Comments on: Are products that are good for baby good for you too?

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:21:49 +0000

I have used J and J’s baby lotions and the thicker baby cream (white squishy tube instead of a pink bottle) for as long as I can remember i.e. probably never stopped in the transition between child – teenager. I have recently started using the Boots (UK pharmacy chain) equivalent. Literally no reason for changing other than the fact that I’m now a skint uni student looking to save money wherever I can! I find their baby lotion just as good as an every evening body moisturiser and the thicker cream is great to put on skin to even it out before applying make-up in the morning.

I honestly couldn’t live without my fave baby products. A part of me smiles smuggly when I see the money my friends pour down the drain on extortionate moisturisers.

Also I am one of those people you mention who if given half a chance will sing the praises of baby oil for hours at a time. So here I go… IT IS AMAZING! If you’ve been lazy on the body moisturing for a week or two and need an overnight miracle – this is your stuff! The next day you’ll feel like you bathed in shea butter all the way through your teens.

One bottle lasts forever and it does a great job on elbows and knees. I occasionally use it when I’m out of make up remover as well. I have never known it to clog pores ever ever!

It also makes a tan gleam like you’re wearing glitter.

I have rubbed very small amounts into the end of my hair before to give it a gleam (DEFINATELY do not wear your hair the next day without washing it – let’s face facts it is OIL after all!)

And you can dab a tiny bit onto cheeks after blusher to recreate the naughty post-sex glow look on a night out.

A million other uses too, basically baby oil is ACE!

If you’re looking for a cheap skin solution I’d say give it a try. If it doesn’t agree with your skin you’re barely out of pocket at like £1.99 a bottle.

By: KittyCat

KittyCat — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:58:29 +0000

Great post, Paris! I found J&J’s baby shampoo great on my thick, wavy until I became pregnant – somehow the interaction between the hormones and the chemicals made my scalp greasy, itchy and dandruff-y that it didn’t work.

I’m pregnant again but found that the shampoo’s OK this time…

Anyway, totally agree with you about not all baby stuff being good because my boy (sensitive skin, eczema) reacts to quite a number of brands! I’m really careful with what I slater onto him.

By: Connie

Connie — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:26:30 +0000

They’re selling Badger Balms in Gleneagle Medical Centre’s pharmacy and if I’m not mistaken they’ll be in Just Life outlets soon. The prices at the expo weren’t discounted. Online, they’re sold at http://www.littlewhiz.com/

By: Connie

Connie — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:23:01 +0000

I very much enjoyed this post! Very well-written And gathered some new info too. I do agree that some more commercialised baby products aren’t all that gentle and are laddened with ingredients that can aggravate adult skin, what more a baby’s.

By: Shay

Shay — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:03:33 +0000

Wow, nice post!

I agree with the zinc oxide making my face dryer. I’m using Diorsnow UV shield (not the makeup base with colour choice). Its about 20% zinc oxide. Makes my face too dry for my foundation to stick to my skin well. But I think its good if I want to skip foundation once a while. Keeps my face matte and oil free.

By: Reese

Reese — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:33:27 +0000

Yeap, always like eco fair…

By: ParisB

ParisB — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:05:04 +0000

Hi Monstro

Its strange how much babies can tolerate eh? I always found Johnson & Johnson’s scent way too strong. There was a booth selling Badger Balm at the expo but I didn’t take their info! Silly me! I did ask them where they were selling and they mentioned paediatricians and hospitals? Something medical anyway – can you check with your paed?

By: ParisB

ParisB — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:03:20 +0000

Hi Aiyu

I hope you find one that suits you