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Gimme the Good Stuff

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About Gimme the Good Stuff

Mission

Gimme the Good Stuff helps busy, conscientious parents easily avoid toxic products in their homes through our in-home consulting service, personalized shopping guides, and online store.

We simplify the process of navigating the confusing world of “natural” products, and our readers, customers, and clients enjoy peace of mind and confidence that their home is a safe, healthy place for their families.

How We Help You

Have you ever asked yourself any of the following questions?
  1. Which numbered plastics are most toxic, again?
  2. Is it sodium lauryl sulfate or sodium laureth sulfate that I’m supposed to avoid when buying shampoo?
  3. What’s the difference between partially and fully hydrogenated oil and why exactly are they bad?
  4. Will my toddler be smarter if I let him watch Baby Einstein or will he end up with ADHD?

aboutsite3If these are the kind of things you wonder or Google, you are our target audience. (Scroll to bottom of this page for the answers.)

We also hope to reach those of you who don’t research this stuff because the information you find is so completely overwhelming, confusing, and often conflicting (but you probably keep reading scary news headlines about toxins in cosmetics and pesticides on produce and wonder if you should be worried).

With more products than ever for parents to choose from, it’s exhausting—though I believe important—to educate yourself about safety of all of this stuff. I love sites like The Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep, but it provides SO much information that I often find myself thinking, “Please spare me the details of every ‘mammalian study’ ever conducted on every ingredient in my lip balm. Just tell me what to buy and where I can get it!”

Gimme the Good Stuff gives simple, accessible information to those of us who haven’t slept more than three consecutive hours in months (or, for us anti-Ferberizers, years), and therefore cannot be expected to know how to spell “diarrhea” for a Google search, let alone “phthalates.”

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An Important Caveat

The ultimate goal of this site, our store, and our services is healthier kids AND parents, so I’ll remind myself, and all of you, that anxiety is an important contributor to disease. Theoretically, I’m all in favor of accepting uncertainty, thinking positively, and refusing to dwell on potentially scary scenarios, although I admit it sometimes takes effort to do so.

Try to remember that if your precious offspring drinks a few bottles of formula, is sprayed with Coppertone all summer, and gums a soft plastic “rubber” ducky each night in the bath, he will still be better off than most kids in this country—after all, he’s got you as his mom (or dad)!

SHORT ANSWERS TO ABOVE QUIZ

  1. Plastics containers with a 3, 6, or 7 should be avoided, as they may contain phthalates, known endocrine disruptors.
  2. Both are controversial, but sodium laureth sulfate is the worse of the two, as it often is contaminated with 1,4-dioxane, a known carcinogen.
  3. Partially hydrogenated oil, also know as “trans-fat,” is the big no-no, as it lowers good cholesterol and raises bad cholesterol. Fully hydrogenated oils are probably not good for you, either, but aren’t proven (yet) to be as bad.
  4. Probably neither, but TV of any kind is possibly harmful for young kids, and certainly not beneficial.

Praise for Gimme the Good Stuff

As a first time mom, I wanted to provide the safest environment for Julian. Maia guided me through every decision with patience and humor, and made the process of creating a nontoxic home simple and stress-free. Maia is a wealth of knowledge, was always accessible to answer my questions, and searched high and low to find the perfect products for Julian’s nursery. Everyone has an opinion about what you “need” for a new baby, and Maia gave me invaluable peace of mind when making my selections. I would recommend Maia’s services to anyone looking to demystify the process of registering for a baby shower or designing a beautiful nursery without exposing your baby to scary chemicals.
Jordana Brewster
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“Today I went online to see why Biokleen laudry detergent changed its formula; all sorts of stuff is listed on the label now that wasn’t there before. Your website helped to clarify what all those things are, along with other “mystery ingredients” in the shampoos I have been using. It also helped to de-mystify the difference between SLS/SLES at last. I really appreciate having this information all in one place!”
Susannah H.
“I am so incredibly inspired by you and your website and now that I have begun the undertaking of going greener, I feel so excited–like it’s very possible, even on a limited budget. I appreciate your website, your honesty, your understanding of the limitations of real life ,and your support. You’re inspiring others to make great changes and I think it’s wonderful. I hope I can do the same for those around me!”
Laura G.
“I came across your website today after seeing a link from Baby Center’s Organic Mamas group. I just wanted to say THANK YOU for the incredible amount of helpful information. Especially for new moms like me, who previously never thought twice about what products I used on myself. I am just getting started with educating myself, as all this is so new to me. But having a website like yours is invaluable in getting informed, quickly and efficiently.”
Michelle O.
“I just discovered your site through your blog on The Huffington Post. I love that you’ve made finding and absorbing complex information so easy! The glossary is simple and fantastic. Thank you for doing this!”
Tracy L.
“Thanks so much for such an amazing site and for all of the wonderful products you sell! I’m pregnant and you’ve given me such peace of mind. Thank you again.”
Bridgette R.
“My sister and I were talking about toxic products today so I sent her to Gimme the Good Stuff. She called me back 3 hours later and said she sat down and had read the ENTIRE site front to back and her husband is going to think she’s crazy because she’s throwing out everything in her bathroom cabinets. Anyway, just wanted to tell you that you have another fan.”
Liz F.
“I received my package of products today and am so excited! I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your site. I work part time at Williams-Sonoma and I give every one who buys a blender from me your website so they can look up your mom’s chocolate hemp smoothie recipe! Keep up the great work!”
Erin L.
“I, like you, am an avid researcher with the caveat of mommy brain that makes me forget and have to research again most of the things I buy just before buying them. This website provides me the same peace of mind in a fraction of the time! Thank you so much!”

Brooke S.
“I stumbled on your website a few weeks ago while online researching California Baby. I have taken your advice and switched out all of my cleaning supplies with safer products and used the ones you recommend.”

Ariana P.

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Maia James, the founder of Gimme the Good Stuff, has a lifetime of experience in the world of natural living, and has turned this passion into a career, now helping clients easily enjoy greener, cleaner lives, peace of mind, and better health.

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Gimme the Good Stuff helps busy, conscientious parents easily avoid toxic products in their homes through our in-home consulting service, personalized shopping guides, and online store. We simplify the process of navigating the confusing world of “natural” products, and our readers, customers, and clients enjoy peace of mind and confidence that their home is a safe, healthy place for their families.
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