Question: When is the best time to paint the nursery? My sister says the fumes could harm the baby if I strip paint in my first trimester?
Answer
Pregnant women should be banned from the decorating. Many parents want to make their baby’s room safe and beautiful, they rush around in the last weeks stripping wall paper, sanding and painting. However, mums-to-be should stay away during decorating because pregnant women and their fetuses are vulnerable to toxins from plaster, old paint (which may contain lead) as well as VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) fumes from new paint.
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Worried about the harmful side effects of chemicals in your baby’s toiletry products? If your baby suffers from eczema, skin allergies or skin rashes then water is simply the safest and kindest option.
Yet, toiletries and personal care products are a popular ‘new baby gift’ choice. How can you be sure your baby’s bath time products exclude potentially harmful chemicals and skin irritants?
The Mindful Mum Top 10 Baby Toiletries generated from the Safe Toiletries Guide helps prevent you from unintentionally washing your baby in a soup of harmful chemicals at bath time.
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Mindful Mum has researched baby toiletries labelled organic or ‘natural’ in the UK and presented the results in an easy to read safe baby toiletry table. Although many manufacturers label their products ‘organic’, the majority of baby hygiene products are not certified organic by official certification bodies such as the Soil Association.
The comparison table helps parents to check that baby care products are ‘certified organic’, safe and free from chemical ‘nasties’ such as Phthaltes, Parabens and Sodium Laureth/Sodium Laurel Sulfate (SLS/SLES).
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Buy California Baby Super Sensitive Bubble Bath
From £13.00 for 390 ml
The trick to calming my little one before bed is to give him a lovely warm bath. California Baby Super Sensitive Bubble Bath is ideal for sensitive skin and. It is free of Sodium Lauryl Sulfate SLS), DEA, synthetic fragrances or synthetic additives. Not only safe for your baby, it comes with a bubble blowing wand to make bath times even more fun.
The hazard score of California Baby products is impressive. The Cosmetic Safety Database, give California Baby’s Super Sensitive Bubble bath a low hazard rate — just 0 (out of a potential 10).
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For the first few weeks of your baby’s life, he or she will need nothing more than warm water to cleanse them. However, as baby gets older you may be attracted to the ‘natural’ label on baby wash, baby shampoos and baby soaps. Many mums believe that toiletries labelled ‘natural’ are made of safer organic ingredients.
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Organic farming reduces environmental pollution and the release of greenhouse gases from food production by severely restricting the use of artificial chemical fertilisers and pesticides. Instead, organic farmers rely on developing a healthy, fertile soil and growing a mixture of crops.
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