Welcome to this new section of our website. You may wonder why we place so much emphasis on selling products that are free from:
* PVC;
* nickel;
* TBT;
* chlorine;
* phthalates;
and other nasties.
We've collected a few articles to help explain why we do what we do. You may or may not agree with what you read, but it'll certainly give you something to think about.
Environment California is a statewide, citizen-based environmental advocacy organisation.
See also their very useful 'Recommendations for Parents' to help reduce your child's exposure to toxic chemicals, on page 26 of their report. Download PDF report.
Recommendations include:
* choosing PVC free products;
* choosing wooden toys;
* using plastics with nos 1, 2 and 5 in the recycling triangle;
* choosing glass baby bottles;
* choosing metal feeding utensils and enamel or ceramic plates.
Our Stolen Future; by Colborn, Dumanoski and Peterson Myers; publisher Plume/Penguin; ISBN 0-525-93982-2. A book about the health and environmental threats created by man-made chemical contaminants that intefere with hormones in humans and wildlife.
Our Stolen Future article on phthalates: Phthalates
Our Stolen Future article on bisphenol A (commonly found in plastics, including baby bottles): bisphenol A
Information about the health effects of nickel.
We'll keep building our archives as we come across more articles. In the meantime, if you've got any interesting articles, please let us have a copy of them! You can email us at info@hellocharlie.com.au. We'd love to hear from you!
New Articles:
More articles coming soon:
Sunscreen and Babies
Guide to Baby Massage
First Foods and Favourite Recipes
Guide to Toys
