Shalom Beginnings

Shalom means peace, whole,  complete and perfect. What a beautiful way to begin life. To me, babies are peaceful, perfect little beings and I want to do what I can to make sure they are well taken care of. Babies need to be loved, held, nurtured, breastfed. Not only does it matter greatly what's going into their tummies, but also what's being put on their skin.

Today, many products aimed at families with young children contain harmful chemicals. In fact, some disposable diaper companies won't even disclose what chemicals they use, though it's known that Sodium polyacrylate, the chemical that makes them so absorbant, is linked to TSS (Toxic Shock Syndrome). Not only do disposable diapers contain a whole host of unknown chemicals, but many baby soaps, creams and lotions have harmful ingredients as well. (To search leading products and what's in them, check out Skin Deep). Kinda scary.

Thankfully, there is an alternative. As more people become aware of the potential harm these products could have on their children, they set out to find a solution. Many mom-led companies have been started by those who felt the need to develop products for babies that were both safe and efficient and in the case of cloth diapers, much less expensive. Rumparooz diapers was created for the owner's second daughter, who was so sensitive to disposable diapers that she could only spend a few hours in them. Erin Kimmett, CEO of Thirsties diapers puts it this way, "We honestly believe we are in the best possible business. We believe this because you share in our values for happy and healthy baby beginnings, and by virtue of such you continue the fight for sound futures."

It's not just the mamas making cloth diapers who are concerned about the well-being of your babies. Earth Mama Angel Baby produces only organic ingredients and their products (which also smell absolutely wonderful) earn ratings of 0 toxicity by Skin Deep. They carry a large line of products for pregnancy through postpartum and breastfeeding that are designed to make sure that babies get only the best.

As a mama concerned about the quality and safety of the products that I use on my children, I feel priveleged to offer these products that have been produced by like-minded people. Everything I offer has been tried personally or has been highly recommended with a lot of positive feedback. If I wouldn't use it, I wouldn't expect you to, either. Please remember to visit Skin Deep's website, the link is above.

Shalom
Nina Nelson
http://www.shalombeginnings.com/