This is the latest newsletter from one of our diaper suppliers, Broody Chick. Broody Chick diapers are the first FULLY compostable disposable diaper on the market. They are totally plastic free!

BROODY CHICK products are the ongoing results of a mother’s love for her children and her desire to produce the absolute best in natural and chemical free baby products. The skincare products she created are 100% natural, chemical free and colorant free. Soon followed our diapers and wipes, which are also 100% natural and the best she could find, not only for our children but also

With the knowledge of what a mother wants for her child, we have sourced the absolute best in diapers and wipes, not only in style and comfort but also to be fully compostable, environmentally friendly, chemical free and most important, proven ultra safe for baby.

BROODY CHICK, working with Natureworks llc, looked at many textile manufacturers around the world. We searched North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia and found that the establishment in Asia was the only location that offered the quality that we required. Therefore, with Natureworks llc and their master manufacturer in textiles and using their world leading bio-polymer, Ingeo, we have been able to introduce to North America a range of fully compostable diapers and wipes with the full accreditation (ASTM-D 6400) (EN 13432).

All of us at BROODY CHICK continue to look for ways to help parents make informed choices about the products they use and the textiles that are close to and placed on their babies skin.

We are extremely proud and pleased to announce that our diapers,wipes and associated textile products have just been certified to carry the Oeko-Tex standard 100 Logo!

In the field of manufactured textiles products of all types, this certification is an internationally accepted standard and only awarded to manufactures of textiles that are ecologically harmless to humans and pose no risk whatsoever to health.

Furthermore, to ensure continued excellence in the manufacturing, Oeko-Tex reserves the right to spot check any manufacturer that carries the logo at any time and has informed all Logo users that 15% of us will be visited per annum. This will guarantee the highest level of manufacturing quality that is required to attain the certification.

We will always keep looking for ways to help you make informed choices for you, your children and our planet …because we care.

This shop is a new concept in retail and we believe that they will be putting themselves on the map as a destination for young families from all over MetroVancouver.  They are definitely worth the drive and are just minutes off of the Patullo Bridge.  We will be checking in from time to time ourselves and would love the opportunity to meet some of our loyal Better Baby Bums families face to face!  Hope to see you there!

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Did it help? I don’t know. Maybe the stinging and burning distracted me from my ailment.

Given that I tend to steer clear of chemical-based products, especially ones on my children’s skin, and that I promised myself that I wouldn’t torture my kids with such treatment as my mom did me, I began to seek alternatives.

I came up dry. Other than the “No Name” versions of Vicks, that is. One thing that I noticed that they all had in common was their warnings not to use the products on infants or children under 2. This got me wondering why and here is what I found.

A case reported in Clinical Toxology 44:357-370, 2006 (http://www.aapcc.org/archive/FinalizedPMGdlns/camphor.pdf)  reported a case of a 2 month old infant hospitalized for an unrelated illness was discovered to have camphor poisoning due to repeated use of Vicks.

Vicks is made from menthol, camphor, eucalyptus oil, cedarleaf oil, nutmeg oil, thymol and turpentine oil suspended in a beeswax base.

Camphor, the active ingredient, is dangerous if ingested. Historically it has been used as an aphrodisiac, contraceptive, abortifcient, analeptic, lactation suppressant, cardiac and central nervous system stimulant, cold remedy, muscle and joint liniment, and rodent repellent. Important to note that Camphor poisoning symptoms include stomach ache,  nausea, vomiting, irritability, and seizures.

While I realize that reactions from exposure on the skin are rare, I think that if I can avoid the stuff, I will.

So the question remained, what do I use instead? Well, I got my answer when we began working with a new Canadian company called Broody Chick. Broody Chick has a line of natural skin care products that includes one my my new faves and a mom-must-have, Sniffs and Snuffles (Canadian link and USA link).

Steph, creator of Sniffs and Snuffles, “wanted to create a salve or balm that could be rubbed onto baby, the act of gently rubbing a baby’s chest or back is very soothing itself, but if the balm contained very gentle decongestants that would calm and soother irritated airways and realse nasal and chest congestion, then all the better.”

Here is Steph’s description of the ingredients she lovingly selected, “The balm itself is a blend of coconut oil, bees wax, macadamia oil and vitamin E ,this melds together to form a light,readily absorbed base. The oils I choose to incorporate are all safe to use on young children and have no contraindications (in the percentages I use them in). Eucalyptus blue gum, or fever tree, as it is also known,a traditional oil used for respiratory ailments such as bronchitis and croup, Frankincense used medicinally in the east and west for respiratory infections, Indian myrrh used for its ability to ease asthma, coughs, the common cold and catarrh and Ravensara for its ability to assist with respiratory problems colds and flu, sinusitis and lung infections.

The oils were all chosen not only for they’re therapeutic qualities but when blended together they create a wonderful calming and soothing aroma that doesn’t over power the senses and it actually does work!!!!!!

All of the Broody Chick skin care range has been created with this kind of fore thought, the best possible ingredients combined with the best possible therapeutic benefits of pure essential oils.”

Both Corina and I have used it on our entire families and the stuff just plain works! I rub some on my kids’ chests and backs, especially at night time when they are congested, and they sleep WAY better than without. One application seems to work all night long.

My whole household is sick with colds at the moment and I don’t know how we’d get on without the stuff! Thank you Steph and Broody Chick for a safe, effective, economical alternative!

We tried Sniffs and Snuffles out on the entire family, from the 4-month-old on up during a recent cold we all had. The essential oils really helped clear up congestion. It’s nice that we could treat the cold effectively without using pharmaceuticals. Broody Chick Sniffs and Snuffles is all natural and can be used on everyone from young to old.

Broody Chick Sniffs and Snuffles is available for a great price from your natural baby products source!

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