I had heard of
Earth Mama Angel Baby Organics in the past, and when someone suggested that I review their products, I decided to look into it.
I ended up having a phone conversation with Tracey at EMAB. I hate talking on the phone; I get nervous. I think I always sound like a doofus and end up saying something stupid! Despite that, Tracey and I chatted like old friends. We talked about everything from tear-free shampoo to teething babies.
Tracey directed me to EMAB's
reading room, and I ended up spending quite a bit of time there and learned a lot. I highly recommend you take a peek if you're at all interested in natural and organic products.
To try to keep this post from becoming a novel, I'll get to the point! I emailed with Julie at EMAB and they so generously sent me a 2 oz jar of
Angel Baby Bottom Balm.
Since switching to cloth, we rarely, if ever, see any diaper rash, but my son usually gets red after he has a dirty diaper. It doesn't matter how quickly I change him, I suppose it's the acidity that bothers his skin.
He made a dirty diaper while in his exersaucer and wearing the
one cheapie diaper we have, which doesn't do much to contain messes! Between the diaper and the pressure from the exersaucer, we ended up with an explosion ( or a "poo-nami" if you will). Up his back, on his legs, everywhere! It was the perfect chance to try the
Angel Baby Bottom Balm.
I was initially worried about it being in a jar; I don't like having to dig my fingers in stuff, like lip balms or creams in a jar. However, I didn't have to. I just lightly rubbed my fingers on the surface and it melted onto my skin.
The balm glided easily onto my son's skin, and covered well without being thick or gloppy. The product I had been using was in a tube, rather waxy, and difficult to spread without using a little too much. Any "cloth safe" diaper cream really isn't if you glop it on too thick. I was not at all worried about the bottom balm damaging my diapers.
After I applied it, my fingers weren't all goopy. I just rubbed it into my hands and used a little hand sanitizer as usual. Even after the sanitizer, my hands were soft and smelled wonderful.
Angel Baby Bottom Balm contains organic olive oil, shea butter, candelilla wax, organic jojoba oil, organic calendula extract, tea tree leaf oil, lavender oil, organic St. John's wort flower extract, organic chickweed extract, organic plantain extract and myrrh oil. It has a pleasant, lavender scent. There's no zinc and it's vegan (no beeswax).
I tend to shy away from products with tea tree oil or lavender due to a
study linking their use to gynomastica in boys. As far as I know, it was just a single study and I haven't done much research into the matter. Until now, there really weren't any products I needed or wanted to use which contained TTO or lavender, so I didn't worry about it. The ingredients didn't stop me from using it, but I do wish it had a different oil used for anti-fungal properties, such as grapefruit seed extract.
Back to the subject at hand. At the next diaper change, there was no redness. Zero. Zilch. None. This stuff is great! It was a nice change to open up a wet diaper and get a whiff of lavender!
A 2 oz. jar retails for $14.95. I think that's quite a good deal considering how little you need to use to get the job done.
The 1.67 oz. bottle of
Happy Mama Body Wash they sent along was a nice surprise! While I don't have a problem investing in natural and organic products and foods for my kids, I tend to put myself last! I use whatever I get for free at CVS (I'm a coupon/bargain shopper).
Like many moms I'm sure, my showers aren't exactly relaxing. I can't count on one every day, and the ones I do get are usually hurried and accompanied by an audience and questions of "when are you going to be done" before I manage to get both feet in the shower! So, the ginger grapefruit body wash was quite a treat!
The wash contains organic coconut oil, organic olive oil, organic aloe leaf juice, Kosher vegetable glycerin, organic shea butter, Potassium citrate, organic ginger oil, organic grapefruit peel oil, organic lime oil, organic vanilla bean extract, and organic calendula extract. It smelled fabulous, like ginger and citrus. It did take some getting used to; it smelled more like something tasty from the kitchen, since I'm used to stinky, perfumed, chemical filled body washes!
The foaming bottle dispensed just the right amount, and it lathered nicely. It smelled so fabulous, and rinsed off my skin easily (quite a feat in our soft water!) It left my skin feeling clean and soft.
A 5.3 oz bottle retails for $10.95.
Earth Mama Angel Baby has a wide array of products for
pregnancy,
labor ease,
postpartum recovery,
breastfeeding,
baby and
baby loss comfort as well as
gifts and
teas. I'm highly impressed with the company, as well as the people who run it. I look forward to trying more of their products in the future!
Want it? You can get 20% off your order
during April (that's tomorrow as of the date I'm writing this) by entering coupon code CLOTH20 at checkout! Earth Mama Angel Baby also shares some great specials and discounts on
their Facebook fan page.
Lastly, if you twitter, mark your calendar for the April 21 #ecowed Twitter party. If you have questions, contact EMAB. I don't Twitter, so that's Greek to me, LOL.
Thank you so much to
Earth Mama Angel Baby for sending me these awesome freebies! Though I was given these samples, the freebies did not affect my review in any way. :-)
Edit August 2010: We don't often need diaper cream since switching to cloth, but this jar is lasting forever! I think we have nearly half left, and it knocks out redness like nobody's business!
