to say, I threw out all the baby products and replaced it with certified organic products.

Before you buy any baby products, make sure you read the label first - if you cannot find it or cannot see it, it is not worth the risk - even if it is a popular brand. Opt for natural and certified organic products.

In the next few weeks I plan to write a blog with the common ingredients in baby products and the possible side effects of these products.

Please let me know if you have found a really good organic baby product.

I am not the only mum that feels this way and was glad to find another site called "Nature Moms" that also discussed this topic.

Love & Light
Victoria