Babies are what you eat…and what you put on your skin. Whether in utero or nursing, infants develop with the fuel you provide. Where would they be without all those antibodies to protect them, and all those proteins and nutrients to help build muscles, strong bones, and healthy systems. Mothers pass 75 gallons of blood through the placenta by the 4th month of pregnancy. By the 8th month, it’s more like 300 gallons a day.
Unfortunately, it’s not just antibodies and proteins. It was once thought that the placenta shielded the baby from industrial chemicals and pollutants. Unfortunately, recent studies have shown that belief was wrong. A recent study by the Environmental Working Group found 287 industrial synthetics in umbilical cord blood, and an average of over 200 such chemicals in babies. Of the 287 chemicals, 180 are carcinogenic, 217 are toxic to the brain, and 208 cause birth defects or abnormal development.
While people pay a lot of attention to what they eat and drink, there is a lot less attention paid to what goes on their skin. Many synthetics in skin care products have been shown to permeate the skin and enter the blood stream. Certain technologies like nanotechnology amplify the possibility of systemic exposure. Certain realities, like bio-accumulation, make it very hard to remove risk altogether.
Babies are particularly vulnerable to systemic reaction and long term impact for a range of reasons. They’re also resilient little buggers, but it makes sense to do what you can to stay away from synthetics and pesticides in what you eat and put on your body. Going all-natural and all-organic is one place to start…
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