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13 Mar '17

Episode eight: Canelle and Morgan interviewed by Little Box of Love

Posted by Canelle LEFORESTIER in back to basics, French staples, Healthy bum, life with kids, mums supporting mums, mumspreneurs, no wipes, organic olive oil, Petit Kiddo, support small business, women in business

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Little Box of Love loves Petit Kiddo... and here is us in the "MUMLIFE MINI SERIES-Day 5..

What is your amazing business?

We are Petit Kiddo and we have created an all-natural rinse-free Baby Bum Cleanser. It is the Australian version of the French parents best kept secret. It is a 3in1 product - it cleanses, moisturises and leaves a protective barrier that helps prevent nappy rash. Our Baby Bum Cleanser provides an eco-friendly alternative to single-use wipes.

What is your goal for 2017?

Our main goal this year is to reach greater awareness of Petit Kiddo within Australian carers: parents, child care centers and maternity wards. We want more people embracing a healthy, natural and eco friendly way of cleaning their baby’s bum.

What do you like to do to relax?

- Canelle: Relax….mmmmm...does getting lost on instagram count? I think not, so if I’m tired, I read - in French- or, if I need to clear my head, I listen {very loudly} to Jamaican music, from rocksteady to reggae, or 90’s French hip-hop and dance. Chatting with my girlfriends is also a life saver! In person with my "crew" here or via Whatsapp with my childhood soul-sisters from France.

- Morgan: When I have time to relax, I like to go for a walk or chill out at a nice cafe with brunch. I also enjoy going for a massage, or just stay in a cosy place with a good glass of wine...

Your favourite family friendly holiday destination and why?

- Canelle: I love the pacific islands. So far we have been to Fiji, New Caledonia and Vanuatu. People are adorable, my kids can live wild&free and mainly...naked! Landscapes are gorgeous and it is not as far as going back home! I love going to France but it is quite an interesting journey each time; I come from a little village “hidden behind” Cannes and St Tropez, summer there is simply gorgeous…..

- Morgan: Around Australia, that would be going to Fij for ultimate relaxation and snorkelling. In Europe, it is either Italy ( Art, History, Culture and food…) or the mountains, either skiing or summer randonnées in higher lands…

Your favourite child friendly cafe?

- Canelle: I’d say Shuk as they are in my area and there is a kids’ area but my all times fav’moccha is at Piadina, in my street!

- Morgan: It used to be Jed’s but I have now to second Canelle with Shuk!!!

What is your motherly advice to other mums reading this?

- Canelle: Do your best, listen to all advices you will be given - and there will be loads- and then decide what suit you and your fam bam. Don’t try to make your point with people giving you advices, it is a lost battle (this includes my advice ;)). And it’s ok if your kid go without a shower, if you are too tired or busy...

- Morgan: Trust yourself, trust your motherly instinct especially when you are a first time mom…Many of us think we don’t know anything because it is a first time but that is so wrong!!! And One advice if I may… Keep your kids away from screens…. They will have their entire adult life to be in front of screens… let them enjoy simple things for now

Source from the interview by Little box of Love

10 Feb '17

Episode seven: they talked about Petit Kiddo...

Posted by Canelle LEFORESTIER in baby liniment Petit Kiddo blog, eczema, French staples, Healthy bum, no wipes, oleo calcareous liniment, organic olive oil, Petit Kiddo, repair, skin damage

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How Petit Kiddo helped easing ezcema A few months ago, we "virtually" met Mel, a very keen user of Petit Kiddo Baby Bum Cleanser Liniment.

... Later, she contacted us to write about us, Petit Kiddo, and our "one-of-a-kind" Baby Bum Cleanser Liniment.

This article is a good reminder that Petit Kiddo is doing the right thing, for the right reason. By introducing such a gentle and natural baby bum cleanser+moisturiser+barrier in Australia, more and more carers come to understand the importance of the ingredients in what the product they use for their kids as well as the impact it has on the environment.

It takes time to change habits, no doubt, but once converted, carers never go back to using wipes! We are getting heartwarming feedbacks from our early adopters.

We thank Mel again for her great article that we take as a testimony!

To read our interview with Mel from Healing Gracie's Gut blog, click here

08 Dec '16

Episode six: we met Marie-Camille

Posted by Canelle LEFORESTIER in baby liniment Petit Kiddo blog, French in Oz, French staples, Healthy bum, no wipes, oleo calcareous liniment, organic olive oil, Petit Kiddo

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A testimonial for Petit Kiddo from a French mum we met recently, Marie-Camille. Not a friend - yet!- we only bumped into each other - at a French wine private sale - hehehe- She is a newbie in Australia but was living for a couple of years in New Zealand and in few other countries before. So French roots with traveling wings.

French in Australia

"When my daughter was born (11 years ago) my best friend sent me a 500 ml bottle of baby Liniment as a gift! She had had it for her 4 kids and loved it! The smell/fragrance, the texture were so new to me. I poured a bit on a cotton pad and started cleaning my daughter's cute little bottom with it. I was immediately conquered, she never ever had a rash in 4 years of using nappies! The fact that it's 100% natural made me feel good too, all those baby wipes never inspired me...So if I have one thing to say: go for it and tell your friends!".

What Marie-Camille omits to say here, is that she had a son 6 years later when living overseas and they didn’t get the chance to have any liniment oleo-calcareous for him. She’s missed it a lot and when we told her about our Petit Kiddo project: making an Australian version of the French baby liniment, with local ingredients and organic olive oil...you should have seen the grin on her face - and on mine to be honest.
It feels good when you explain what you have been spending your time on and it does resonate!