Natural Products Expo East In Brief: Herbs for Kids
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Herbs for Kids: Launching Cradle Cap Oil for the "dandruff-like condition that occurs on the scalp of infants," the company says at Natural Products Expo East. The product is said to "soothe and nourish the skin." A 2 oz. bottle carries a $7.50 suggested retail price. The product contains almond oil, chamomile flowers, calendula flowers, vitamin E oil and burdock root. The Bozeman, Mont.-based company also is introducing Super Kids Throat Spray with echinacea, rose hips and thyme, which the company claims is "antibacterial and antiviral"; the retail price for a 2 oz. bottle is $10.98. Herbs for Kids has received at least two courtesy letters from FDA in 1997, citing the company for echinacea product claims to "support the body's antiviral capabilities." Another botanical cradle cap product, Equinox' Golden Salve with Propolis, received a March 5 FDA warning letter for making drug claims ("The Tan Sheet" March 24, p. 6)...
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Herbs for Kids: Launching Cradle Cap Oil for the "dandruff-like condition that occurs on the scalp of infants," the company says at Natural Products Expo East. The product is said to "soothe and nourish the skin." A 2 oz. bottle carries a $7.50 suggested retail price. The product contains almond oil, chamomile flowers, calendula flowers, vitamin E oil and burdock root. The Bozeman, Mont.-based company also is introducing Super Kids Throat Spray with echinacea, rose hips and thyme, which the company claims is "antibacterial and antiviral"; the retail price for a 2 oz. bottle is $10.98. Herbs for Kids has received at least two courtesy letters from FDA in 1997, citing the company for echinacea product claims to "support the body's antiviral capabilities." Another botanical cradle cap product, Equinox' Golden Salve with Propolis, received a March 5 FDA warning letter for making drug claims ("The Tan Sheet" March 24, p. 6).... |