Honestly...

I'm finding some time to tell you about why we decided to start using Honest Company products, while I'm nursing my baby, so bear with me if there's some grammar mistakes (for all the grammar nazis). My baby boy, Levi, is currently a red head and very fair skinned. His skin is very sensitive like mine, but I'm guessing since his body is still maturing it's extra fragile. I started out using pampers wipes and diapers, the diapers I still use because I have had no problems with them. The wipes on the other hand are the "natural" kind, this seems to be an overstatement. Don't get me wrong, I am not one of those overbearing chemical free moms, everything has chemicals in it these days. I just want what makes my baby, and our family, heal faster and nourish our bodies. With that said here's the story -

When I started Levi on solid foods I also used the pampers natural wipes on his face and hands to clean off the stickiness. He immediately had a reaction to the wipes and started getting really red and tiny red bumps started to appear on his chin and cheeks. His wrists were also turning red. So I was wondering why this doesn't happen to his bottom area after a diaper change ? Well weeks later he had a dirty diaper and I went to change it and I guess I wiped too hard or too much but he had the same redness and bumps pop up after that diaper. Now I know you're probably thinking it was diaper rash or something else of that kind, but let me inform you, I am a little on the crazy side about changing my baby's diapers. He has NEVER had diaper rash or anything on his bottom in the whole 8 months of his life. I've made sure of that. It's one of my biggest fears with my baby, I have no idea why. I will break down in tears if I see anything strange in his diaper area. Maybe it's a new mom thing. So I was freaking out and even made a call to our pediatric nurse.

A while back I had ordered the discovery free trial kit from the Honest Company and I remembered it came with healing balm which is safe for babies. I personally already loved the healing balm because I used it on my hands when they would start to crack and dry out from me washing them too much, another new mom thing I suppose. I was hesitant because it had some iffy ingredients in it like beeswax, sunflower and coconut oils, and I was afraid he would have another reaction to that as well. But I sucked it up and rubbed it on him, praying it would work. Lo and behold by the next diaper change the bumps were smaller. The nurse told me herself that diaper rash or yeast infections would not heal that fast, so it must have been an allergic reaction. 

Thankfully Target has started carrying  Honest products and the healing balm is one of those along with their cloth wipes I use for his hands and face. I also really love their hand soaps, they don't dry out your skin like all the rest. 

So props to Jessica Alba! You have one very happy customer with an appreciative and notable review!