When you have a little one with sensitive skin or even allergies and eczema (like my Willster), finding a trio of bath soaps, lotions and potions to combat the red, miserable all-over itch can be a lot like trying to outrun that behemoth of a boulder in Indiana Jones.
The situation's iffy if best.
Not anymore, thanks to Little Twig - a natural bath alternative company I'm so entirely over the moon over, that I've made it a Cosmotot fave ... the first bath care company for children to claim that title.
Sure, a lot of different creams, ointments and baby washes pass through the Cosmotot files but they typically don't deliver. They either make Wills break out even worse, smell like self-tanner (aka: rotten potato) have enough oil in 'em to make a Texas oil tycoon jealous, or smell so strongly of an overgrown meadow tinged with something that reminds me of the red eye rimmed potheads in high school, that my poor little man needs to spend post-bath time airing out by the nearest open window.
Not so with Little Twig.
Their products are developed with the advice of pediatricians and real-life
parents. That means that Little Twig uses the most effective organic
and botanical ingredients - think jojoba, chamomile, tea tree oil, cucumber and more - in simple recipes to end up with a line of fresh-smelling (the Happy line makes Wills smell like a juicy orange mixed with a Lifesavery lemon meringue pie all at once), pure, gentle personal care in the form of Bath Care (Babywash: Happy shown at top left, $11 - also available in Babywash: Calm), Bubble Fun, Body Care (Bodymilk: Pure shown at bottom left, $12.50), Accessories and Gift Packs.
There's unscented options, too that will leave baby as soft and smooth as the day he was born.
Better yet, all products are free of parabens, sulfates, artificial dyes and colors, have no synthetic fragrances, and are even suitable for newborns.
I was out of luck with their Diaper Cream: Soothe (shown at bottom right, $12.50), which made Wills bottom look like a strawberry patch, but, there is a "warning" on the label urging parents to first try the cream on the inside of baby's arm - which I didn't do.
I think they teach you that in school don't they? Always read the directions.
Oh well. If your tot isn't sensitive to zinc oxide like mine, then the extra-mild, unscented formula is fabulous - loaded with Vitamin E, shea and mango butters, along with the aforementioned zinc oxide to calm and protect even ultra-sensitive skin, and goes on silky and smooth without the watery/oily residue of other brands.
Cosmomama says there's more in the details:
Since children are affected most by the health of the environment, Little Twig instituted a brilliant recycling program. To promote the reuse of its highly recyclable bottles, they offer a 30% discount (on your next online purchase) to those families who simply return four full-sized, empty
containers to the company.
That's my kind of give a little, get a little.
Each year
Little Twig also chooses a charitable organization benefiting children's issues. This year's beneficiary is
Everychild Foundation, created by a group of women to make a difference in
the lives of children who suffer from disease, abuse, neglect, poverty
or disability.
Little Twig products are available at a ton of Chicago-area locations including Whole Foods Markets. However, I called a few Whole Foods stores and found out that the products were being discontinued near me in the southwestern burbs. Just an FYI. Otherwise, visit these locales to get in on the goodness:
babyGap
555 N. Michigan Ave.
Grow
1943 W. Division St.
Little Green Baby
4654 N. Rockwell
Whole Foods Market
30 W. Huron St.
Whole Foods Market
3640 N. Halsted St.
Whole Foods Market
1000 W. North Ave.
Whole Foods Market
1101 S. Canal St.
Ste. 107
Whole Foods Market
6020 N. Cicero Ave.
