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7 Days of Skin Care: Le Petit Prince Body Wash and a Life Lesson

elizabeth leach — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMT

When I received the above Le Petit Prince Body Wash as a gift, I scoffed. (Photo is of the massage oil but it looks the same as the body wash.) I may have scoffed because the gift giver is a little pretentious. I was visiting my mom (the gift giver is her boyfriend) and when I got home from the visit I realized the body wash had leaked in my suitcase. Instead of being annoyed, I was overwhelmed by the delicate, sweet scent of chamomile.

That night, I bathed my baby with the body wash and she smelled like chamomile. After a little research on Le Petit Prince bath products, I learned they're gentle enough for newborns and there are a variety of delicate scents and products to choose from. I also have to admit that the packaging is very attractive. I now have the body wash displayed prominently in our bathroom. The moral of this story? Sometimes the best gifts are things you'd never buy for yourself. Buy it for yourself or someone else here.

7 Days of Skin Care: Bad Ass Booty Balm

Aaron Burgess — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:49:00 GMT

In case Heather's recent post about Tough Titties Nipple Rub and Gwynne's round-up from way back didn't make it clear, we've been all over Least Likely 2 Breed's cheekily named skincare products for a while now; so what better time than this week's 7 Days of Skin Care feature to shake that ass in the general direction of another fave from Least Likely 2: Bad Ass Booty Balm diaper ointment.

Though neither 100% natural (it's got some lab-derived ingredients) nor vegan-friendly (unless you consider emu oil to be plant-derived), BABB is 100% soothing for baby's bottom, and since it's free of questionable common ingredients like parabens and lavender oil, the balm also promises not to make baby boys grow breasts or disrupt children's endocrine systems while it's cooling their tushies. Not a bad tradeoff for "all natural," if you ask us.

Bad Ass Booty Balm does, on the other hand, smell great, thanks to chamomile blue essential oil. As for active ingredients, it's loaded with natural skin-soothers -- aloe butter, lanolin, beeswax, Peru balsam oil, helichrysum essential oils, and the aforementioned emu oil -- as well as zinc oxide, which you'll probably recognize from standard-issue butt creams.

Get your ass to Least Likely 2 Breed for more info, and pick up a tin for $5.99.

7 Days of Skin Care: Tough Titties Nipple Rub

Heather Kuldell — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:51:00 GMT

Hey mommies, this one’s for you. If you took the breastfeeding route, you’re gonna need something to prevent the chapping, splitting and otherwise horrible things that can happen to your jumblies during this special time. Tough Titties can help you out.

Tough Titties Nipple Rub helps sooth sore nipples with lanolin, beeswax, vitamin E and a combination of essential oils. In addition to smelling purty, lemon and geranium oils share antiseptic properties, coconut oil is anti-microbial and the clove oil ... well, it smells purty. According to the makers, Tough Titties is less sticky than just lanolin and absorbs into the skin quickly so you don’t have to wipe it off. And yeah, part of the fun of this post was writing “Tough Titties” over and over again.

One tin sells for $5.99 at LeastLikely2Breed.net.

7 Days of Skin Care - Baby Silk by MD Moms

SunnyChanel — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:19:00 GMT

You know what I love? Baby skin. It’s so amazing silky, smooth and irresistibly soft. Our baby’s skin is oh so precious and needs to be cleaned and protected with the utmost care, so I’m going to trust the doctors on this one. Baby Silk by MD Moms is a skin line developed by two pediatrician moms. So they know baby skin professionally and personally.

A great way to get started is with their Baby Basics 1.2.3.4 set. ($58) The pack includes a Gentle All-Over Clean Hair and Body Wash, a natural Sea Silk Sponge, Daily Skin Protection Moisturizing Balm and their Soothing Bottom Relief Diaper Rash Cream. All their products are hypoallergenic and clinically tested. One warning, the daily skin protection balm not only is good for your baby but it great on your hands, you might end up using more of it on yourself than your baby!

7 Days of Skin Care: Burt's Bees Gift Basket

Erin Behan — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:47:00 GMT

Our baby has been a Burt's Bees baby from the beginning, and we've been rewarded with no diaper rash, no skin reactions or conditions and--very importantly--a very pleasant smelling baby. Everything in the Burt's Bees line is made from natural ingredients, meaning you don't have to worry about rubbing chemicals all over your little one. A great way to try the Burt's Bees line is with the gift basket ($24.99), which includes the Baby Bee Buttermilk Lotion, the Dusting Powder, Apricot Oil, Diaper Ointment, Shampoo and Wash and comb. It gets the two thumbs up in our household.

7 Days of Skincare: Au Natural and Oh So Good

Lisa Mulcahy — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:28:00 GMT

After reading some doom and gloom info on the chemicals and preservatives that are in most baby lotions, shampoos and body washes, I was on a mission to find something better. And that something I found also smells like my favorite spa splurge!

It’s amazing, California Baby’s Calming Everyday Lotion, just might be the secret lavender lotion at my top place for pampering (Elements Spa in Vernon, NJ for those of you in the NY/NJ metro area). In reality I doubt it, but needless to say, it smells great and has become a skincare staple for my son … and myself. Aside from the fantastic fragrance it also leaves the skin super soft. And, like its name suggests, within minutes of putting it on my son’s face he does magically calm down. Ah, the beauty of aromatherapy at work.

$12 at Amazon.