Cleanest Baby Shampoo and Beyond— We Test Clean Baby Products

February 28, 2020

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We Tested the Cleanest Baby Products You Can Buy

When you’re expecting a baby, you are instantly bombarded with thousands of products you could buy. From the cleanest baby wipes to car seats to bathtubs and bassinets, it’s hard not to feel overwhelmed!

The same goes for clean baby products. Sure, you could head to any store shelf and pick up a quick bottle of baby shampoo— but have you taken a look at the ingredient list? Oftentimes, they are a mile long and include dozens of hyphenated words we’ve never heard of and wonder if they are really necessary or safe to be slathering on baby’s sensitive skin.

It wasn’t until recently that our editors really started researching the ingredients in some of the most popular baby products on the market and cross-checking them with a handy little resource called the Skin Deep database by the Environmental Working Group (EWG). EWG’s Skin Deep database keeps a close watch on personal care products from deodorant to body wash to toothpaste and makeup (and everything in between!), giving each one its own “score” based on ingredient concerns like allergies, developmental and reproductive toxicity (hello, endocrine disruptors!), and even cancer.

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There are currently over 70,000 products and 9,000 ingredients listed in the EWG’s Skin Deep database, each ranked from EWG Verified (the “best” score meaning the product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health) to 10 (the worst— steer clear of these products if you’re into maintaining your health!). Honestly, we were shocked to find some of the personal care products we used every day didn’t exactly have the best ratings or cleanest ingredients.

But the best part? The Skin Deep database includes baby products too!

We set out on a mission to find and test the cleanest baby shampoo, baby wash, baby lotion, baby wipes, and diaper cream on the market and list them all for our Mini readers, so you know which products are either a must-buy or a no-go.

We stuck to EWG Verified baby products, but also included baby wipes and other clean baby products given the rating of 1 or 2 (still in the green!) in our breakdown of “Must Buy” products below.

KEEP SCROLLING TO FIND OUR LIST OF THE CLEANEST BABY PRODUCTS YOU CAN BUY.

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Cleanest Baby Lotion

PRODUCT: MADE OF BABY LOTION
EWG RATING: EWG VERIFIED
WHERE TO BUY: AMAZON, TARGET, MADE OF

PRODUCT: PIPETTE BABY LOTION
EWG RATING: EWG VERIFIED
WHERE TO BUY: AMAZON, DERMSTORE, PIPETTE

PRODUCT: ATTITUDE BABY LEAVES CALENDULA CREAM
EWG RATING: EWG VERIFIED
WHERE TO BUY: AMAZON, ATTITUDE

PRODUCT: MUSTELA SOOTHING MOISTURIZING BODY LOTION
EWG RATING: EWG VERIFIED
WHERE TO BUY: AMAZON, TARGET, MUSTELA

PRODUCT: THINKBABY BABY LOTION
EWG RATING: EWG VERIFIED
WHERE TO BUY: AMAZON, TARGET, THINKBABY

PRODUCT: EARTH MAMA SIMPLY NON-SCENTS BABY LOTION
EWG RATING: 1
WHERE TO BUY: TARGET, AMAZON, EARTH MAMA

PRODUCT: EVEREDEN BABY MOISTURIZING LOTION
EWG RATING: 1
WHERE TO BUY: EVEREDEN, THE TOT

PRODUCT: BABY BUM CALMING LOTION
EWG RATING: 2
WHERE TO BUY: AMAZON, TARGET, BABY BUM

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Cleanest Baby Wipes

PRODUCT: ATTITUDE BABY NATURAL WIPES
EWG RATING: EWG VERIFIED
WHERE TO BUY: AMAZON, ATTITUDE

PRODUCT: MUSTELA CLEANSING WIPES WITH OLIVE OIL
EWG RATING: EWG VERIFIED
WHERE TO BUY: AMAZON, BUYBUYBABY

PRODUCT: PIPETTE BABY WIPES
EWG RATING: EWG VERIFIED
WHERE TO BUY: AMAZON, PIPETTE

PRODUCT: MADE OF BABY WIPES
EWG RATING: EWG VERIFIED
WHERE TO BUY: AMAZON, MADE OF

PRODUCT: PAMPERS AQUA PURE WIPES
EWG RATING: 1
WHERE TO BUY: AMAZON, TARGET

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