Baby Sebamed Extra Soft Baby Wash Review

This is a review of Baby Sebamed Baby Wash with pH 5.5. It claims to be extra soft and suitable for your baby's delicate skin.

Quantity: 200 ml

Price: INR 475

Shelf Life: 36 Months. To be used within 12 months of opening.

Made in Germany.

Availability: Easily available online.

PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:

BABY SEBAMED EXTRA SOFT BABY WASH INGREDIENTS:

I checked each ingredient and this formulation is surely mild though but it is NOT 100% safe.

1. PEGs are generally safe but not safe when applied on broken, damaged or irritated skin. Therefore any product containing PEGs should be avoided when the skin is not 100% healthy (cuts. allergy, burns etc). 
2. Squalane is shark liver oil so therefore this product is not cruelty free (you can read more on Squalane on the internet and it is DIFFERENT from Squalene).
3. Benzyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol and Sodium Benzoate are used as preservatives. Sodium Benzoate is a high risk ingredient (read more HERE). Many companies are reformulating their products to remove sodium benzoate and use an alternative preservative because of health risks.
4. All products (including the ones that claim to be mild and safe) contain preservatives. Of course a product cannot survive on the shelf for long without preservatives, so preservatives like parabens and phenoxyethanol are unavoidable. But avoid long time contact of such products near eyes, lips, ears etc and rinse thoroughly.
5. Magnesium Sulfate is commonly known as Epsom Salt (bath salts).
6. Sodium lactate, allantoin and squalane are the good ingredients in this wash which make it milder and skin conditioning.

MY EXPERIENCE WITH BABY SEBAMED BABY WASH:

Baby Sebamed Baby Wash is highly concentrated. You literally need just a drop of it for a very small baby. My kid is 4+ and I dilute 2-4 drops in a little water and dab it on my kid's skin with my hands. It does not foam in normal or cold water but it foams very mildly in warm water. You can still easily feel that it has spread on the skin. It also rinses off easily without much rubbing.

Chicco and Pigeon products always caused red bumps on my kids face. But Baby Sebamed Baby Wash is neutral on the skin. It never stung and never caused any allergy or reaction on the skin. I am not too sure about the tear-free claim because I wash it off carefully from my kid's face. It may have sometimes reached his eyes and mouth while rinsing, but my kid never cried or got red eyes. At times I use a washcloth to rinse it off the face as you cannot splash water directly on a kid's face.

It is a light golden transparent gel. Smells amazing. It has a fragrance but my kid feels very uncomfortable when any fragrant body wash is applied to his face, especially right under the nose. Being mild, it should have rather been fragrance free too because synthetic fragrances are nothing but added skin irritants and babies don't need them.

Since this wash is highly concentrated, a little goes a long way. However, there are times when my family members bathe my kid and they don't understand the 'use sparingly' instruction and try to use more to make it lather. So this bottle did not last exceptionally long. If you are a careful parent and know how to use it deliberately and sparingly, it will last quite long.

For kids up to 3 years of age, this is a mild product as compared to the other washes in the market, though it is comparatively quite costlier. By the way, medplusbeauty.com is currently offering flat 15% off on Sebamed with coupon code FLAT15 (valid till midnight Oct 10, 2013).

The only thing I really disliked about this wash is the packing. No matter how carefully you dispense it, the bottle always feels slimy. The liquid leaks from the cap joint and there is some product wastage. Also, once half empty, it keeps falling due to the slender shape.

I actually wanted to repurchase the Nuby All Natural Foaming Shampoo and Body Wash, but it is discontinued in India. Not sure about the availability in other countries. These days it is actually very difficult to find a product with least chemicals for your kid.

I am now using Aloe Derma Body Wash for my kid, which I found to be better than Sebamed. I will be reviewing it shortly.

Nuby All Natural Foaming Shampoo and Body Wash Review

This is a review of Nuby All Natural Foaming Shampoo and Body Wash for kids. This was bought in emergency, when I could not procure the Pigeon hair and body wash I intended to buy. The ingredient list claimed to be "All Natural", so I thought of giving this one a try.

Nuby All Natural Foaming Shampoo and Body Wash comes in this transparent pump packing like hand washes.

Quantity : 250 ml / 8.5 oz

Price : INR 249 (I bought at some discount from Hoopos.com)

Expiry : 3 Yrs from date of packing. 12 Months from date of opening the bottle

Made in China

Toll Free Number: 1-800-103-8222

customercare@ral.co.in

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION AND CLAIMS:

Moisturizes and Cleans baby's hair and body

99.999% Effective against germs
Tear Free formula

0% Paraben

Patented Ingredient: Citroganix

Directions of Use: Pump a small amount of Foaming Shampoo & Body Wash directly into palm of hand, wash cloth, or baby's wet skin. Apply to baby's hair and body. Completely rinse with clean water. 

NUBY ALL NATURAL FOAMING SHAMPOO AND BODY WASH INGREDIENTS:

Aqua (Water), Decyl Glucoside, Betaine, Glycerin, ALoe Vera Liquid, Bioflavonoids, Caprylic Acid, Citric Acid, Lactic acid, Levulinic Acid, Limonene, Linalool, Parfum (Fragrance), Potassium Sorbate.

Warning: Keep out of reach of children. Do not leave children unattended in the bath. Avoid direct contact of the undiluted product with the eyes. If this should occur, rinse thoroughly with clean warm water.

MY EXPERIENCE WITH NUBY FOAMING SHAMPOO AND BODY WASH:

My baby has long hair and we keep them oiled all the time. So I always buy a "Hair and body wash" instead of buying a separate shampoo and body wash. 

Like all organic products, Nuby All Natural Foaming Shampoo and Body Wash does not lather much. Rather it does not lather at all. When you pump, it dispenses only white froth/foam, which was extremely confusing to us. Yes, it is simply like air whipped foam and not even liquid. So it is a little tricky to use especially if you are used to chemical based highly foaming body washes. It has taken me very long to figure out how good or bad it is.

Since we are all used to products that lather, we ended up using a good amount of this wash in just four uses. After that, I realized that it does clean baby's skin extremely well, but it completely fails at washing hair. I have tried for hair wash several times, but every time I had to use another wash to clean baby's hair.

For body, you need one small pump for each body part. I just spread it on baby's each part with hand and mildly rub with my hands. What I liked about this wash is that it does leave the skin squeaky clean and extremely soft.

I personally feel it is like those bottle and nipple cleansers, which smell like lemons and do not lather but still clean and disinfect the bottles. Similarly Nuby All Natural Foaming Shampoo and Body Wash cleanses and disinfects baby's skin very well without any lather.

PROS:

• Organic and no harmful chemicals
• Cleanses skin very well.
• Truly a no-tear formula. Cleaning baby's face is very easy with this
• Leaves skin extremely soft, moisturized and clean
• Rinses off easily without using much water.

CONS:

• Very tricky to use, as it does not lather and the liquid turns into foam upon pumping out.
• Cannot clean oiled baby hair. Not useful for long hair.
• If you have never used such organic products before, you may initially end up over using this wash just in the attempt of creating lather, which can dry up baby's delicate skin.

To be honest, other chemical washes I have used clean my baby's hair very well but they somewhat react to his facial skin. Nuby's All Natural Foaming Wash is a good product for bathing only, and has no harmful effects. But you do need to learn that it will not lather up and still it can clean effectively without even using a loofah.

Buy only if you want a completely organic product safe for baby's skin for bathing only.