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Le Bébé Coo's Color-Enhancing Tear-Free Shampoos: Kid-Friendly or Are You Kidding?

Does she or doesn't she?

Does she or doesn't she? Only her hairdresser (or in this case her bath-giver) knows for sure! Moms can spend a fortune trying to replicate the hair color they sported as kids, but rarely does it look as natural as it did all those years ago. While children have been cited as the cause of gray hair for many mamas, it's the baby's hair color that Le Bébé Coo is targeting with its Color-Enhancing Tear-Free Shampoos ($22). Available in blond, brunette, or red, the baby and tot shampoos use natural ingredients like aloe leaf juice, coconut, and chamomila to "bring your child's natural hair color to full life." The paraben- and sulfate-free formulas are also said to cut through pool chlorine, which can turn light-haired tykes' tresses green. Maybe it's just us, but isn't a baby's hair color beautiful just the way it is? Or could your child's mane use some support?

Baby

Baby Shampoo and Body Wash: The Per Ounce Price

Hop in the tub and bathe in bubbles!

Hop in the tub and bathe in bubbles! Tots love to splash in the bath and shampoo & body wash combos are an easy way for mama to clean her wee one. Some kiddos need a rinse more then once a day, so we've run the numbers on how much soaping up costs.

  • Burt's Bees Shampoo & Body Wash — 16 ounces ($8.99) = 56 cents per ounce
  • Aveeno Wash & Shampoo — 18 ounces ($9.29) = 51 cents per ounce
  • Johnson's Head to Toe Baby Wash — 15 ounces ($4.69) = 31 cents per ounce
  • Mustela Bathtime 2 in 1 Hair & Body Wash — 6.7 ounces ($10) = $1.49 per ounce
  • California Baby Shampoo & Body Wash Calming — 8.5 ounces ($9.99) = $1.17 per ounce
  • Aquaphor Gentle Wash & Shampoo — 8.4 ounces ($9.99) = $1.18 per ounce
  • Weleda Calendula Baby Shampoo & Body Wash — 7.2 ounces ($11.69) = $1.62 per ounce
  • Method Baby Hair & Body Wash — 8 ounces ($5.79) = 73 cents per ounce
  • Earth's Best by Jason 2 in 1 Shampoo & Body Wash — 8.5 ounces ($8.45) = 99 cents per ounce
  • Nature's Baby Organics Shampoo & Body Wash — 8.5 ounces ($9.95) = $1.17 per ounce
  • Avalon Organics Shampoo & Body Wash — 8 ounces ($10.49) = $1.31 per ounce

Caring for baby can cost a bundle! Check out all our It Adds Up! coverage.

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Would You Use Johnson & Johnson's Baby Shampoo?

The family company known for its "no more tears" shampoo has been asked by 40 parent, healthcare, and environmental organizations to remove known chemicals from its products by the end of the year.

The family company known for its "no more tears" shampoo has been asked by 40 parent, healthcare, and environmental organizations to remove known chemicals from its products by the end of the year. One report said:

The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics reported in March that it found Johnson & Johnson's Baby Shampoo and other children's products contained formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane, both of which have been found to cause cancer in animals and listed by the Environmental Protection Agency as probable human carcinogens.

A Johnson & Johnson representative said the trace levels were considered safe by some regulatory agencies. Would you take a chance using this on your babe?