Canadian skincare line Matter Company offers fresh, herbal scents that still evoke fond memories of lovingly slathering our beach balls with their Belly Jelly ($19). (Admittedly, we had a pica craving that made us want to eat the stuff, too.)
Right in the middle of our social baby boom (and thus, baby shower gift season) Matter Company has launched new products in its Mom & Baby collection. But it's not what founder and certified herbalist Denise Williams added -- it's what she left out: No chemicals that make us worry about the environment, our babies and ourselves.
True, we would have never considered giving Nipple Cream ($12) as a gift until we nursed our own tired tatas, but we know that with natural, edible ingredients -- and no lanolin or petroleum -- it's preferable to the stuff we sent our partner to get at the drugstore at midnight.
With sunny days ahead, any mama would appreciate the new Mom & Baby Natural Sun Care Cream ($18). Chemical-free, it protects delicate and sensitive skin by creating a natural physical barrier against UVA and UVB rays, for up to 40 minutes in the sun.
Now we just need a cream that makes us invisible during those embarrassing baby shower games and we're set!
Matter Company Mom & Baby Collection
www.mattercompany.com
National retailers listed online
Select products available online at:
The Little Dipper
www.thelittledipper.ca
The Safety Superstore's BabyProofingPlus.com
www.babyproofingplus.com
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