Cosy Winter Baby

Oooh! Winter is on it's way. Babies will love these cute winter snuggles.

New Nature Bub Lovelies

Some more of our lovely new winter products....

New From Elk & Ina

I have been busy sewing new 'Elk & Ina' products for our christmas markets.
We will be at Northey Street organic markets this Sunday morning and Tuesday evening at the Southbank Christmas markets. PLease come and see us if you are in the area.

Here's a little peak at my new creations.....

Premature Babies and Organics

Premature babies are born so tiny, they are very delicate and sensitive. One of the organs most affected by premature birth is the baby’s lungs, as these are one of the last organs to develop. Premmie babies are not yet ready to take over all the functions that the mother’s body is providing. This is why they need special care and breathing support.
So the lungs of a premmie baby may be even more sensitive to chemicals and toxins than a full-term baby. Whether premmie or full-term, your baby needs the least exposure possible to chemicals and toxins. One way of providing this is by using only 100% organic baby products and clothing.
For a range of pure, soft premmie baby clothing and products visit: http://www.naturebub.com/premmie

New Stock For Premmie Babies

We are very excited to be adding some new organic products this week from a lovely organic brand called Lapsaky! All week we will be adding new and lovely products for you to check out. Today we have added some really sweet rompers and t-shirts for premature bubbas. For most of these products (except the pink) the colours are not dyed but 'colour grown', which means the cotton is actually grown that colour, eliminating the need for dyes, which is perfect for the sensitive skin of newborn babies. The colours that are dyed are done so by the use of low-impact dye, which allow only the use of non-allergenic, non-metal, and non-carcinogenic pigments. These dyes also have minimal impact on our soil and ground water.
Visit us at: www.naturebub.com

Organic Gifts For Babies

Have you ever tried to think of something special as a gift for a new baby? There are many beautiful clothes and baby toys available. However, for something special you could consider clothing, skin care or a toy that is 100% natural and organic. Then you can have the satisfaction of knowing that your gift will not only be beautifully and carefully created, but will not harm the baby. Babies love to put everything in their mouths, suck on sheets, toys and even their clothes when very young.
With a 100% organic clothing or skincare gift you can be happy that the baby will not be absorbing toxins. Or you can choose a 100% organic cotton fat rabbit plush toy with its own gift box.
For gift ideas check our range at Nature Bub

Healthy Baby

There are so many baby products available these days. It's important to be aware of the ingredients of the products you use on your babies skin. I don't use anything that isn't 100% natural, which means being able to understand every word on the label. Many baby products contain parabens, mineral oil and/or synthetic fragrance which are not good for your baby’s skin.
Approximately 60% of anything you put on a baby's skin can be absorbed into their system, so it makes perfect sense to only use very natural products.
We have a lovely range of organic baby skin care products that nourish and protect your baby's beautiful sensitive skin.
I personally love the 'Baby Bottom Cleanser', it smells sooo lovely!

You can have a look at our lovely range of organic baby skin care products at:
www.naturebub.com/skincare

Living Less Toxic

There are so many toxins in the world, it’s really quite overwhelming when you start to think about all the things that you need to avoid to live a less toxic lifestyle. There are certain things that you can change to at least keep a balance on things.
Over the next few days I'll write about a few of the things that I do to stay a little more clear...

BODY… Using products on your body that aren’t full of synthetic chemicals is a very good idea. Choosing a product that is made with organic or at least natural ingredients is going to be much more beneficial for your skin in the long term. Ingredients from nature will actually feed your skin and give it added nutrients. Be really careful though, and always look at the packaging, lots of products will say ‘natural’ or ‘with added green tea, jasmine' etc, but if you look at the ingredients, it may actually be a cocktail of chemicals, mostly with names that I can’t recognize, and then somewhere in there a little bit of jasmine or some other 'natural ingredient', just to make it sound better. Also beware of fragrances, unless it says ‘pure, or 100% essential oil’, it’s usually a synthetic fragrance. Again, a toxic mix of chemicals.
All of the products we put on our body can either nourish it, or cause a build up of toxins, which could eventually lead to a toxic over-load, and sickness.
Thank goodness there are lots of lovely products that are easily available. Some of my favorites are:

Jurlique: mmmm...so beautiful, but a little on the pricey side. www.jurlique.com.au/ -

Miessence: lots of lovely organic cosmetics, body and household goods -www.miessentialorganic.mionegroup.com

Sukin: Lovely products for a tiny purse- www.sukinorganics.com.au

The Advantages of Fair Trade

I’m so happy to be able to offer products that are not only organic but are also made in environmentally conscience fair trade factories in Egypt, India & Japan. Fair trade means that the people working to make the clothing are being paid a decent price for their work. It also requires decent working conditions and local sustainability. Conventional trade will traditionally discriminate against the poorest, weakest workers, so that they may never get themselves out of poverty. It is an endless cycle, for no matter how hard the person works, they are making next to nothing for a massive days work.
Fair Trade is a wonderful thing to support. You can now find many products that are certified Fair Trade such as:handicrafts,coffee, cocoa,sugar, tea,bananas,honey, cotton,wine, fresh fruit, chocolate and flowers.
We sell Sckoon baby products which are certified 100% organic cotton and fair trade, so you can be sure that you are doing the best for your baby and the world we live in. To view our products visit : www.naturebub.com
To find out more about Fair Trade there is lots of information at: www.fta.org.au/