Mar
2012
The Honest Company Review
As a new mom, I’ve learned the importance of providing my baby with products that are free of chemicals and are especially safe and effective for him. My journey towards a more eco-friendly lifestyle continues with The Honest Company, founded by Jessica Alba. The Honest Company provides families with essential products that are safe, eco-friendly, stylish, and affordable.
The Honest Company uses only the safest ingredients for their products and offers a delivery service so that you can enjoy their products with the convenience of having them delivered to you on a reliable schedule. The Diaper Bundle includes a month supply of diapers and wipes and the Family Essentials Bundle includes bath & body products as well as cleaning supplies (laundry detergent, dish soap, surface cleaner, etc).
I received a box of goodies from The Honest Company which included: 7 diapers, 10-count wipes, hand sanitizer, dish soap, shampoo, healing balm, lotion, laundry detergent, and hand soap. Right away I could tell that this company takes their design aspect very seriously because all of the products looked very modern and stylish… especially the diapers!
I was excited to try the diapers on Squishy because they are free of chemicals, 100% non-toxic, chlorine-free, sustainable, and made of plant-based materials. See? Disposables can be eco-friendly, too. These diapers were so great! They were very soft, in fact a lot softer than Huggies and Pampers natural line of diapers, and were also very absorbent. I noticed with these diapers that Squishy had no irritations or rashes like he would with other brands of disposables, so I knew that they were honest. Of the bunch, the anchors printed one was my favorite (for obvious reasons). The baby wipes we tried were very soft and damp, however they were too thin to get the job done. I found myself stacking the wipes in order to wipe Squishy clean. So that is something that they can improve on.
The Honest Shampoo and foaming body cleanser is perfectly pH balanced and works well to remove dirt without stripping natural oils. It has a fresh vanilla and tangerine smell that leaves Squishy’s hair smelling so lovely and helps protect his hair as well. There is Vitamin E and organic aloe in this shampoo, so it helps keep his hair and skin (if using as a cleanser) hydrated and moisturized. There are no harsh chemicals (EVER) in the Honest products and what I love most about the shampoo is that it is sensitive enough to use on babies with cradle cap. Squishy had horrible cradle cap as a newborn, so I’m glad that these products are available for others out there now for this problem.
As much as I love using hand sanitizer for a quick germ-killer while I’m outside, I hate how dry it often leaves my hands. The Honest Company’s hand sanitizer is one that has yet to leave my hands dry! It’s plant-based and made of all natural ingredients. It contains aloe and Vitamin E for extra moisturizing, so it will not dry out your skin. It kills 99.9% of germs and bacteria including pneumonia, e. coli, and MRSA in as little as 15 seconds. I love that I can use this anywhere! They even make smaller bottles of it so that you can carry it around with you in your purse or diaper bag. This is definitely a must-have item for us!
The only other chemical-free dish soap I’ve tried was from Seventh Generation, so I was really excited to try out a new brand of dish soap with the same benefits. What I love about the Honest Company’s dish soap is that is works just as well as the leading brands. It has all the effective grease and dish-cleaning power that I would expect, and it rinses off really well. There is virtually no streaking or spotting left when my dishes are drying, and it also works well as an all-purpose soap for other household chores. The Honest Dish Soap is all natural, non-toxic, hypoallergenic, and biodegradable. We enjoy using this dish soap and would definitely consider it in the future.
If you’re looking for essential eco-friendly products for your entire family, then I would definitely recommend checking out The Honest Company. You won’t be disappointed, and you can even customize your bundles each month, delivered right to your door. How great is that?
There’s even a Free-Trial offer you can check out!
Customize it to fit your family’s needs.
Marthalynn
March 23, 2012 at 11:00 am (425 days ago)How cute are these! I know you’re not supposed to buy diapers because they’re cute, but it helps! Seriously, though, I love that they’re chemical free. I think that is so important.
Shelly
March 23, 2012 at 1:00 pm (425 days ago)I’ve heard that this brand is NOT as natural as it seems. There are some not-so-great ingredients in them.
