Comments on: The Truth About Celebrity Baby Products http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/31/the-truth-about-celebrity-baby-products/ Cosmetic chemists answer your beauty product questions! We are a group of cosmetic scientists who understand what the chemicals used in cosmetics really do, how products are tested, and what all the advertising means. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:12:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: thebeautybrains http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/31/the-truth-about-celebrity-baby-products/comment-page-1/#comment-1116 thebeautybrains Fri, 05 Jan 2007 03:32:03 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/31/the-truth-about-celebrity-baby-products/#comment-1116 Thanks everyone for your comments. This kind of discussion makes the information on this blog much more useful. Come on - The "fragrance free" claim was only based on the single product reviewed. If you look at the ingredients for the product example we gave (the 2 in 1 shampoo and body wash) the formula does not have a fragrance. The product you looked at is not the same thing. Other products in their line clearly have a fragrance. Chris - These ingredient names are "made up". Since you work in the cosmetic field, you know then that the official names for ingredients are listed by the Cosmetics, Toiletries and Fragrance Association (CTFA) in their INCI dictionary. This is the manual that all cosmetic companies (no matter what size) are supposed to follow. None of the words in parenthesis on this label are supposed to be included. And neither are the spelling errors. If they are so sloppy in this detail, it makes you wonder where else they've been sloppy. Especially at the prices they are charging. Jessica - It's nice to hear from another cosmetic chemist. As you see from the post we said these are probably good for babies. But lots of products work well for babies (like J&J Baby Shampoo) and they are not going to cost nearly as much. Feel free to use whatever products you want. If cost is not an issue for you these products will work well. We're just saying you could get products that are just as good (and maybe even better) for less money. Thanks everyone for your comments. This kind of discussion makes the information on this blog much more useful.

Come on – The “fragrance free” claim was only based on the single product reviewed. If you look at the ingredients for the product example we gave (the 2 in 1 shampoo and body wash) the formula does not have a fragrance. The product you looked at is not the same thing. Other products in their line clearly have a fragrance.

Chris – These ingredient names are “made up”. Since you work in the cosmetic field, you know then that the official names for ingredients are listed by the Cosmetics, Toiletries and Fragrance Association (CTFA) in their INCI dictionary. This is the manual that all cosmetic companies (no matter what size) are supposed to follow. None of the words in parenthesis on this label are supposed to be included. And neither are the spelling errors. If they are so sloppy in this detail, it makes you wonder where else they’ve been sloppy. Especially at the prices they are charging.

Jessica – It’s nice to hear from another cosmetic chemist. As you see from the post we said these are probably good for babies. But lots of products work well for babies (like J&J Baby Shampoo) and they are not going to cost nearly as much.

Feel free to use whatever products you want. If cost is not an issue for you these products will work well. We’re just saying you could get products that are just as good (and maybe even better) for less money.

]]> By: Jessica http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/31/the-truth-about-celebrity-baby-products/comment-page-1/#comment-1112 Jessica Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:59:06 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/31/the-truth-about-celebrity-baby-products/#comment-1112 As a cosmetic chemist I use The Original Little Sprout products based on how the products perform. I am not much of a blogger but on this occasion feel an alternative opinion would be useful to mothers who chose products based on performance values. My family and I are avid users of the Original little Sprout brand due to how they leave our skin and hair feeling softer than other products, without residue or buildup. We also really enjoy the fragrance of the products. My daughter loves it even as a "big girl", she is four, and we our six month old's skin remains soft and without reaction which is important to us as parents. We do not select cosmetics based on how low prices are but rather in how they work. Regards, Jessica, As a cosmetic chemist I use The Original Little Sprout products based on how the products perform. I am not much of a blogger but on this occasion feel an alternative opinion would be useful to mothers who chose products based on performance values. My family and I are avid users of the Original little Sprout brand due to how they leave our skin and hair feeling softer than other products, without residue or buildup. We also really enjoy the fragrance of the products. My daughter loves it even as a “big girl”, she is four, and we our six month old’s skin remains soft and without reaction which is important to us as parents. We do not select cosmetics based on how low prices are but rather in how they work. Regards, Jessica,

]]> By: Chris http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/31/the-truth-about-celebrity-baby-products/comment-page-1/#comment-1111 Chris Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:56:26 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/31/the-truth-about-celebrity-baby-products/#comment-1111 I personally use these products on my childeren and BELIEVE ME they smell fantastic and I think the price is fair. Look I'm no chemist but I do work in the cosmectic feild and and smart to know that the "ingredient names" are not made up just to "hype" the product. There are regulations for ingredient lists and what can be claimed on products. That regulation is fair for small medium or large companies. I think the products are great and not over hyped. I first dicovered them when I received these for my baby shower and have been using them ever since! KEEP THE GOOD JOB UP! I AM YOUR LOYAL CUSTOMER! I personally use these products on my childeren and BELIEVE ME they smell fantastic and I think the price is fair. Look I’m no chemist but I do work in the cosmectic feild and and smart to know that the “ingredient names” are not made up just to “hype” the product.
There are regulations for ingredient lists and what can be claimed on products. That regulation is fair for small medium or large companies.
I think the products are great and not over hyped. I first dicovered them when I received these for my baby shower and have been using them ever since!
KEEP THE GOOD JOB UP! I AM YOUR LOYAL CUSTOMER!

]]> By: Anne (in Reno) http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/31/the-truth-about-celebrity-baby-products/comment-page-1/#comment-1110 Anne (in Reno) Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:04:37 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/31/the-truth-about-celebrity-baby-products/#comment-1110 Um, ok Come On, how about the fact that they linked to the official website? I scrolled through and saw misspellings there too. But the point is, to me at least, this is an overhyped and unnecessary product for your kid. Hope he likes it. Although I have to say I didn't see anything about fragrance-free on there either. Um, ok Come On, how about the fact that they linked to the official website? I scrolled through and saw misspellings there too. But the point is, to me at least, this is an overhyped and unnecessary product for your kid. Hope he likes it. Although I have to say I didn’t see anything about fragrance-free on there either.

]]> By: come on http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/31/the-truth-about-celebrity-baby-products/comment-page-1/#comment-1108 come on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 20:37:14 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/31/the-truth-about-celebrity-baby-products/#comment-1108 Katie C. is can't be a chemist, or she is a chemist who can't read. She has clearly have never used Little Sprout products because they have a fragrance- maybe she is missing a nose? Was curious about the spelling errors she mentioned so we looked at the back of my son's Hair and Body Wash label... guess what? Katie's is so far off it's frightening.Think Beauty Brains is need of glasses. Katie C. is can’t be a chemist, or she is a chemist who can’t read. She has clearly have never used Little Sprout products because they have a fragrance- maybe she is missing a nose? Was curious about the spelling errors she mentioned so we looked at the back of my son’s Hair and Body Wash label… guess what? Katie’s is so far off it’s frightening.Think Beauty Brains is need of glasses.

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