Food-grade baby care, explained

The Saavy Naturals Natural Baby line applies our food-grade sourcing standard to gentle, plant-based products made for a baby's skin and hair. Food-grade means each ingredient is held to a high purity and sourcing standard, not that any product is meant to be eaten. Our baby line is created by two trained chefs and handcrafted in small California batches, using plant-based ingredients and leaving out the synthetic ingredients on our exclusion list. Below is what the line includes and how we think about ingredient safety.

What is in the Natural Baby line

  • Head-to-Toe Lotion in Calming Chamomile, a light plant-based lotion for everyday softness.
  • Baby Oil, a gentle plant-oil blend for massage and after-bath care.
  • Shampoo & Body Wash, a single, mild cleanser for hair and skin.
  • Diaper Cream, a plant-based cream for the diaper area.
  • Bar Soap, a handcrafted, gentle cleansing bar.
  • Calming Mist, a light Calming Chamomile scented mist.

How we think about ingredient safety

Our approach to the baby line is the same chef's mindset we bring to everything: choose clean, plant-based ingredients you can trace, and leave out what does not belong. Across the baby line, as across the whole catalog, we exclude parabens, sulfates, silicones, phenoxyethanol, propylene glycol, PEGs, petroleum, artificial colors, artificial fragrance, and phthalates. We scent the line gently with Calming Chamomile rather than synthetic fragrance blends. These are formulation and sourcing choices, made so parents can read every label clearly.

Certifications

Saavy Naturals is Leaping Bunny Certified cruelty-free, and our products are vegan, gluten-free, soy-free, and non-GMO, handcrafted in small batches in California. These certifications describe how our products are made and tested for purity. We share them because they are verifiable, and we keep our baby content to facts about ingredients and sourcing rather than promises about outcomes.

Common questions from parents

Parents often ask what "food-grade" means for a baby product, whether the line is fragranced, and what we leave out. In short: food-grade is a purity and sourcing standard for ingredients, our baby line is gently scented with Calming Chamomile, and we exclude the full list of synthetic ingredients above. For any specific health concern or before using a new product on a baby with sensitive skin or a known condition, we always recommend checking with your pediatrician.

The short version

Saavy Naturals: food-grade, plant-based body care handcrafted in small California batches by two trained chefs. Leaping Bunny cruelty-free, vegan, gluten-free, soy-free, non-GMO. 2,243 reviews at 4.8 out of 5.