So many people out there think we are “paid off” to do what we do!

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Please read the comments on the image above and then read the text below, which I just shared on social media. I also want to note that EACH infographic has the following words on it: “See The Full Lab Reports and Read The Articles on Lead Safe Mama dot com” – or some variation of that text! It’s so frustrating to me sometimes when people don’t bother to read what’s in front of them, and then jump to funny conclusions because they don’t take the time to actually read. #Sigh.

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November 19, 2025
Wednesday

We have just TWO- and only TWO – corporate partners.

Naturepedic and 360 Cookware.

We invited these companies to partner with us after we tested their products and confirmed they met or exceeded our standards. 

We are NOT a blogger nor an influencer. 

We are SCIENCE EDUCATORS.

Our job is to give you direct-to-consumer science to help you make science-informed decisions for yourself and your families.

Our work is completely directed by all of YOU and funded by all of you (with some help from our noted sponsors). I don’t even know what half of these products you are having us test are! I use NO sunscreen (I cover up with clothing and like to spend my time outside in cold climates – like Scotland in the winter! – where sun exposure is not an issue!) I take NO supplements. I don’t care about that stuff at all for me personally so have zero bias as far as supplements go (except I think supplements are all garbage pretty much, a huge waste of money in most cases)  – we are testing these things for YOU! This is all about YOU!

Here’s our Naturepedic link (this is NOT an affiliate link, we earn NOTHING from your clicks – but if you start your Naturepedic shopping with a click on a Lead Safe Mama link, Naturepedic will know we sent you to their site and they may consider renewing their sponsorship of our work next year – your clicks matter!  They have a 20% off (plus free gifts) Black Friday sale – here’s our link: https://www.naturepedic.com/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=leadsafemama–

The same is true with 360 Cookware. Our link is NOT an affiliate link. We are not earning a percentage of what you spend, but we are hoping that enough people in the Lead Safe Mama community will consider purchasing 360 products this year (cookie sheets, slow cooker, pots and pans, etc.) for gifts or for themselves  – by starting with our link – that 360 Cookware will also consider renewing their sponsorship of our work for next year. Here’s our 360 Cookware link – they have a 30% off Black Friday Sale happening now!   https://www.360cookware.com/s/LSM3

These two companies support our community collaborative outreach work for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety because they think what we do is awesome AND because these companies are run by incredibly thoughtful and generous people.

We want to return the linky love and encourage you to consider purchasing their products this holiday season because these compaies make high quality, well made, American-made (including Amish-made!) safer products for your family – products I personally am using a home with my family (which is why I invited them to partner with Lead Safe Mama, LLC). It’s a win / win love fest – and it’s our job to be super transparent about all of this while also teaching you about science.

In return we ask that you actually read the article links we share – please take time BEYOND just glancing at the social media graphics – you will benefit from this in the end, your  questions will be answered – it’s all there on the website (which is mostly ad-free to help make it easier for you to read the articles!)

Tamara

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P.S. I will add a P.S. since this is going out to a lot of people and someone might be able to help. We are looking for a business loan of about $20,000 to $25,000 to carry us through the winter (and hopefully through to the publishing of the first iteration of our FREE app!)

IF anyone has a lead on an agency or financial institution that might be able to help us with an interest-free or low-interest loan – or even a grant? (maybe an organization that does loans and grants to health focused businesses?) please let us know. We have not been able to get a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (yet!)

Lead Safe Mama, LLC is carrying a debt of just under $300,000 at the moment (about 60% of this debt is related to our federal civil rights case and 40% is related to our laboratory testing initiative). A loan that could consolidate all of this debt would be even better (if that is even possible!) We were founded (officially) in January of 2018, so it would seem we have been around long enough that this may be possible.

Thanks in advance for any referrals!

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