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The newborn vitamin K shot has a black box warning. Here’s the context the insert leaves out.

We’re breaking down why babies get the vitamin K injection on day one, who that warning is actually written for, and why the shot is the gold standard.

Real informed consent means understanding what you’re reading. Evidence Based Birth has a great breakdown of the history, ingredients, and oral vs. injection if you want to dig in.

Save this for your birth prep and send it to a friend who’s deciding.

It's the szn of the witch and it's also time for a lil history lesson behind our F*CK ICE merch.

When the ICE raids in Minneapolis were at their peak earlier this year, I felt perpetually disgusted and angry and scared.

And as a Latina who feels strongly about using my platform for causes that matter, I knew I had to do something, no matter how small.

So I asked Malen, our Creative Director based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to make a design that we would put on merch to benefit the Richmond Community Legal Fund.

As we talked through concepts, the idea of witches kept coming up. And while I've always known a little bit about the Salem witch trials, I didn't know their full history until I looked it up.

Once I saw that they were backlash to a decline in religiosity and patriarchal control, the parallels to modern day ICE were obvious.

Believe it or not, the final drawing was actually Malen's first draft, and I think it's pretty damn poetic that a Latina drew this and now it's being sold by a Latina-owned company.

$10 of every T-shirt sale (available S - 3XL) and $1 from every sticker sale go to the Richmond Community Legal Fund. Link to both is in our bio.

Let's give it up for Mr. Bright Body.

I said what I said. Don’t bother arguing.

RFK Jr. keynotes the anti-vaccine group he used to chair. Tells parents to get their kids vaccinated for measles. Has also called chicken soup and vitamin A a "cure." Pick one, Bobby.

2026 is already the worst measles year in 35+ years. He also has two $2 million book advances, one for something called "Unsettled Science."

This is part 2 of the MAHA Anger Translator series with . Katie has the sources, I have the swearing. Sources in the comments.

Me and Steph each holding a Bright Body skin care product and trying to work out the other’s from yes-or-no questions alone, which somehow included whether a facial oil is gluten free (we both got there anyway).

Your turn. Describe your favorite Bright Body skin care product without naming it, and we’ll take our best guess in the replies.

Splitting the MMR into 3 shots would mean reviving vaccines that aren't available anymore, proving nothing, and tripling your toddler-wrangling.

New trials, new approvals, a huge bill, all for the same immune response. And the guy who started the split-it-up push filed a patent on his own "safer" single measles vaccine. "Follow the money," y'all.

This is part 1 of the MAHA Anger Translator series with . Katie has the sources, I have the swearing. Sources in the comments.

Could you guess a Bright Body product from three clues? Drop your best clue for your favorite ⬇️ and we’ll guess it.

Every night, the ointment. Every morning, the same irritation as before 🫠

And now your kid fights you after bath time 🛁 because she doesn’t like feeling greasy if it doesn’t actually help the itchiness.

So, why doesn’t Vaseline work for every kid with eczema?

Petroleum jelly is an occlusive, which means it seals.

That’s it.

Contrary to popular belief, it does NOT moisturize.

So if petroleum jelly isn’t working for your kid’s eczema, I might have your next go-tos:

🧡 All Purpose Wonder Balm goes on first.

It’s made with 2.8% hydrolyzed quinoa protein, which supports skin's own repair process, with calming chamomile and softening shea butter.

🐝 Buzzeline goes on top.

It’s our petroleum-free Vaseline substitute that moisturizes AND seals.

Worried about allergies or sensitivities?

That’s why we have a 30-day money back guarantee and offer mini sizes for your first try (no return required).

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "My almost 2-year-old has been suffering from eczema since he was about 5 months old. We have tried everything…this stuff is the only thing that doesn’t make him cry when we put it on, and actually soothes and heals his itchy skin.” - Joanna S.

I don't f*ck with EWG or Yuka anymore. And yes, I used to.

As I learned, I changed my opinions based on data (omg, what a concept).

Quick primer:

🚨 Hazard is what an ingredient could theoretically do to you.

🚨 Risk is what it actually does, at that dose, in that formula, next to everything else in the bottle.

The trouble with EWG is that it treats those as the same.

That means lots of alarmism-adjacent scoring when it’s just not necessary.

As someone with multiple chronic illnesses and a melodramatic immune system, I formulate from data and out of an abundance of caution, but never fear.

I use ECOCERT standards instead - the international standard for safer, sustainably sourced chemicals - and when the data is missing or mixed, I err on the side of caution.

Still checking EWG or Yuka before you buy something?

No judgment. Just bring a big pile of salt with you.

Got a question about anything on our ingredient list? Shoot me a DM and don’t be annoyed when the answer is “it depends” 😅