Babies and Little ones require us adults to make the right choices for them. When it comes to feeding most of us are careful. It is therefore a surprise when it comes to toiletries we are happy to use the commercial brands loaded with petrochemicals

Some of these organic products contain little or no regulations about the ingredients that go into these products. When you look through the ingredients they are practically the same as the ones used in adult products.

If adult skin absorbs about 60% of everything it comes into contact with, it is alarming to think that a baby's skin is six times thinner and 5 times more sensitive. Manufactures are not required to prove that these ingredients are safe. We know that these chemicals are not safe but it is only when an ingredient is proved to be unsafe it is withdrawn.

Look at the chemicals listed in your child's toiletry products. Commonly SLS or sodium lauryl sulfate is used in baby wipes and shampoos although it has been linked to skin irritations, diarrhoea, breathing problems and eye damage particularly in small children. In higher concentrations this same chemical is used in household cleaning products. When combined with other ingredients it can form nitrosamines which are carcinogenic. Propylene Glycol this is a surfactant or wetting agent and an active component in anti freeze!

Diethanolamine (DEA) Triethanolamine (TEA) and Monoethanolamine (MEA) commonly found in children¹s bubble baths combined with nitrosamines they can become carcinogenic. These chemicals have been outlawed in some countries but are widely available in the U.K.

There are many many more chemicals such as these and probably the best way of avoiding them is to choose pure and natural toiletries for babies or question which products you actually need at all. Advertisers of these commercial products would like us to think that to be good parents we should cover our babies in lotions and potions from the day they are born, but why expose your child to a cocktail of detergents, preservatives, colourants and fragrances. Avoid products containing potentially irritating or harmful ingredients. Remember young babies are unable to tell you if they are itching so watch for red patches, rash or flaking skin. Above all keep what you use simple and to a minimum.

Echohip have taken the time to choose these natural and effective products for mother and baby and mother nature