Review (5/5): Love the Coconut Baby & will try others...
*** Just received the Limited Edition "Sugar Cookie" in the mail today. My 21-month-old daughter is already asking for a bath while yelling "yummy" -- yes, it smells great! ***** I first tried Sweet Baby Organics Shampoo & Wash in Coconut Baby for my daughter last fall when she was 10 months old. I liked the scent right away, but I was also impressed with the fact that it rinsed so clean. I have tried other natural and organic baby washes with a coconut base, and they seemed to leave a "film" on my baby -- I liked that this formula was rich, and thick, without being sticky. It's true that the foaming is minimal when comparing Sweet Baby Organics to washes with chemical lathering agents (such as SLS) but I found the lather from the coconut base to be "just right" without being bubbly. We live in Kenya, so when I buy on Amazon I have to wait for my family to send me a box in the mail, or for someone to come over to visit (last fall I brought a supply of it back in my luggage). My next package arrives in April, and this time we are trying the Vanilla Baby scent. The shampoo is NOT tear-free, but again, that is because of the lack of numbing chemicals in it's formulation -- I simply hold one hand over my daughter's forehead, and rinse her hair with a cup of clean water in my other hand. One other fact to note is that a little goes a long way. At first I was concerned that there were only 8oz bottles available, but even at 15 months old, a dime-sized amount cleans my daughter's entire head and body (though I have to admit that being a blondie, she doesn't have a whole lot of hair yet).