Check out the web by doing phthalate free product searches - all natural wooden toys, glass baby bottles unless the plastic ones indicate they are phthalate free, no plastic teethers unless they say phthalate free / PVC free / polycarbonate free, buy only fragrance free skin care products as the manufactures don't have to list out the product contains phthalate. It will be listed as fragrance. Also the soft, flexible plastic containers contain phthalates that leak into the product. So make sure the container itself is phthalate free. Many — but not all — "natural" body care manufacturers are conscientious about this, but you'll need to find out specifically from the company.
Here's a list of the more common phthalates:
• DBP (dibutyl phthalate)• DNOP (di-n-octyl phthalate)• DiNP (diisononyl phthalate)• DEP (diethyl phthalate)• BBzP (benzyl butyl phthalate)• DEHP (di 2-ethylhexl phthalate)• DiDP (diisodecyl phthalate)• DnHP (di-n-hexyl phthalate)• DMP (dimethyl phthalate)• DnOP (di-n-octylphthalate)• Bisphenol A (BPA) is another plasticizer.
I found a list on the internet of cosmetic companies that vow to use phthalate free: http://www.safecosmetics.org/docUploads/Compact%20Signers%20-%20April%2015.pdf
I didn't find Johnson & Johnson or Aveeno on the safe list. Burt's Bees is on the safe list.
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