Subject - Cradle Cap - Spotlight
2012 February 01
Cradle Cap
This is a very common condition among newborns, which is completely harmless to the child. Although, parents seeing these flaky, yellow, crusty patches appear on their sweet newborns head can be alarmed, it's good to know in most cases the cradle cap will clear up on it's own with in 6-12 months.
Is Cradle Cap a result of hormones being transferred from the mother in the last few weeks of pregnancy, which in turn over activates the babies oil-producing glands or is it a fungus or is it yeast related? There is no clear indication as to why some babies get cradle cap or for that matter how it originates. It is clear that it is not a result of bad hygiene and it is not harmful to the baby.
A baby's head is so very delicate, that it's best to use caution when choosing a method to aid in clearing up the patches. It is important to always choose something chemical free and natural.
If your baby has cradle cap and you want to help clear the flaky, yellowish patches, here are some simple and effective tips:
- While giving your baby a bath, gently wash their head with a mild soap or bath wash making sure to rinse off all residue
- Follow by adding a gentle natural oil and massaging carefully into the areas of concern - leave on for 10-15 minutes
- Use a soft brush or gentle face cloth to help loosen difficult patches, making sure to not over do it
- Rinse the oil out with mild soap or bath wash
- Dry off carefully with a soft towel
This purely natural chemical-free combination from Tawna Hill Baby has given many parents relief for their baby's cradle cap:
APRICOT & HEMP CRADLE CAP CARE
- Sweet Almond Oil - Softens and moisturizes
- Apricot Kernel Oil - high in vitamin A, used for extreme dryness and irritated skin
- Organic Hemp Seed Oil - anti-inflammatory, balances dry skin, helps heal skin lesions, has
- anti-oxidants and moisture balancing properties
- Jojoba Oil - moisturizes
- Calendula Oil - helps with inflamed skin, softens and soothes
- Sunflower Oil - acts as a protective barrier for sensitive skins, helps to moisturize
- Castor Oil - itching, extreme dryness, bacterial infections, age spots, stretch mark prevention
- Roman Chamomile Oil - calm and soothes
- Lavender Oil - relaxing calming, helps with irritation
- Neroli Oil - regenerates skin, soothes
- Vanilla Oil - adds warmth
- Description: Apricot & Hemp Cradle Cap Care helps soften and loosen dry patches on a baby’s sensitive head, as a scalp refiner it will help lift and gently remove unwanted flakes.
BUBBLE-FREE BATH WASH
- Coconut Oil - moisturizes and softens also gives a lather
- Palm Kernel Oil - gives a lather and luxurious feel
- Vegetable Glycerin - softens and soothes
- Aloe Vera Oil - rejuvenates, healing, reduces inflammation
- Orange Blossom(neroli) Hydrosol - Floral water - anti stress and calming agent
- Lavender Hydrosol - soothing and healing for fragile skin, purified floral water
- Witch Hazel - anti-oxidant and astringent good for acne and eczema
- Xanthan Gum - sugar that helps thicken and hydrate, keeps product from separating
- H2O - Water for hydration
- Rosemary Extract - Natural Preservative, antioxidant
- Green Tea Extract - anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory
- Roman Chamomile - allergies, calm inflamed skin(eczema)
- Lavender- calming, eczema, skin irritations
- Neroli - helps regenerate skin cells, smoothes skin, calming and relaxing
- Vanilla - nature’s fragrance that adds a warmth
- Description: Bubble-Free Bath Wash calms, cleans and soothes skin without the use of sodium laurel sulfate which is a common irritant to sensitive skins. Bubble-Free is a non-foaming multi-use rinse.
Customer Testimonials:
“I’m using the Apricot & Hemp Cradle Cap oil on my son and it is amazing – and also the only product I’ve tried that has really worked! - Penny Dawes, Vancouver Island, BC
“I am so pleased with my purchases from Tawna Hill Baby!”
My newborn had terrible cradle cap that was creeping down to her ears and cheeks, she was so sensitive. I tried Olive Oil for weeks and it did nothing. I bought the Bubble Free Wash and the Cradle Cap Care from Tawna Hill and within two weeks the cradle cap was virtually gone.
I also purchased the Milk and Oatmeal Bath Powder for my 4 year old who has eczema and it has worked wonders on his skin. Living in Calgary’s dry climate it is hard to find something gentle that actually works. After his bath I use the Super Smoothie Cream on the really rough patches and he loves the way it softens.
I am honestly happy to have found these safe, affordable products for my precious babies. I purchased the Smoothie Cream and Bath Powder for my sister’s baby as well and I tell everyone I know to check out the website and I will definitely be re-ordering when I run out of my products!" - JANINE ION Calgary
"I just moved to Vancouver 5 weeks ago from Singapore and it was a big shock to my 1 year old's skin! I used your super smoothie cream and the cradle cap oil and they just cleared up all the skin issues he was going through. Thanks! I love your products and your philosophy." - Ginny Batac, Vancouver,BC
Tawna Hill
Subject - What is Natural?
