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Non-Toxic, Great Smelling Lotions and Soaps for Mom

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Jennifer Hankey

We are excited to launch our new OBU “Products We Love” series with one of our favorite products for the last several years, Plantlife soaps and body lotions. The owner of Plantlife has been involved in this green, non-toxic personal … Continue reading →

What Chemicals are the Most Important to Avoid During Pregnancy Women And for Children? The Worst of the Worst List!

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Jennifer Hankey

With all of the information out there about all the chemicals and toxins that are harmful to your health and the health of your family, it can be confusing and frustrating! What are the most important to avoid? Which are … Continue reading →

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The Search for a Less Toxic Car Seat-Part 6-Chicco

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Jennifer Hankey

So we are onto our next company to find out how safe their seats are when it comes to chemicals-Chicco! We started with Healthycars.org and they have not tested Chicco seats at this point, so we are excited to see … Continue reading →

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The Search for a Less Toxic Car Seat-Part 5-Sunshine Kids

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Jennifer Hankey

We were alerted by the results at Healthycars.org to check out a company called Sunshine Kids car seats. The ranked as some of the best of the bunch for toxicity levels on the Healthy Cars website. In fact, out of … Continue reading →

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Toxic Flame Retardants in Children’s Products-Children’s Plush Toys

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Jennifer Hankey

As I have been digging through the information about exactly where toxic fire retardants are found in our homes, I continue to be shocked about where they can be found! Places that just don’t make sense! Nursing pillows, strollers, high … Continue reading →

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Are There TOXIC Flame Retardants in Your Children’s Products? -Introduction

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Jennifer Hankey

Flame retardants are my new passion! I am literally obsessed with trying to find out where they are, in what products in my home, for my children, everything and how to avoid them! These have been by far one of … Continue reading →

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The Search for the Least Toxic Car Seat-Part 4-Orbit Baby

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Jennifer Hankey

So for our fourth company, I had read that Orbit Baby contained NO FLAME RETARDANTS at all in their car seats! I could not believe it! I had not focused yet on this company due to the smaller brand and … Continue reading →

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The Search For a Less Toxic Car Seat-Part 3-Evenflo

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Jennifer Hankey

So, we are on to the third company to find out about their car seats-Evenflo. I have been pretty impressed with their responses compared to the other companies. I actually had a representative call me personally to answer my question. … Continue reading →

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Become An “On-The-Go Greenie” By Following These 3 Straightforward Steps

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Elizah Leigh

While walking briskly from the parking lot to the main entrance of your favorite supermarket, you spot a squashed plastic soda bottle right in your line of sight. Based on its weather-tattered label and asphalt-stained appearance, it’s clearly been ignored … Continue reading →

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Worried About Cell Phone and Computer Use During Pregnancy? Here May Be Your Answer!

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Jennifer Hankey

So as a pregnant woman who is on my computer and phone all day for my job, I am concerned about radiation exposure to my unborn baby! Especially as the president of Organic Baby University, where we teach moms to … Continue reading →

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