Episencial Nurturing Balm & Sprout Baby - A Review and Giveaway!

My little Bubby has been very fortunate not to have had many diaper rashes in his 18 months. I think cloth diapering has played a big role in that, and many cloth diapering mama's agree, but it seems that there's no scientific evidence to support this claim. Anyway, I guess the Bub's has been lucky, because any incidence of a rash has been very mild. Every once in a while he'll get a little redness on his bum and boy parts. I usually just put a little lanolin on it and it's gone by the next day.

Well, Sprout Baby was nice enough to send me some Episencial Nurturing Balm to test out. Sprout Baby is a great store that offers healthy, eco-conscious products not only for babies, but for mom and dad too! You may have heard of Sprout baby before. The the company began by offering Sprouts Food, a line of organic, gourmet, shelf-stable and delicious baby food, created by celebrity chef Tyler Florence. Now they offer, not only Sprouts Food, but just about anything you need for your baby's care, and mom's and dad's, too. All of the products offered are healthy, and environmentally friendly! Their motto is "Love your baby. Love the Planet." Now, what's not to like about that!

So, back to the Episencial Nurturing Balm. Since Bubby rarely gets a rash I wasn't sure when I would be able to test it out...on his bum. But since it can be used to relieve and protect not only the diaper area, but other sensitive places as well, I decided to try it out on his face. We've been battling some redness and a little rash on his cheeks and chin so I though I'd give the nurturing balm a try. After reading the ingredients, I felt safe about using it on his face. It contains NO additives, parabens, or petroleum. The main ingredient is organic Shea Butter, with organic olive oil, and grape seed oil to sooth itchy irritated skin, and organic aloe vera and calendula extracts to minimize redness and promote healing, and tea tree extract and zinc to prevent and treat irritation or rash. The extra gentle formula is non-irritating for skin and eyes so I knew it was safe to use on his face and that it would work great too. And it did. The redness diminished almost immediately. The only thing I didn't like about it is the zinc left a slightly white film on his face if I didn't rub it in really well. Although this worked well, and I will continue to use it, I'd say the Episencial Protective Face Balm or the Soothing Cream would be a better option to use on the face.

A few days later, the Bubs got a bit red on his boy part, so I got to test the nurturing balm there as well. Before I used it, I inquired if it was cloth diaper friendly and was told that it was, but that most cloth diaper users prefer the Soothing Cream instead. Since it contains zinc, which can cause staining and repelling issues with cloth diapers, I used a liner to protect the diaper, just in case. Then I put a very small amount on and by the next diaper change, the redness was gone! It worked great!

I really like this product and I highly recommend it. I love that it contains all natural and mostly organic ingredients and that it works! The 4 ounce tube will probably last me until the Bubs is out of diapers and at $9.99 that's a great deal!

An even better deal is that you can use coupon code SBBL155 to get 15% off your first order. Coupon code is good until the end of March.

And now the best part. Sprout Baby has offered to give one of my readers a tube of Episencial Nurturing Balm! You can't win if you don't enter, so enter, and enter often!

To Enter:

Mandatory Entry:
Visit Sprout Baby and leave a comment here about another product Sprout Baby offers that you might buy. (I will need a way to contact you if you win so if your profile does not link to your email, then leave your email in your comment)

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Good Luck!

Giveaway ends Sunday, March 14th, 2010 at 9:00 p.m.(EST). The winner will be drawn by the random number generator at Random.org and will be notified by email and announced on this blog. Winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be drawn.

***I was sent this product to review. I was not compensated in any other way and the statements above are my own honest opinion.***