2012 January 30
As a new parent, it can be extremely overwhelming to find products that are truly safe for the most precious thing in your life, your child. There are lots of products in the market place to choose from but what is truly safe?
Don’t compromise yourself and your family’s future with ingredients that may eventually be added to the “toxic list” at some point...If it sounds to good to be true, it likely is!
As parents, it’s our responsibility to do our homework and to educate ourselves about the harmful effects of ingredients that may be lurking in the products we use and the damaging effects they can have. A very well known brand has formaldehyde in some of their products in order to preserve them for your child! You have to ask yourself “why would I want to put these toxic products with chemicals on my little one’s ultra pure skin?”
The word “natural” can mean so many things on a label, as a consumer reading the ingredient listings you should understand what is listed. Anything that has paraben at the end of it (ie. methylparaben, propylparaben) DEA (ie. cocamide DEA) and PEG (ie. PEG- 8 Stearate) should be avoided, they are all toxic ingredients. These are only a few of the common ingredients that are added to some baby products, in order to prolong the shelf life. I use my “mom logic” if you can’t pronounce the word it’s likely not natural in most cases.
So what ingredients should you look for? There are lots of wonderful natural ingredients that have specific qualities to calm and heal that you should be aware of :
- Organic Hemp Seed Oil - Anti-inflammatory, balances dry skin, helps heal skin lesions, has anti-oxidants and moisture balancing properties.
- Shea Butter - Hydrates and softens, helps with rashes, acne, anti-inflammatory
- Orange Blossom - Anti stress and calming agent.
- Calendula Oil - helps with inflamed skin, softens and soothes.
- Green Tea Extract - anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory
- Sunflower Oil - acts as a protective barrier for sensitive skins, helps moisturize
The bottom line is - you can get all the benefits of great skin care ingredients for your children with out the harmful chemicals, by just doing a little label reading when you buy. Isn’t your little one worth that little extra care.
Tawna Hill
Subject - Tawna Hill Baby January Spotlight: Eczema Care
2012 January 14
Eczema is a very frustrating condition for anyone to have but when it's your child suffering, you really want a cure! Unfortunately, there is no real cure for eczema and all cases are a little different, so it can be very hard to find the right things to use to actually relieve the irritation. Read more here......
Tawna Hill
Subject - Sleepy Massage & Calming Oil - works for Mommy too!
2012 January 10
Once you have calmed and soothed your baby to sleep ... Check out another 'unique' way to use Sleepy Massage & Calming Oil by Tawna Hill Baby (posted under "BC Family" reader comment:) on Yummy Mummy Blog by Dr. Trina Read.
Tawna Hill
Subject - On Our Third Anniversary: A Natural Reflection - Looking Back by Tawna Hill
2011 November 20
Creation..
As I sit down and reflect on THB and how the brand came about and where it is today three full years later, it puts a big huge smile on my face! I have to thank everyone that has made the decision to bring THB into their lives.
Tawna Hill Baby began in the height of the economic crisis, bad timing or what! This would have been a perfect reason not to move forward with this project. Yet, that was not an option, my journey had already begun with my illness and I wanted my unborn child to start her life off chemical free. Especially in an area I was very familiar with the cosmetic and beauty industry. I had come across a lot of baby skin care products but really didn’t trust the ingredient lists on many of them and they weren’t appealing in texture or scent for me to apply on myself, let alone my little one. In the beauty industry most people are trying to achieve that incredibly buttery smooth beautiful skin that babies naturally have. Why would I put a sticky heavy cream on my sweet little baby? I wanted beautiful products that could heal naturally without all the fillers. I knew many other parents who felt the same way I did, so we moved forward with the creation and launch of THB despite the obvious hurdles.
The Journey...
We began our launch online in the fall of 2008 and by early spring THB had already achieved really positive and substantial feed back from our customers, many asking if their were any retail locations to discover more of our brand. This gave us the confidence to take it to the store front retail market. Crocodile Baby in Vancouver was the first retailer we approached and they immediately recognized the quality and potential of the brand as a locally made luxury product which filled a niche for them. We continue to have a wonderful partnership with them and thank them for believing in THB from the very start. Our retailer adoption has continued with amazing boutiques throughout the country that now offer our brand. We appreciate so much that all of these incredible stores have made the decision to provide Tawna Hill Baby products to their customers.
In the summer of 2010 we introduced new products, Hydra-Mist Changing Spray and the mini Super Smoothie, both exciting steps forward for us in our growth as a company and the exciting journey...
