baby cosmetics. organic.

After one month use, following are my first findings for baby cosmetics. I've tried Dr. Hauschka, Essential Care, Akamuti and Weleda. I haven't tried (yet) The Organic Pharmacy since prices are much higher and according to my experience products couldn't be so much better. So, the first month results are here:

- Akamuti's Shea Baby Bottom Butter is the greatest for little bottom - it's shea butter with some nice oils (smells of peach and chamomile). Be careful if baby is sensitive to essential oils (well, it only contains chamomile and goes very well with my baby's skin). Great also for face and massage. Quite similar to Akamuti's Shea Baby Bottom Butter but without delicious smell is Essential Care's Soothing Salve. Also multi-purpose.

- I will also try Akamuti's Coco & Almond body butter for face and massage since it's not really appropriate to put hands in the same pot when changing the diapers and moisturizing the baby's face. Well, I tried Akamuti's Soft Peach Baby Moisturizer as well but I don't like it. Actually I am not very fond of their moisturizers and balms - I love their shea butter and cocoa butter based butters.

- For baby bathtime I use Essential Care's Baby Gentle Wash & Shampoo. Very gentle, nice smell, efficient (two drops make a bath and are enough to wash the baby) and multi-purpose (body wash, shampoo & bath) so there's no need for several products. Also good for mum's shower. Convenient package with pump. Dr. Hauschka's Rose Body Wash is also great for washing the baby (and mum's shower), but less convenient for the bath (in this case Akamuti's Bedtime Baby Bath Milk would be fine).

- Dr. Hauschka's Rose Day Cream for baby's face is a choice if you want the best for your baby :) It's also great as a bottom cream but the price is not appropriate for this use. Weleda's Calendula Pflegecreme is also quite good - not as good as Hauschka but much cheaper. And multi-purpose (face, body, bottom).

- For baby massage it's best to have one of the above mentioned products (creams and butters). I think solids (i. e. butters) are better since they're easier to control on the baby's body than liquid oils. Anyway, I also have Akamuti's Peach and Chamomile Baby Oil but most probably I will use it for myself. As I said, liquids are not convenient to care for a baby who is always moving on a changing table.

Well, I also have to mention the products for pregnant (and after labour) tummies. For me, the greatest product is Akamuti's Mum's Tummy Butter. Based on shea butter, great coldpressed oils, the perfect smell (never have it enough), the perfect texture. I still use it as a body moisturizer, I can't stop. For those who prefer oil to butter, Dr. Hauschka's Blackthorn Body Oil is great and it smells gorgeous (but it's a quite heavy smell). I tried The Organic Pharmacy's Stretch Mark Oil and Weleda's oil as well. They're a good but not so great (and The Organic's is far too expensive).

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