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by the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. CLICK FOR NEWSPAPER DELIVERY
Sunday, August 26, 2001
Outside the box
CHECK HOTEL CRIBS FOR SAFETY HAZARDS
Safe Kids, a child advocacy group, visited hotels and motels across the country and found that four out of five had cribs with at least one safety hazard, including loose hardware, soft bedding, comforters or pillows that could cause suffocation, or adult-sized sheets that pose a strangulation and suffocation hazard.
The group recommends checking cribs for the following problems:
Cribs should not be placed near lamps, dangling cords, ribbons, windows, fans, heaters or climbable furniture.
Bumper pads should not be punctured or torn; a torn plastic cover may end up suffocating a baby.
Make sure there are no split, cracked, broken, loose or missing slats on the crib.
SPECIAL BEAUTY LINE TARGETS PREGNANCY
IMaternity is launching a personal care line that aims to address the most common complaints from pregnant women and new mothers, which include stretch marks, chapped and dry breast tissue and nipples, dull hair, swollen feet and legs, and dry and itchy skin on their bellies.
Items include:
Vanish, a stretch mark minimizer made with citrus fruit extracts, cocoa butter, vitamin E and plant extracts.
Rejuvenate breast moisturizing system uses sunflower oil, lanolin, beeswax, vitamin E and cocoa butter.
Indulge hair masque system, a shampoo and conditioner with vitamins E and C.
Revival leg and foot gel, which uses aloe vera and chamomile to reduce swelling, mint to rejuvenate tired muscles, and vitamin E and vegetable glycerin to moisturize.
Tranquil belly cream with shea butter to hydrate skin and to remove dry cells to reveal new skin beneath.
Items in iMaternity's personal care line range in price from $8 to $10, and are sold at iMaternity stores and online at www.imaternity.com
-Associated Press
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