Because your baby isn’t mobile at first, the environment her skin is exposed to is fairly limited, therefore easy to control. Toxins enter the body through the skin, lungs and digestive system, so key areas of concern are air quality, toiletries, fabrics, water and food. The simple changes you make based on environmental awareness can help your baby thrive.
Ask yourself a short list of questions to think through the areas of potential risk in your home. Where does your baby sleep and play? What does she eat and drink? What clothing, diapers, linens and toiletries touch her skin? The answers to all these questions inform your ability to create a healthy environment. Using natural products helps prevent exposure to environmental contaminants, which your baby’s body must either store in her tissues or eliminate through sweat and other body systems.
Rashes, bumps and redness can be a telltale sign that your baby’s body is being exposed to more than it can handle. Sometimes, the conditions clear up themselves even if you don’t consciously change things. Other times, you have to figure out what is causing the problem and remove it from your baby’s environment. If not, you risk a downward spiral of skin problems that may cause your baby significant discomfort and weaken her first line of defense, her skin.
To help prevent the build-up of toxins in your baby’s body, you can provide her with natural and organic food that is grown without the use of pesticides and dangerous fertilizers. You can choose household cleaning products that are effective without generating ammonia vapors. You can wash her clothing without bleach and artificial fragrances. You can wash her hair and body with chemical-free baby wash.
While you can’t protect your children from everything, you can make yourself intelligently aware of your surroundings to create a more safe and healthy environment. Every choice you make can lead to greater purity and happiness for the whole family.
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