We will continue to be inspired to create and offer high quality, simple, safe, luxury products that provide a natural choice for families.
A Big Collective - Thank you!
I want to thank all the amazing families that have made the choice to purchase Tawna Hill Baby to use on their loved ones. Our retailers share our products with their customers with such great knowledge and enthusiasm. The resource site owners and bloggers that have taken the time to investigate and share their experiences with THB has allowed more families to become familiar with our brand. Thank you to all of you for believing in our baby - Tawna Hill Baby! (THB)
Tawna Hill
Subject - Join us at the "Moms in the City" Event at Saf & Benjamin Baby Boutique in Yaletown!
2011 October 19
We are thrilled to be part of the First Annual "Moms in the City" event at Saf & Benjamin Baby Boutique! This fabulous event is from 7-9pm on Thursday November 3rd.
You can meet Tawna and learn more about our natural baby care products at this great evening just for Moms. Other great vendors will be Minimioche, Boske kids and Louie Rose
Super sponsors include Rockababy, Desiree is the uber baby guru, take advantage of this chance to meet her and learn more about how she can help. Take a tour of the amazing Urban Bodyworks right next door, Vancouver's only weight loss and body sculpting studio. Yummy Mummy makeovers, sugar box, Fit 4 Two and many more will also be providing great chances to win prizes!
Tickets are limited and on sale now at the store, so treat yourself and join us!
Julia Stauffer
Subject - "The Dirty Dozen"
2011 July 30
Ingredients investigated in the David Suzuki Foundation - 12 Chemicals to avoid in cosmetics
1. BHA and BHT
Tawna Hill
Subject - Tawna Hill Baby Customer comments, keep them coming!
2011 June 01
We love it when our customers send us a note, letting us know how much they love our products or how one in particular has helped with an issue they are having, from Cradle Cap to Eczema! It's so great to hear about how you care about the products you use on your little ones and about the other ways you try to make natural choices whenever possible for your children.
We love it, keep your comments coming by email info@tawnahillbabystore.com or on our Facebook Page
Julia Stauffer
Subject - Saf & Benjamin Baby Boutique now open in Yaletown!
2011 May 17
We are so pleased to introduce Saf & Benjamin Baby Boutique in Vancouver's Yaletown as our newest retailer!
Owner Sommer Sawchuk opened her wonderful waterfront spot on Marinaside Crescent to cater to the needs of the ever growing downtown stroller crowd.
Drop by, have a browse and pick up your Tawna Hill Baby every day essentials while you're there!
Julia Stauffer
Subject - Toxic Ingredients - Kids food?
2011 April 15
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It's so scary to read about all the toxins in our world but when big companies know that they can change the ingredients to make these items safer for our children why is this not taking place? This article proves that big companies (Kellogg's) can make a change if they want to... Have a look at this article by Healthy Child Healthy World http://healthychild.org/blog/comments/toxics_in_our_kids_foods_where_is_the_fda/
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Tawna Hill
Subject - "Fake Naturals"
2011 March 28
I was so upset and disturbed by the news post "Lousy Labels" by CBC MarketPlace's Erica Johnson that I wanted to inform as many friends about the deception in the consumer world - so not to be taken further advantage of. A friend from the UK has also posted to her blog:
‘Fake’ naturals or how we can be responsible mothers | Galina Atchkassova-Portianoi Blog
From the moment I became pregnant with my first child my life has changed profoundly. As soon as you cradle your baby in the arms, you are overwhelmed with love and fear for that little bundle that came into this world and those emotions stay with you until the day that you leave this world.
I want my kids to be healthy and happy and in my quest to do the best that I can, I have been trying to make conscious choices to use the natural products, organic where possible, feed my kids with healthy and nutritious meals, often using organic produce and dress them in mostly natural fibres, like wool in the winter and cotton in the summer. I want to give them a good start and do my best where I can make a difference to their health and development.
The market for children’s skincare-after all, that’s where the money is- seem to be expanding, with new products hitting the shelves all the time. I have always been ‘picky’ about the skincare (don’t ask me why, but I have had a really bad experience with the blue coloured bottle of Johnson’s baby bath) and any paediatrician would tell you that unfortunately more and more kids are born with allergies and skin conditions, some inherited, some environmental.
