CPSC Chair Warns Parents – Take Cheap Metal Jewelry Away From Kids

CPSC chair issues warning to parents – do not let your kids play with cheap metal jewelry.

TheSmartMama Investigates – Found Cadmium Jewelry at Target

After the Associated Press released the results of its investigation evaluating toxic cadmium in children’s jewelry on Sunday as a substitute for lead, I posted that using cadmium in jewelry pre-dated the lead content limits of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), but that I had seen an upswing in cadmium in jewelry and [...]

Countdown to Christmas: Green Gift Ideas

Despite Black Friday and even Cyber Monday, the first day of December can be eye-opening if you haven’t started getting ready for Christmas or any of the holidays celebrated at this time of year. If you haven’t bought or made a single present yet, you still have some time. Not much but some. And I’ve [...]

Are your bath and beauty products causing dermatitis? Quaternium 15 & Formaldehyde

Did you know Johnson’s Head-to-Toe Baby Wash contains a preservative that releases formaldehyde – a carcinogen and a leading cause of dermatitis?
Yep, that’s right. That staple in many homes contains some not so nice chemicals. I’ve posted before about the problems with the ingredients in Johnson’s Head-to-Toe baby wash. The No More Toxic Tub report [...]

5 Simple Steps for Summer Toy Safety

School is almost out and the lazy days of summer are here. Well, perhaps lazy isn’t accurate if you are a mom – summer can just mean listening to whines of “I’m so boooored” (drawn out as only a child can do) or schlepping from one activity to the next.
But summer should be about play. [...]

Invest in your Future by Living Green

Why live a green life?
I have a long explanation about how I’ve always been fairly green, but that it became personal when I had two miscarriages before carrying my son. About being pregnant and wanting to protect the life growing inside of me. About the ephiphany that everything I ate, breathed or put on my skin [...]

Warning: These baby bottles and canned goods contain a chemical known to cause reproductive harm

Would you buy a can of beans with a warning on it that it may contain a chemical known to the state of California to cause reproductive harm?
What about a baby bottle?
If you live in California, you are probably familiar with Proposition 65’s standard warning. Even if you don’t realize it.
You’ve probably seen a warning [...]

Celebrity Green – Healthy Kids in a Toxic World Panel at Pregnancy Awareness Month Event a Success

I had a fabulous weekend. I got to attend, Without children, and speak the 2nd annual Pregnancy Awareness Month (PAM) kick off event, Motherhood Begins Now, on May 2, 2009. I also got to meet some people I have only communicated with via the Internet, which is always a pleasure.
The event was hosted by holistic lifestyle expert [...]

Recipe to Make Non Toxic Homemade Playdough

Homemade playdough is easy to make.  And you probably have the ingredients in your cupboard.
This is what you will need:

1 cup flour;

1 cup warm water

1/4 cup salt

1 tablespoon vegetable oil; and

2 teaspoons cream of tartar.
Mix flour, cream of tartar, warm water, vegetable oil and salt. Cook over medium heat until mixture gums up like playdough.  [...]

How healthy & non toxic is your child’s school? National Healthy Schools Day

This is a guest post from one of my favorite people, Janelle Sorensen.  Janelle is the Senior Writer and Health Consultant for Healthy Child Healthy World. You can also find her on Twitter as @greenandhealthy. 
When my husband and I first toured schools to find the one we wanted to enroll our daughter in, I’m sure [...]

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