It’s becoming more common to see Styrene Ethylene Butylene Styrene (SEBS) used as a substitute for PVC in toys. But the question is whether it’s a safer replacement or not . . . What is SEBS? SEBS is actually a form of thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) with styrene added. Green Peace lists SEBS as an acceptable [...]
We had the pleasure of joining our partners from Itsabelly this year at the ABC Kids Expo, where we spent four full days scouring the show for the best in safe, eco-friendly products for babies. We had the most amazing time creating our list of favorites, carefully choosing manufacturers who care about non-toxic, high quality [...]
You may have noticed that we just added a bunch of awesome, non-toxic HABA toys to our store (yeah!). You may have also noticed that we had their Bath Squirters listed until yesterday morning – then WAH-BAM-POW, they were no more. Here’s how everything went down . . . We are constantly in the hunt [...]
We pretty well have the bath toys covered, but what about safe bath tubs and seats? You’ve probably noticed that most of the options out there are marked with a recycling code, making it difficult to know what type of plastic they’re made from. It turns out there is good news! It appears that you [...]
Here we are, coming up on our third year in business and safe bath toys are still difficult to locate! It’s always good news when manufacturers introduces great new bath toys made without toxic plastic. For 2010, all Sassy bath toys are now BPA and phthalate-free and twelve of them are also PVC-free. PVC-free Bath [...]
We finally tracked down a couple of PVC-free ball manufacturers after running into way too many toxic brands. So many companies responded to our inquiries in the same way, “All of our play pit balls are made with non-toxic, phthalate-free PVC.” Ummmm, right . . . Not only are many of the balls made from [...]
Editors Note: This article was originally published by Alicia Voorhies at Healthy Child Healthy World. Many of us are aware of the dangers of PVC. Made from the flammable gas vinyl chloride and then often combined with phthalates, PVC poses a threat from its inception to its afterlife in the landfill. We work hard to [...]
There is a growing awareness of PVC’s toxic nature, but the quest to avoid it is daunting. In order to successfully stay away from such a pervasive plastic, we need to take a closer look at what it is and where it’s found. Common uses for PVC PVC is everywhere and can be difficult to [...]
The Assistant Product Manager at International Playthings contacted us this week to provide some updated information on their line of toys. Dang, I love it when that happens! It turns out they are familiar with our Bath Toy Guide and have been working to reformulate many of their products for 2009. Our previous Guide included [...]
