Bathing and Bum products for bub, creams, cloths, wipes etc what do you recommend?

[leckert]

Hi ladies,

I was wondering what your recommendations are for baby products?

I bought a bottle of Moogoo milkwash and a tub of Uddercream thinking these would be great and just found out they have palm oil in them will use them until finished but trying to make as little impact on the environment as possible so would prefer palm oil free products.

Is there a fancy/chemical name for palm oil?

I've just looked at my MooGoo stuff and I can't see it listed as palm oil on the ones I've got. We use the MSM cream - for bum and moisturiser, psoriasis & eczema cream, milk wash for bath (we also have the shampoo & conditioner not used yet) and the scalp care cream (to reduce the cradle cap).

To answer some of the other Qs

When we use commercial wipes (more often than not ) we use the Curash brand, either the fragrance free (still smells nice) or the soap free ones. They are nice to DS's bum. The huggies brand were nasty - DS didn't like those at all.

Lil Squirt - used it frequently, even with the NB / BF poops. Made rinsing out those MCNs easier and made me feel like there was less poop to go through the machine. Don't use it as much now with DS's poop as it now tends to roll off the nappy into the loo. I only use it when the poop really sticks.


Cornstarch, I think is sold in Aus as cornflour (I remember trying to find cornstarch for a slow cooker recipe (US recipe) and discovered that it was the same as cornflour.) Maybe try the cooking (flour etc) aisle at the supermarket.

[LimeSlice]

Usually Palm Oil listed as Vegetable Oil.

[CrazyLady]

Usually Palm Oil listed as Vegetable Oil.

yep, that's the one. They don't have to specify that it's actually palm oil. Vegetable oil can be used to cover most plant based oils and you'll even find it listed on most food as vegetable oil (like those frozen chips and such).

[maz]

I actually feel like emailing the moogoo company and asking what is exactly in their vegetable oil and if they realise that alot of people may boycottalm oil them if they realise that their vegetable oil is palm oil.

[LimeSlice]

There was a thread about it not long ago Maz, that is the only reason I know about it.
Someone send them and email and got one back that basically said there are other concerns they have and palm oil isn't one of them... Wonder where that thread is...

[CrazyLady]

OOOO is that the thread (memory is poo!) where they basically said the cost to the consumer outweighs the use of the quantity of palm oil or something to that effect? I might be muddled because I tend to read a bit of media...

ETA: It might have been that they said the amount they use is minimal too. bummer, feeling muddled now...

[LimeSlice]

Yeah that's the one CL... Glad I am not the only one that remembers it rofl beginning to doubt myelf there for a sec!

[maz]

thats just crap isnt it!
grrr no comment...there will be to many *beep's* as W would say

[LimeSlice]

There was a thread about it not long ago Maz, that is the only reason I know about it.
Someone send them and email and got one back that basically said there are other concerns they have and palm oil isn't one of them... Wonder where that thread is...

[Taurean]

I haven't read all the responses but will tell you what work well for our DD

- Gaia bath wash
- Sudocream at each nappy change to avoid nappy rash - she's only had a few bouts since birth!
- Huggies fragrance free wipes or Gaia wipes. We have NEVER had a problem with Huggies wipes but I know some bubs do.
- We have used Gaia moisturisers on the odd occassion but their skin is so soft, it really isn't necessary.
- Lucas Paw Paw cream for dry spots, really bad nappy rash (although Sudocream always works) and any other cuts or abbrasions
- for cradle cap, we used olive oil. Let it sit for a while (either while she bathed or a good 30 minutes before her bath) then either brushed off with a soft baby brush or just wiped off