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Gabi Day is an identical twin mom (17 months) and also the CEO, Founder, and Formulator of Bright Body and Bright Body Baby, a nontoxic + refillable personal care brand dedicated to creating clean products.

Lina and Gabi discuss:

• The mindset around the "just wait" phenomenon 
• A quick overview of her traumatic birth 
• Gabi and Lina's reaction to the talcum powder recall in April 2023
  • Article, "Is Any Kind of Baby Powder Safe to Use?"
  • Safe alternatives to baby powder
• Which ingredients should NEVER be used on babies
  • Simple alcohols
  • Synthetic fragrance OR nontransparent fragrance (trade secret)
  • Sulfates + harsh surfactants (cocamidopropyl betaine)
  • Phenoxyethanol, parabens, aldehydes, isothiazolinones
  • Harsh detanglers: cetrimonium and behentrimonium chloride, behentrimonium methosulfate
  • Dyes
  • Propanediol/propylene glycol - filler
• What are some sources or apps that moms can turn to 
  • EWG
  • Think Dirty
  • Yuka App
• What are PFAs? 
  • perflyoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances

Mentioned in this Episode:

• Natalie Crawford

Connect with Gabi on TikTok: @itsgabiday
Shop Bright Body: https://mybrightbody.com/ 
Shop Bright Body Baby: https://mybrightbody.com/pages/bright-body-baby
Connect with Bright Body on Instagram: @mybrightbody
Connect with Bright Body Baby on Instagram: @brightbodybaby

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