Aly
March 23, 2012 at 2:54 pm (425 days ago)I haven’t heard anything negative about this brand in regards to how natural they are. Thanks for sharing though.
Cory
May 18, 2012 at 7:55 pm (369 days ago)Such as? I haven’t heard a bad word about them, so I would like to know what information you have heard and where this information came from.
Janelle Sorensen
March 27, 2012 at 7:19 pm (421 days ago)Thanks so much Aly! I’m so glad everything worked so well for you (except the wipes, which we’ve heard a lot about and are re-designing right now.)
Shelly – I’d be happy to address any concerns you have about ingredients we use. We’re always happy to hear feedback (positive or negative) and take your thoughts very seriously. It’s your feedback that helps us know how to improve and that’s our MO – “Together, we can make it better.”
Thanks again!
Janelle Sorensen
Communications Manager
The Honest Company
Azeneth
April 9, 2012 at 4:44 pm (408 days ago)I love all the products the honest company offers, the diapers are by far better and more absorbent than any other diaper I have tried on my babies before and the other products are also superb, love love love
Charlotte
April 15, 2012 at 9:34 am (402 days ago)Shelly I doubt a company would be misleading about their ingredients when their primary concern is safety. I would think accusations should be backed up by facts – as it is misleading and unfair to tarnish the reputation of a brand or company. Some people might take your comment to heart and consequently keep making inadvertent dangerous decisions about their lifestyle choices. Quite simply because your unbacked claims raised doubt in their minds.
Charlotte recently posted..Going green-er
Melissa
April 18, 2012 at 8:33 pm (399 days ago)I happen to be an Honest Mom and I have researched all the ingredients that have “chemical sounding” names and they all have came out smelling like roses. There are such things as safe surfactants, preservatives, and disinfectants.
I believe its how “chemical sounding” some of the ingredient names are.
The only thing I would change about the Honest Company Products are to thicken the wipes and add the Lemongrass scent to the dish soap. Other than that — we’re HONESTLY good!!
William
May 6, 2012 at 11:42 am (381 days ago)Great idea, but not there own. check out Bambo Nature from Denmark. the real deal.
S
June 5, 2012 at 10:49 am (351 days ago)Personally, I use cloth diapers 100% of the time with my twins and own an eco-friendly cloth diaper store and baby boutique. I have already inquired about making these diapers available to my customers as an alternative to cloth for vacations, ect. However, they only sell their diapers direct and on a mail order club structure. Keeping all the profits and business to themselves. If the true motivation was to make their diapers available to the public and help people use better, and safer products that are better for the babies and the planet….why would they not allow other retailers to carry them? Especially other small, mom owned, eco- friendly stores whos entire goal is to provide earth friendly, natural, chemical free products to their customers.
jami
June 8, 2012 at 9:05 am (348 days ago)I really wanted to try the diapers and take advantage of their deal on gilt when they first launched. There was no information on their site at the time as to if the dyes used on the diapers were natural. I called The Honest Company to find out quickly so I could order on gilt before the deal expired. The girl who answered the phone didn’t know about the dyes and told me she would ask and get back to me. And never did. I called again and no answer yet. I emailed and no reply. I missed the gilt deal because I didn’t want to spend the money without knowing if the dyes were natural. Now the information about the dyes is on the website so I tried to order the free trial to try them out but there was a glitch on their website and it wouldn’t let me complete the free trial. So I emailed on Monday and it’s now Friday and I still haven’t received a reply. I never received an email failure message so I know my email went through. So I’ve tried contacting the company 4 times and haven’t received any customer service let alone good customer service. Then I tried to order the sunscreen but the shipping charge on a $13.95 tube of sunscreen was $12! I live in a major city in the US so I don’t understand why shipping was so high. The Honest Company has made it really difficult to become a customer and I’m pretty disappointed. I don’t want to try their diapers because Jessica Alba is an owner, I’m just a mom who cares a great deal about the products I use on our daughter.