Editors Note: This article was originally published by Alicia Voorhies at Healthy Child Healthy World. Many of us are aware of the dangers of PVC. Made from the flammable gas vinyl chloride and then often combined with phthalates, PVC poses a threat from its inception to its afterlife in the landfill. We work hard to [...]
There is a growing awareness of PVC’s toxic nature, but the quest to avoid it is daunting. In order to successfully stay away from such a pervasive plastic, we need to take a closer look at what it is and where it’s found. Common uses for PVC PVC is everywhere and can be difficult to [...]
The Assistant Product Manager at International Playthings contacted us this week to provide some updated information on their line of toys. Dang, I love it when that happens! It turns out they are familiar with our Bath Toy Guide and have been working to reformulate many of their products for 2009. Our previous Guide included [...]
Boon Scrubble Review and an Introduction Let me take a minute to officially introduce myself – my name is Joanie and I’m one of The Soft Landing Sisters. You might remember seeing me – a very pregnant me – last Fall. I’ll be popping in more often to share some of my favorite safer products [...]
We first saw Boon’s new bath toys at the ABC Kids Expo and waited with great expectation for them to be officially available. The wait is almost over and the new toys will be arriving at The Soft Landing soon! When we asked our readers to vote on our next Sampler recently, we were bombarded [...]
Good news! Sassy contacted us with a new list of products that are being converted to be completely BPA-free over the course of 2009. Many of the feeding products that were part of the mass confusion we experienced in September will be changing over too. The following products have already been confirmed as PVC-free, and [...]
