Healthy alternatives
Recommended fragrance-free products
| Brand name | Product description |
| Attitude | Natural Diaper Cream, Zinc, fragrance-free |
| Druide | Baby Body Milk |
| Everyday Oil | Fragrance-free |
| Everyone | Baby Lotion Simply unscented |
| Finally Pure, For Baby | 100% natural baby lotion, unscented |
| Green Beaver | Baby Lotion, fragrance-free |
| Pipette baby | Lotion, fragrance-free |
| Terressentials | Organic Fragrance-free Baby Oil |
| Thinkbaby | Baby Lotion, fragrance-free |
Tips
A child’s skin is naturally composed of oils. Using mild soaps can reduce the need for lotions or oils.
Use a mild oil, preferably organic, such as coconut, almond, or sesame oil.
Replace talcum powder with rice starch, corn starch or arrowroot powder.
Avoid the following chemicals in regular products
1,4-dioxane: possible carcinogen
Ammonia: irritant and corrosive to the skin, eyes, and the respiratory and digestive tract
Dyes (coal tar): carcinogen, skin sensitizer, photosensitizer
DMDM hydantoin: possible carcinogen (by release of formaldehyde), skin irritant, skin sensitizer
Mineral oil: possible carcinogen depending on the degree of purification, allergen
Lanolin (oil, if not organic): skin sensitizer
Parabens: endocrine disruptors
Perfumes: allergens
PEG: may contain carcinogenic 1,4-dioxane, irritant to skin, eyes and respiratory tract
Propylene glycol: allergen, irritant
Quarternium-15: possible carcinogen (by release of formaldehyde)
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate: irritant, may cause contact dermatitis
Talc: possible carcinogen, irritant to skin, eyes and respiratory tract
TEA: respiratory and skin sensitizer, irritating to the skin, eyes and respiratory tract