Monday, August 20, 2012

The Honest Company

Okay, It’s no surprise that I love super cute things…as does any mama, so when I seen a super cute disposable diaper with skulls on a Facebook friends daughter I got a little stoked! You know the conversation of “that’s super cute, where did you find it?” Yeah I had one of those and it lead me to a site called ‘The Honest Company’.

I went on over to check it out and I get to get a free trail of their products, Not only the diapers but also a bunch of home care products. You pay shipping but big deal; you get to try a product before you buy it! I filled out their little form and too their 2 second survey (literally it was like 2 seconds). and within like 4-5 days I got the sample pack delivered right to front door.
You’re probably wondering why I was excited to get diapers in the mail, right. Well here is the big deal there diapers are free of chemicals and have super cute prints! Why should a baby have to have a generic plain disposable diaper with Elmo and friends on it, when they could have some cute ice cream cones, stars and flowers and for boys anchors, plaid and skulls (or for girls too). I know I know you could go out and buy cloth diapers with all the cute fabric they have these days. But honestly between you and me, I hate washing clothes. I would have to wash an extra load every 3 days!! Ekk!
So when I went to the site and see all the chemicals that were not in the diaper but in my leading brand it made me want to try them even more.
Well let’s get down to the real deal. When I received them last Friday I was excited to try them out right away. They looked adorable with the little patterns on them that I was sure I was going to be buying a monthly supply every month. However the first diaper I put on my daughter (Amelia) who is about 20 pounds now (Size 3 according to their chart) it was HUGE and by huge I mean I couldn’t even use the diaper, because it would fall right down off her.  So I went onto a different pattern after all they were samples right?  Well this time the tab tore right off the diaper. Well the 3rd time was a charm, I finally got a diaper that she fit into that didn’t rip apart, now the question was would it hold up? Amelia his a heavy out putter when it comes to going pee, so I was nervous to go anywhere with her wearing the diaper. But I sucked it up put her clothes on her and went out anyway. Looking back no it wasn’t the best choice I had made. I should have just put her in something I knew would hold her urine.  Well I went through all 7 of the diapers and out of the 7 I had 1 that was way too big for her 1 that tore and 4 that she leaked though and 1 that she was perfectly fine in (the plain white one). The funny thing about it all was that single plain white diaper held the most urine and she wore it while asleep. Overall the diapers were okay, the somewhat reminded me of Luvs (which I hate the paper feeling) but these were decent.
As for the home body care items I got the following in the mail.
1 honest laundry detergent
1 honest shampoo and body wash
1 honest healing balm
1 honest face and body lotion
1 honest hand soap
Overall these products were my favorite over diapers. I hate MORE than anything using abrasive chemicals on my families’ bodies and clothes. So when I used the detergent I was worried about fading of the colors. It didn’t happen at all, if anything it actually made them brighter!  The Shampoo made my hair feel light and airy. The healing balm believe it or not is AMAZING! I used it on a rash Liljana had, from her swim suit and it went away within a few hours. The lotion was silky with not oily residue and the hand soap was perfect for on the go, and didn’t leave the hospital smell to your hands.
I guess it’s safe to say where my new detergent and other hygiene products are going to come from!


 

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