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Let’s Talk About Lead: What Every Parent Needs To Know
I was recently contacted on behalf of the Ad Council, the Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning, the Environmental Protection Agency and Housing And Urban Development (HUD) in the hope to help spread more awareness about lead-based poisoning. These four agencies have joined forces to create a new website devoted to the dangers of lead. It’s called Lead Free Kids and I urge every parent and caretaker to check it out to learn more.
Lead is a very toxic metal that affects more than one million children today. It can be especially harmful for children under the age of six. It’s important for every parent and caretaker to know the dangers associated with lead, where to look for it, and the symptoms of lead poisoning.
Where lead can be found:
- If you live in a house or apartment that was built before 1978, there is a very good chance that it was originally painted with lead-based paint. This is important to know because even though there may be several layers of new paint over the original paint, paint chips and dust from deteriorating paint may contain lead.
- Lead can be found in the soil around your home and in your drinking water.
- You can also find lead in older playground equipment, artificial turf made from rubber, and older or antique toys.
- Although there is a U.S. ban on the use of lead in the manufacturing of children’s products that does not mean that all toys and other children’s products are guaranteed safe. There have been recent recalls associated with lead in certain toys, jewelery, and other products for children. Keep an eye out for all recalls, including children’s products at www.recalls.gov.
Symptoms of lead-poisoning in children: (continues…)
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Skin MD Natural Coupon Code!
If you read my review and giveaway for Skin MD Natural lotion, you’ll know that I’m a fan of their product. I’ve now been using the lotion for a few months and it really does work well. Now the kind folks over at Skin MD Natural want to give my readers a 20% discount for their products, good for the next 30 days. And, if you buy now, they are offering free shipping for orders over $50!
The coupon code is AYMB and will expire on June 6, 2010. The code is caps sensitive, so make sure to enter it correctly.
You can buy Skin MD Natural products on their website.
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Winner of The Skin MD Natural Giveaway!
And the winner is….
#12 – Michelle!!!
Congrats!!! Please e-mail me your mailing address to mama@aintyomamasblog.com.
Thank you to everyone who entered to win the Skin MD Natural Giveaway!
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Review & Give-Away! Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion
Skin MD Natural
A few weeks ago, I was approached by Skin MD Natural to test out their Face, Hand & Body Shielding Lotion. I have face creams for day and night, body lotions for day and night, and creams just for my hands and feet. To me, there is no one-lotion-fits-all when it comes to moisturizing. So when I learned that Skin MD Natural is for ALL of your body parts, including your face, I thought it might be worth a shot to check it out.
I tried the lotion for exactly 2 weeks straight. The only problem was that I could only use the product at night. The lotion I received to test did not include SPF, which I believe is absolutely essential to wear everyday, rain or shine. Please note that they do carry the lotion with SPF, but I was only able to sample a small packet of it which was not enough to give a valid review.
I found the lotion to be somewhat sticky and tacky. It doesn’t absorb right away, which I suppose is why it’s called a “shielding” lotion. One thing I did like was that had a cooling effect on my skin, which might be nice during hot weather. There is also a slight scent of aloe and floral upon application, but I found it very subtle and pleasant. Once the lotion was absorbed, I didn’t smell anything at all.
Although I wasn’t too keen on the texture of the lotion, I did notice a difference with my skin in only two weeks. After my evening shower, I would apply the lotion everywhere, including my face. In the mornings, the dry and patchy areas of my skin felt much more smooth. I was even more impressed with how the lotion worked on my face. I have combination oily and dry skin and am prone to breakouts, so I was very concerned about using the product on my face. Surprisingly, my skin seemed less oily and my breakouts have decreased in the past week. I’m going to keep using the product to confirm whether or not that was some hormonal coincidence or the lotion actually works really well for me as night-time face moisturizer.
A few things that I really appreciated about Skin MD Natural is that it is paraben-free, hypoallergenic, dermatology tested, fragrance and colorant free, made in the U.S., vegan, gluten-free, 90% natural, and is not tested on animals.
Want to check out Skin MD Natural for yourself? Enter my give-away and Skin MD Natural will send you a full-size bottle! Just leave a comment below for one entry. For additional entries, you can tweet or blog about this review. I will use www.random.org number generator to select a winner on March 17, 2010.
Good luck!
Disclaimer: I was not monetarily compensated for this review. I was given one free full-size bottle of Skin MD Natural Shielding lotion to test and review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own.
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Winners of the Threadless.Com Contest!!!
The 3 winning numbers!
Random.org selected comments #12, #14, and #18!
Congrats to the 3 winners! I will e-mail you your $25 gift certificate code.
Congrats again and happy shopping!