Skin Science

How often do kids need a bath? Many kids have sensitive skin, and it’s more common than you might think.  A 2020 survey of over 600 moms found that more than half said their children had sensitive skin.  Kids with sensitive skin are much more likely to experience dryness and eczema.  Over 10% of children…

It’s hard to cook a healthy meal for your family.  In my family, bell peppers and cauliflower are on the no list.  The kids eat berries and bananas, but not really apples, and oranges go ignored.  Ice cream comes before yoghurt and granola.  Many kids dislike foods that have an unusual taste or that don’t…

We explain what to look for in the ingredient list on cosmetic product bottles.  Often in small print and difficult to read, the ingredient list has important information about the product contents.  But you need to know your chemistry to understand it completely.  We are here to help! One of the most important parts of…

An important motivation for us to make Nuthatch Naturals® lotion for kids was that we could not find any natural and sustainable children’s skin care products.  The few children’s products that were available contained fragrances and synthetic ingredients derived from fossil fuels.  Many products were marketed to parents of babies, not school age kids.  Children’s…

A sustainable and natural moisturizer for children Most of you know that we developed Nuthatch Naturals® because our daughter had very dry skin on her arms.  We looked for a sustainable and natural moisturizer but couldn’t find anything.  All products available online and in stores had either a lot of “adult” ingredients – fragrances, alphahydroxy…

Children’s skin is different.  It’s more developed than babies’ skin, but not the same as adult skin.  Skin cells are smaller in children and the epidermis is thinner, so that water and chemicals move through the skin more easily.  Children are more sensitive to allergens and sunlight.  They have dryness, rashes, and redness more often…