I can’t believe it’s not shea butter

by Cool Mom Team | Beauty + Cosmetics

Let me start off with the disclaimer: Shea butter scares me. I have tried out any number of shea butter moisturizers for review because I hear of its miraculous benefits, and yet one leaves me feeling slimier and smellier than the next. So when I hear about a product...

Protecting kids from sunburn, petrochemicals, and shoddy package design

by Cool Mom Team | Beauty + Cosmetics

We’ve gotten our fair share of baby lotions and bath products from Little Twig as gifts and I must say, they’re often the ones I reach for first. I love the adorable packaging, but even more so I love the pthalate-free, paraben-free, sulfate-free products...

Good Baby. Good mommy. Good diaper cream. Everyone wins.

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

When my first daughter was born, I figured all diaper creams were pretty much created equal. I bought whatever sounded familiar, never once scanning the label for stuff like synthetic fragrances, methylparabens, or sodium borate–let alone BHA which is on the...

This Works. Says them. And us.

by Christina Refford | Beauty + Cosmetics

Each morning, it takes a vat of coffee to get me going and ready to face another day in charge of three young lives. So yes, I was eager to try out a shower gel with the word “energy” in it. This Works: Energy Bank Bath and Shower Gel works indeed....

Sugar mama

by Christina Refford | Kids

Summer’s here, and I’m getting ready to bare some skin. Along with sit ups, a quickie pedicure and hedge clippers (you know what I mean), I’ve added The Spoiled Mama Orange and Chamomile Sugar Scrub to my bag of tricks. In those fleeting moments I...

Giving a hand to a better hand sanitizer

by Cool Mom Team | Beauty + Cosmetics

I’m more anti-bacterial phobic than germophobic, preferring regular soap and water over anything much stronger. That said, with paranoia-inducing Swine Flu stories taking over our local news in recent months, I’ve dialed up the use of hand sanitizers...

Vivesana Baby Sunscreen – When they say natural they really mean natural

by Cool Mom Team | Beauty + Cosmetics

With the next few months spent almost daily at the pool, my kids and I are everyday sunscreen wearers. And this summer, I hereby announce that my children will be covered in Vivesana, a 70% organic and 100% natural sunscreen that’s clearly different than...

Get waisted!

by Cool Mom Team | Beauty + Cosmetics

It seems like no matter how much of the postpartum baby weight I lose, I’m still stuck with the loose belly skin. And since I’m not ready to go under the knife for a tummy tuck, I remain committed to giving topical options like Mama Mio’s new Get...

Sweet knees and elbows and cheeks and bum.

by Julie | Baby

The best part of bathing my baby is breathing him in afterward — but it does call into question exactly what’s in those bubbles and that bum cream anyway. The skin care artisans at Sweet Knee keep no secrets — all of their carefully-selected yummy...

Natural baby products – The more the merrier

by Carrie | Baby

When my local supermarket carries twenty different baby skin care lines, it’s clear there’s a lot to choose from out there. I can’t keep track of what should or should not go on my baby’s skin and who is or who isn’t using the most...