Its snowing big white flakes not so much drifting down as being blown in all directions.The feathered houdini's had not seen snow as deep before and were very unsure about venturing outside the dogs however love it. I took some pictures this morning while I was sorting the chickens out.

Minnie being a typical terrier wants to see whats underneath but Shula just wants to play.

As you can see its a white world out there and there is even more now. We are cosy here though and I can light the log burner and enjoy it no work until next Tuesday. How is the weather where you are?

I would love to see your pictures if you would like to email them to me. It would be great to have some pictures of kids wearing some the clothes that you have bought here I won't publish them if you would rather not.

I got a newsletter today from the Campaign for safe cosmetics they were warning about a bath and body shampoo aimed at kids and raising concerns about some of the ingredients so here is what to look out for and avoid!

It's brightly coloured, heavily scented, multi-tasking (3-in-1!) and has a cute little reindeer with a cheery scarf on the front of the package. The chemical ingredients aren't so kid-friendly, including sodium laureth sulfate, propylene glycol, and PEG-12 and PEG-150, which are often contaminated with an unlabeled cancer-causing impurity called 1,4-dioxane.

Also on the back of the bottle is a warning: "CAUTION: Use only as directed. Excessive use or prolonged exposure may cause irritation to skin and urinary tract... Keep out of reach of children except under adult supervision."

Kids' soap doesn't need to contain ingredients that may damage the skin and urinary tract in the short term, or ingredients that are linked to other serious health effects in the longer term, like early puberty (which is a risk factor for breast cancer) or reproductive harm. 

Currently, the government doesn't regulate the cosmetics industry, so it's perfectly legal for soap to contain carcinogenic contaminants. This campaign is American based but the message is pertinent to the UK as well I think. My message is use natural and organic products but be careful that they actually are natural and organic because labels can be misleading. You don't need multiple products for babies and you might actually save money by buying one good product instead of several which are cheaper and less pure.

Linda