droolicious : natural

Baby Got BPA-Free Back With Illumina Baby Bottom Balm

Aaron Burgess — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:04:00 GMT

Certified both organic and kosher, this Baby Bottom Balm from Illumina Organics combines natural herbs and oils, as well as zinc oxide and vitamin E, to help combat rashes and other baby-bottom blights, but it's also notable for its packaging. Illumina's toxin-free new line of baby-care products (which, we should add, is part of a whole family of natural skincare products from the company) comes in bottles free of phthalates and bisphenol-A (BPA).

$11.99 from Illumina Organics.

Knight's Castle by Haba for Worry Free Battles

chrisjordan — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:15:00 GMT

Ghost Tower and Knight's Castle ($68.90) is made up of 85 pieces of beechwood coated with natural, water-based, non-toxic lacquers which render the surface especially resistant to humidity and mechanical strain. The set encourages imaginative play.

Made by Haba in Germany. This is a brand that you can trust in the midst of all the current toy recalls.

The Babble Review: Body Balms by Least Likely 2 Breed

Gwynne Watkins — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:20:00 GMT

One of my co-workers looked horrified when these tins of ointment, with quasi-tasteless names like "Bad Ass Booty Balm" and "Mother Effer's Va-J-J Jelly," arrived in our office. Clearly, this colleague does not receive weekly samples with cutesy names like "Mama's Love Honey Tummy Bunny Rub." I say these products are a refreshing, and very funny, change. The ointments are shipped inside a diaper, which is a little weird, but apparently it's a functional alternative to packing peanuts. Every product has a refreshing, all-natural ingredient list, heavy on the coconut oil, lanolin and beeswax. The texture is pretty much what you'd expect from those ingredients, and the essential-oil scents are delightful: the nipple rub smells of citrus, geranium and cloves, while the diaper balm smells like a bakery. (The Va-J-J jelly will make your nether regions smell like a coconut, which is a personal choice.) Best of all, they're supercheap for all-natural products: only $6 a pop. Available at LeastLikely2Breed.net.