Phthalate Free Baby Products.

–We interrupt this normally very funny (at least, in my own mind) and lately very snarky blog to pass on this public service announcement–

Have you seen the studies that have just been announced about high levels of phthalate chemicals being found in young children?

Because phthalates are not required to be placed on consumer labels, I wasn’t aware of them until my friend over at ‘A View From Here‘ alerted me to them back when I was pregnant with Sassy Princess 3 years ago. In part, phthalates are linked to liver, kidney, and lung damage as well as limiting testes development in boys.

The more I researched about what exactly was being put in commercial bath and body products, the less I wanted to use them. This, in part, is what lead me to create Serendipity Bath Co. with my friend, Ashley.

Since forming a company focused on natural products, I have been in contact with so many people who are being affected by chemical sensitivities–either directly or in their kids. Phthalate contamination is a very real, very immediate, and very scary thing. If you need to be more informed, link on over to the blog I just wrote on The Soap Dish. There you will find more information and some important links to consumer involvement to get phthalates out of our everyday products.

Big companies will not proactively decide to do this on their own. It will cost them extra time, money, and effort to create safe products. It will take pressure from the public and a shift in consumerism to force their hand. It will take an educated population demanding change for themselves and their children. It is worth your time to educate yourself and demand something better for your children.