Author Archives: BLMadmin

Keep these few items handy or on stand by in your first aid kit for kids!

We usually have a box of stuff just for the kids, whether for home or travel:
– children panadol
– children antihistamine
– plasters
– iodine solution
– Buds Organics Save Our Skin lotion (antibacterial properties!)
– Buds Organics Hand Sanitiser (sanitise your hands first before handling any open wounds!)
– Little Innoscents Paw Paw Ointment to soothe itch/wounds

What is in yours?

#biglittlemesg #firstaidkitforkids #firstaid #hometips #sgkids #sgmummies #singapore #budsorganicssg #littleinnoscentssg #sgbabies #outdoorplay #travelling #firstaidkit

Product of the week: Buds Organics Oral Care, Strawberry

Who’s having trouble with teeth brushing with their little ones? Enter the Buds Organics Oral Care!

#BLMproductspotlight #budsorganics #teethingmonsters

Buds for Kids – Fluoride-free Toothpaste, Strawberry 50ml

Momma Naz shares her experience with using Buds Calming Rub Cream for her little one.

#biglittlemesg #budsorganics #colic #singapore #sgbaby #sgparents#sgmummies #ginger #fennel #peppermint #BLMmommaspeaks

Last week, we had several enquiries from parents about the Buds Organics Calming Rub Cream for their little ones who were having tummy discomfort, mostly colicky babies.

The Calming Rub Cream containers natural ingredients that are known to ease tummy discomfort, ingredients that you and I are familiar with: ginger, peppermint and fennel.

If it’s safe for babies, it is safe for mommas too! The Little Innoscents Mineral Powder is talc free and smells heavenly! It is great in absorbing moisture without caking up at the folds, perfect to soothe heat rash in our humid weather!

Find out more about it here.

#biglittleme #biglittlemesg #littleinnoscents #organic #talcfree #singapore#igsgkids #sgparents #sgkids #sgbabies

Not fun to start the week with a snotty 1 year old. Mucus galore, that irritates the toddler’s back of the throat and hello cough.

What do we reach for next? Sterimar, Iladin and that familiar chest rub in the medicine cabinet. The one that contains petroleum jelly.

Petroleum jelly is a byproduct of petroleum and can create the illusion of moisturized, hydrated skin. It has water-repelling properties and is not water-soluble (you will find that it is difficult to wash off your hands and require a fair bit of soap to remove it). This water-repelling property helps to seal a barrier so that moisture do not leave the skin.

Well, it doesn’t feel like something I would want to apply on my toddler’s skin.

We were quite happy when we tried the Little Innoscents Vapour Balm.

Firstly, it doesn’t contain petroleum jelly. It is oily but it washes off easily under water and a small blob of soap.

Secondly, it smells awesome. It is not too spicy and is soothing whether as a chest rub or a massage balm. The kids sometimes want a massage and I’ll apply some of the vapour balm to help calm them before bedtime. It has worked so well for us to ease their blocked noses and cough too!

Thirdly, it is suitable for newborns. When my second and third child were born, they did catch a cold when they were a few weeks old, no thanks to their older brother who would ‘generously’ share his germs with his siblings. Really thankful to have something that I could easily apply on the then babies to ease their discomfort!

You can find out more about the Vapour Balm here:

https://littleinnoscents.com.au/the-rub-on-baby-vapour-balms/

Little Innoscents Winter Blues Vapour Balm

Our organic skincare journey started with Little Innoscents.

It was through this brand that we learnt about sodium lauryl sulfate, or rather the lack of it in their products. Their hair & body wash had NO BUBBLES then. The horror! I had happily squirted a long..strand into the bath tub only to see it floating around. ?

But I learnt that no bubbles doesn’t mean not clean. My kid came out of the bath squeaky clean AND with moisturised skin post drying.

Whaaa…?

I learnt that it takes time with organic and natural products. What may take a diaper cream with chemicals 1 day to heal a diaper rash, may take 1 week for an organic product. It is a matter of preference and patience. For us, it usually resolved significantly by day 4. I can wait 4 days.

I learnt about the various types of oils, base/carriers and other plant ingredients used for each product. Aloe vera juice, beeswax, shea butter, calendula, your very common ingredients used for most natural skincare product.

Steep learning curve for us. And we never stopped scrutinising ingredient labels from then on.

And going organic? Little Innoscents Organic Baby Skin Care range of products is Australian made & owned, and contains over 85% Australian Certified Organic ingredients.

Will share more about each product soon!

#parentlife #biglittleme #organic #littleinnoscents

The start of it all.

With my first child, the worst we had to face when we had to deal with inflammed skin condition, was a bad nappy rash. Being kancheong first time parents, we went straight for a popular non-organic brand I mean..everyone used it so can’t be bad right?

The rash cleared up in a day. So win.