As my son’s skin can be a bit dry sometimes, I have been using my friend Tawna’s baby range, calledTawna Hill Baby but occasionally, would also use other brands like Aveeno-products that I thought were quite good until Tawna have send me the link to a video, which I watched over the weekend. I can tell you that it had quite an effect on me, so in a way I am grateful but I am also disappointed.
http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/2011/lousylabels/
I am no scientist and often rely on my girlfriend’s advice or advice of my lovely local pharmacist, who is very knowledgeable. Unfortunately, sometimes one can watch an ad or see a label ‘organic’ or ‘natural’ and is led to believe that one is making a good choice. Many of the brand mentioned in that video link are not sold in the UK and I know that EU is a little bit more vigorous in their standards when it comes to dispensing an ‘organic’ certificate but what horrifies me is that you can go into an organic store, buy a children’s product, thinking you are making a good, informed choice but in reality those products, in most cases more expensive too, can still contain dangerous chemicals that can lead to all sorts of health consequences long -term. From now on I will make sure that I actually check the ingredients in more detail, sometimes with a help of Iphone or Ipad app that can let you know if the food or cosmetic product you are buying actually contains dangerous nasties (check out Cosmetique). That’s the least we can do for our kids, who will leave in a much more polluted and uncertain world than the one into which our parents brought us.
p.s when I was a baby there was no such thing as nappies, like Pampers or Huggies, so my parents used muslin cloths of sorts as nappies-as soon as the ‘deed’ was done, parents had to change the baby otherwise the baby was wet or dirty. In addition to sleepless night, my mum had to wash those cloths and then ‘boil’ them in the huge bucket, to make them clean/sterile.
My parents were quite fortunate because my grandparents lived in Italy when I was born, so in addition to Parma ham, Martini, toys and clothes, my grandmother has sent my mum a nappy made of special cloth-I now call it ‘nappy prototype’ - that my mum used to put on top of the muslin cloth hence I could be outside for a walk for slightly longer-so in some ways progress is not being made in the right direction and one has to bear in mind that appearances can be deceptive and dig dipper to see the real substance or lack of….
Subject - Deception - Lousy Labels
2011 March 22
This is an unbelievable story by Erica Johnson from CBC's MarketPlace one that left me feeling taken advantage of by a company that I believed to be honest to its labels. Most of the companies on here were no surprise, but the information that is revealed in this story is unfair to consumers and parents trying to use the best for their babies and family.http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/2011/lousylabels/
This is why Tawna Hill Baby was originally created - I needed to know that every ingredient going on my beautiful little girl's skin was truly safe & natural! As our product formulations exist today, we could label THB not only as 'Natural' but also as 'Organic' according to the US and Canadian standards. I believe the only way things should be labelled 'Organic' is if every single ingredient is truly Organic and not just a few of the ingredients. We all lead busy lives and not everyone is a scientist that can decipher all the words on the labels. It's our job as ethical businesses to make products that we sell to the public easy to comprehend and not trick consumers into believing something that is not the real truth.
I pledge to always keep this promise to my customers!
Tawna Hill
Subject - It's all about you and your children!
2011 March 11
Tawna Hill Baby was created to give parents a simple, safe, luxurious choice in skin care for their children. We love to hear your comments about how our products fit in to the way you are living your life or how a product has helped with particular condition.
From a Mom who wanted to share how her daughter's eczema was finally soothed, to a Dad who is just happy to have found products he feels good about using on his little ones. It's your stories that make it all worth while.
Julia Stauffer
Subject - Spring-Time Bonus Bundle Offer
2011 February 24
Spring is coming! Time to clean out your cupboards & your diaper bag and make a fresh start!
Then restock with a Spring-Time Bonus Bundle from Tawna Hill Baby.
- Two Super Smoothie Creams - One full size (4oz) for home and the mini (2oz) for your diaper bag.
- A Bubble-Free Bath Wash
- And your choice of our soothing Milk & Oatmeal Bath Powder or beautiful Comfy Soft Talc-Free Powder!
Don't miss out on this *limited time" Spring-Time Bonus Bundle Special Offer
*Offer ends March 30, 2011
Julia Stauffer
Subject - New Retailer Announcement - Welcome Edamame Kids!
2011 February 19
We are excited to announce that Edamame Kids is Tawna Hill Baby's latest retail partner in Canada.
Edamame Kids is a fabulous Eco-Friendly, Organic, Natural Boutique in located in the pedestrian-friendly shopping district of Marda Loop at 1911 - 34 Avenue SW, Calgary. Please do drop by and visit Amanda to pick up all your THB Essential products and browse this great little store.
Julia Stauffer
Subject - 2010 Year in Review
2010 December 30
Tawna Hill Baby added two new products to the existing line-up: Both products introduced for the convenience of parents and their forever growing diaper bags... First the Hydra-Mist Changing Spray perfect for quick changes and refreshing skin in an instant - now becoming a top seller in our product line-up, also a mini size (2oz) of our number #1 selling Super Smoothie Cream perfect for parents on the go!
We would like to thank all of our customers and retailers for their feedback throughout the year, this engagement allows us to keep focused on our customers needs and continue to develop Simple. Safe. Luxury.
We look forward to an exciting 2011!
Tawna Hill
