What do mamas really want on Mother’s Day? Some say, “Time to garden.” Some say, “Time to read.” Some say, “Time for a relaxing bath.” If you start to notice a theme, it’s because mamas are so used to spending time on others they rarely get time for themselves. This Mother’s Day may we recommend taking the angels out to the ballgame (or the library or the park) and leaving mama behind with a pile of pampering gifts, a book she’s been dying to read, and a block of uninterrupted time? When you return, have happy hugs and a plan for dinner ready, and you’ve cooked up the perfect day. And if you are the mama, print out this page and leave it as instructions for the non-mama in the house! Mother’s Day is a big event here at EMAB HQ, so we’ve got the purest, safest, most pampering gifts for mamas-to-be, new mamas and seasoned mamas, and even some sweet gifts on sale especially for the special mama in your life. And read on for simple tips on how to decipher labels for toxic ingredients.

Mama’s got specials for mamas! All of Earth Mama Angel Baby® products are made with only worry-free ingredients: no 1,4-Dioxane, formaldehyde, phthalates, or toxins of any kind, because we believe that toxin-free babies start with toxin-free mamas. Earth Mama Angel Baby offers only pure, safe products for mamas and babies. That’s Mama’s Promise™.

We’ve got two for the mama-to-be, Pregnancy Pampering Kit, and A Little Something for Mama To Be. The Pregnancy Pampering Kit includes head-to-toe products to coddle pregnant people through morning sickness, itchy stretch marks, swollen feet and prenatal hemorrhoids. And there's even a sampler of our USDA Certified 100% Organic and Certified Kosher teas formulated for pregnancy's most common discomforts. A Little Something for Mama-to-Be indulges a special mama in a big way, from lips to toes, and everywhere in-between!

The I Love My Mama™ gift set is welcome comfort for all mamas, with luxurious lotion, soothing foot soak, lip balm, uplifting aromatherapy spray, and more! Perfect for any mama in need of a little indulgence.

Pregnancy Pampering Kit, A Little Something for Mama-to-Be, and I Love My Mama™ gift sets are 15% off for the month of May! Just our way of saying Happy Mama’s Day!

Deciphering Organic Claims: If the label says Organic, can’t I trust that it’s safe?

Whooey, that’s a big question, and even more important now as women begin to be more aware of what they put on their and their babies’ skin. You would think, wouldn’t you, that the word “organic” on a label should mean something is safe. But this is one time when you really have to be a sleuth to make sure you’re getting what you think you’re getting.

The first thing to know is that there is no one, governing organic standard for personal care products (lotions, soaps, shampoo) like the USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP) is for food. This is changing, though, and it should make things easier on mamas, but for now anything that claims to be organic is not supposed to use the word “organic” on the front label unless it is certified. And while there are organic certifiers for personal care products, the standards vary and what is acceptable to one certifier might be in the danger zone to another.

Let’s use the fictional example of Sweet Mary Beth’s Organic Baby. To comply with USDA organic standards to use the word “organic” on the front label, Sweet Mary Beth’s Organic Baby must be certified under one of the three organic levels: Made With Organic (70% or more organic ingredients), Organic (95% or more organic ingredients), 100% Organic (yes, 100% organic ingredients). If it isn’t certified and doesn’t carry the name of the certifier, it can’t claim to be organic. Period.

If another private certifier is listed on Sweet Mary Beth’s Organic Baby it can be difficult to make sure that certifier holds to the same standards as the USDA’s NOP. Many concerned companies (including EMAB) are working with the Organic Trade Association and the American Herbal Products Association to set a standard for personal care products that will assure consumers of the highest level of integrity and safety. For now, to be certified by the USDA, the food standards are all we have in the United States. It’s very difficult for personal care products to achieve these food standards because of the processes involved in manufacturing personal care products.

Read the label. Look for the logo. If the word organic means something there will be a certifier. If you are in a store holding a product that says “organic” on the front label, you should ask yourself how the product can claim that. Unless Sweet Mary Beth’s Organic Baby has at least 70% organic ingredients and carries the name of the certifier, Sweet Mary Beth’s Organic Baby shouldn’t be using the word “organic.”

What EMAB products are certified? All EMAB teas are USDA Certified 100% organic. Angel Baby Bath Blossoms, Postpartum Bath Herbs, Bosom Buddies and Happy Feet are also certified organic. These products that are certified proudly sport the Earth Mama Angel Baby Organic logo, as well as the USDA seal and/or the name of our certifier. All of our other products that contain certified organic ingredients have those ingredients specified in the ingredient panel and are backed by a Certificate of Analysis for each ingredient. But we will never use the “organic” claim on the label of products until they can be certified to the National Organic Program (NOP) or standards that are equally as high. We know our products are pure and safe, we take great pains to make that true. The trust of millions of mamas is at stake, and we take that very seriously.

Now what about “Certified Natural”? There’s no such thing. There is no official certifier for “natural”. Read the labels! And the next time you go out to pick a Cocamidopropyl Betaine off of a bush outside your front door, you’ll see how natural “natural” it is!

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Earth Mama Angel Baby is donating a $250 gift certificate to First Candle, to be given away to one generous, lucky mama. With your entry fee of just $10, you can support First Candle’s work to save infant lives and get a chance to win an EMAB gift certificate worth $250, just in time for Mother’s Day! Click here to enter now!

Let's Tea Party!

Earth Mama Angel Baby has a tea-riffic way for mamas to kick back, sip tea, take home samples, and maybe even win a comfort-filled custom gift basket overflowing with safe, effective, nurturing herbal products that help ease the common, ahem, unpleasantries of all stages of pregnancy.

Stores all over are showing their mama customers how much they care by throwing a Mama’s Day Tea Party with comforting teas for every stage of pregnancy, postpartum, breastfeeding and beyond! Whether it’s tea for two for a queasy mama with a bouncing baby in her belly, a mama whose breast milk needs a little encouragement, or anyone dealing with cramps and monthly grumpies, Earth Mama Angel Baby has a USDA Certified 100% organic tea to help.