SkinCareBaby believes our customers deserve to have a baby skin care education. We enjoy educating our visitors so to enable them to make the best possible choices about their children's baby skin care and skin care products. Please read and share the following baby skin care tips with other parents, friends and family. Here's to your family's health!

Ingredients to Avoid!

SkinCareBaby has discovered that knowing what NOT to put on your baby’s scalp and body is as important as and maybe even more important than what you do. Therefore, we have made a list of the most dangerous and damaging ingredients commonly used in the skin care industry. Many baby products contain ingredients likely to be contaminated with formaldehyde, 1,4-dioxane, and possibly even nitrosamines, all of which are cancer-causing, highly irritating or both. Baby talc-based powders contain tiny particles that irritate the skin and may contain perfumes, a leading cause of allergy and irritation. Parents would be wise to avoid baby powders containing talc. Also, most pediatricians specializing in natural skin care warn parents to avoid petroleum jelly, which traps moisture against the skin and is also a common allergen. Some of the following chemical ingredients are listed on baby products using a different name; still SkinCareBaby will continually update this list to keep you informed of allergenic, irritating and possible carcinogenic pollutants in products that can be damaging to your precious baby’s skin. Some of these ingredients are more dangerous than others. SkinCareBaby suggests that NONE of the following ingredients be applied to your baby’s skin under any circumstances:

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate: This synthetic substance is used in most shampoos for its detergent and foam-building abilities. It can cause eye irritations, skin rashes, hair loss, scalp scurf similiar to dandruff and allergic reactions. SLS is a detergent that poses serious health threats. It is used in garage floor cleaners and engine degreasers. Research indicates that exposure to SLS can result in eye damage, depression, labored breathing, diarrhea, severe skin irritation, and even death! Eyes may not develop properly if exposed to SLS. SLS can be transformed into nitrosamines, a potent class of carcinogens. Your body can retain SLS for up to five days and maintain residual levels in the heart, liver, lungs, and brain.

Imidazolidinyl Urea and Diazolidinyl Urea: These are the most commonly used preservatives after the parabens. They are well established as a primary cause of contact dermatitis American Acacdemy of Dermatology). These ingredients are derived from ANIMAL urine.

Methyl, Propyl, Butyl, and Ethyl Paraben: These are preservatives, or commonly known used as inhibitors of microbial growth, which extends the shelf life of products. Parabens are widely used even though they are known to be toxic. Parabens have been known to cause many allergic reactions and skin rashes. Methyl paraben combines benzoic acid with the methyl group of chemicals and is highly toxic.

Petrolatum:  Petrolatum is mineral oil jelly, and mineral oil causes a lot of problems when used on the skin. It can produce photosensitivity (i.e., promotes sun damage), and tends to interfere with the body's own natural moisturizing mechanism, leading to dry skin and chapping, hence creating what the product is intended to prevent.

Propylene Glycol: Propylene Glycol is a vegetable glycerin mixed with grain alcohol, which are both "natural". Usually it is a synthetic petrochemical mix used as a humectant. Propylene glycol been known to cause allergic and toxic reactions and alcohols are drying to the skin and toxic.

Stearalkonium Chloride - A chemical used in hair conditioners and creams, which causes allergic reactions because it is highly toxic. Stearalkonium chloride was developed by the fabric industry as a fabric softener and is a lot cheaper and easier to use in hair conditioning formulas than helpful proteins and herbals.

Synthetic Colors - The synthetic colors used to supposedly make a cosmetic "pretty" should be avoided at all costs, along with hair dyes. They will be labeled as FD&C or D&C, followed by a color and a number. Example: FD&C Red No. 6 / D&C Green No. 6. Synthetic colors are believed to be cancer-causing agents. FD&C Yellow 5, Red 40, Blue #1 are synthetic colors from coal tar that deposits toxins onto the skin, causing skin irritation. Absorption can cause depletion of oxygen in the body and death.

Triethanolamine (TEA) - Often used in products to adjust the pH, and used with many fatty acids to convert acid to salt (stearate), which then becomes the base for a cleanser. TEA causes allergic reactions including eye problems, dryness of hair and skin, and could be toxic if absorbed into the body over a long period of time.

Saccharomyces Magnesium Ferment is an acid from yeast which causes damage to the insulin producing beta cells and pancreatic cancer.

Butylene Glycol - an acid that may be narcotic and cause asphyxiation.

Aqua Biomin Saccharomyces/Magnesium Ferment - This is a yeast and an acid that causes diabetes and other topical yeast infections that can lead to a host of serious symptoms.

DMDM Hydantoin - releases a powerful acid and neurotoxin formaldehyde which causes joint pain, skin reactions, allergies, depression, headaches, chest pains, ear infections, chronic fatigue, dizziness, and loss of sleep. Exposure also irritates the respiratory system; triggers heart palpitations or asthma, and aggravates coughs. Other side effects are a weakened immune system and cancer.

Cocomidopropyl Hydroxysultaine - has added chemicals in the processing of the coconut oil which are carcinogenic.

Tea lauryl sulfate - is hormone disrupting chemical that can form cancer-causing nitrates. This ingredient is restricted in Europe due to the carcinogenic effects. Repeated applications can result in liver and kidney cancer.

Lactic Acid - This is a cancer causing agent. An acid found around all cancerous tumors.