Healthy alternatives
Fragrance-free
| Brand name | Product description |
| Attitude | Natural Diaper Cream, Zinc, fragrance-free |
| Babo Botanicals | Sensitive Baby Daily Hydra Baby Lotion |
| Druide | Baby Body Milk |
| Earnest Mom | Calendula Butter Baby Cream |
| Everyday Oil | Fragrance-free |
| Everyone | Baby Lotion Simply unscented |
| Finally Pure For Baby | 100% natural baby lotion, unscented |
| Green Beaver | Baby Lotion, fragrance-free |
| Mustela | Hydrating Cream |
| 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. By using mild soaps, the use of lotions or oils can be reduced.
Use a mild oil, preferably organic, such as coconut oil, almond oil, 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