I'll admit it... I went a little nuts on black friday this year. I stayed up until midnight stalking diaper retailers and my favorite detergent, Rockin' Green.
The best part? I wasn't alone.
Thousands of us crunchy mommies (and daddies, to be fair) sat awake at our computers waiting for the turn of the hour to descend upon the websites. The result? EPIC CRASH. Sites overloaded and angry tech support workers were forced to stay up all night fixing websites.
I have to wonder if some of these tech guys were wondering why the heck everyone was so excited about diapers and detergent.
Was it worth it? Absolutely! I got my black friday fluff in the mail a few days ago. It took two full loads to wash it all. We are almost set for diapering until Cora potty-learns! Of course, that doesn't mean I'll be finished buying diapers...
What does this mean for you? Reviews are coming your way! Here's what will be reviewed in the coming days and weeks:
BabyKicks JoeyBunz hemp inserts (size small and large)
BumEssentials Bumbino
bumGenius 3.0 Deluxe AIO (medium)
bumGenius 4.0 Artist Series pocket
bumGenius Elemental AIO
Cloth-eez organic prefolds (Green Mountain Diapers, red-edge)
Crankypants longies size 6-12 months
Ecobum cover and prefold
Flip system with disposable inserts
Green Mountain Diapers 3-layer sherpa doublers
Kissaluvs size 1 fitted
Kiwi Pie one-size fitted
Rockin' Green Funk Rock ammonia bouncer
Thirsties Duo diaper
Thirsties Duo insert size 2
Thirsties Duo Wrap size 2 with snaps
Weehuggers bamboo insert
Workhorse Fitteds (Green Mountain Diapers, size small and medium a.k.a. yellow-edge and red-edge)
...told you I went a little overboard! I'm still lusting after some organic bamboo fleece fitteds and snapless-multis from sustainablebabyish. We'll see if I end up making a purchase :)
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Going 'poo free
Never heard of it? I hadn't either until I happened across the term on my favorite green parenting board and thought, "What the heck? Is that about making babies not poop? That sounds horrible!" Thankfully, I was quickly set straight.
For those who don't know, the 'poo in 'poo free is shampoo. The idea is to stop using shampoo to clean your hair, because it strips out many natural oils and causes an overproduction as your scalp tries to replenish them. I'd heard of something similar, using conditioner to wash your hair, but had brushed it off as "weird." But this time I figured that if we're trying this green thing we should give it a shot, so a month or so ago my husband and I started using baking soda and vinegar to wash our hair.
It sounds like a chemistry experiment. Mix 1 tbsp of baking soda with one cup of water, dump over your hair and massage. Leave it for a minute or so, then rinse well. Repeat with 1 tbsp of apple cider vinegar in 1 cup of water. Simple, right?
NOT!
We're currently in the detox stage of going 'poo free. Apparently it doesn't happen for everyone, but some of us are just lucky enough that way. When your hair is detoxing, your scalp creates tons of extra oil that just build up and looks nasty, and all you can do is wait for your scalp to take the hint that it needs to stop that crap. It sucks.
So thanks to my desire to care for my hair in a greener way, I will be sporting a ponytail for the next month or so. Let's hope this is all over with quickly!
Interested in trying it yourself? Check out the guidelines here at Babyslime.
For those who don't know, the 'poo in 'poo free is shampoo. The idea is to stop using shampoo to clean your hair, because it strips out many natural oils and causes an overproduction as your scalp tries to replenish them. I'd heard of something similar, using conditioner to wash your hair, but had brushed it off as "weird." But this time I figured that if we're trying this green thing we should give it a shot, so a month or so ago my husband and I started using baking soda and vinegar to wash our hair.
It sounds like a chemistry experiment. Mix 1 tbsp of baking soda with one cup of water, dump over your hair and massage. Leave it for a minute or so, then rinse well. Repeat with 1 tbsp of apple cider vinegar in 1 cup of water. Simple, right?
NOT!
We're currently in the detox stage of going 'poo free. Apparently it doesn't happen for everyone, but some of us are just lucky enough that way. When your hair is detoxing, your scalp creates tons of extra oil that just build up and looks nasty, and all you can do is wait for your scalp to take the hint that it needs to stop that crap. It sucks.
So thanks to my desire to care for my hair in a greener way, I will be sporting a ponytail for the next month or so. Let's hope this is all over with quickly!
Interested in trying it yourself? Check out the guidelines here at Babyslime.
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