Heimlich Clear Cream Recall

So a couple of weeks ago, I blogged about the most amazing, miraculous, "all natural" cream that got rid of C's eczema in a matter of days. Given that I have used homeopathic remedies before, with much success, for some of C's other typical baby/toddler ailments, I had no problem trusting Heimlich Clear Cream's claim to being "all natural". Now, thanks to an alert reader (thank you, anonymous commenter!), I've found out that I've been duped. Apparently, the distributor has recalled the product because "FDA analysis revealed the presence of up to 0.037% Betamethasone Valerate, a corticosteroid". Argh! It's not so much the presence of the steroid in the cream that pisses me off so much (as .037% is still a much smaller concentration than is found in other steroid creams) but that the company felt the need to deceive an already vulnerable consumer base. So while in practice, I wouldn't mind using the cream again (especially since I didn't have to use much of it), I won't, out of principle. Companies like Heimlich give truly effective holistic products a bad rap, and I have to wonder what else the company is lying about. Perhaps they'll offer some sort of satisfactory explanation, but, in the meantime, if C's eczema rears its ugly head again, I'll give the California Baby Calendula Cream a try. It's cheaper anyway.

Here's information on the recall: http://www.totalrecallinfo.com/freerecalls.php?id=23428.