June 2007 Newsletter
Several new articles have been added to The Diaper Jungle in recent weeks! Be
sure to stop by and see what's new in the cloth diapering world.
Wash Your Cloth Diapers with Soap That Grows on Trees!
About a year ago I created a
detergent chart where I rated various detergents based upon
the number of non-ideal (unnatural) ingredients they contained.
The more natural and eco-friendly detergents got the highest
ratings. But still I was always bothered by the fact that even
those “natural” detergents were not natural enough. They still
contained chemically altered or produced surfactants and more
then a few moms emailed me to share this concern. Sadly there
have been few options for eco-conscious consumers.
Well a few weeks back I was reading Mothering
magazine and I was excited when I read about a 100% natural
laundry soap called
soap nuts. Soap Nuts are a natural soap that literally grows
on trees!
A single soapberry tree produces hundreds of
kilos of nuts per year! So they are very sustainable and fall to
the ground in Indian and Indonesian forests where they are
collected by folks who have used the nuts for centuries.
So the burning question is…do soap nuts really
work? I was delighted to find that they do! I have used them for
several days now and I let my laundry pile up in anticipation of
their arrival. I have laundered several loads of cloth diapers
was very happy with the results and the diapers smelled very
fresh and clean. I hope you like soap nuts as much as I do!
Need Menu Planning Ideas? - If you
had a choice between grabbing fat-laden fast food yet again or serving your
family a balanced, home-cooked meal, which would you pick?
What if I told
you that you can prepare that home-cooked meal and save time and money over the
so called "Fast Food" option? Menu Planning allows you to do just that. It
ensures that you have the ingredients you need in the house to whip up a
delicious and nutritious dinner in less time than it takes you figure out what
takeout to get and then wait in line at the drive through.
But who has
time to sit down to find recipes, make a menu plan and the grocery list to go
along with it?
Well, now you
do!
My friend
Christine Steendahl of Dine Without Whine, Healthy Menu mailer, and Kid approved
Meals is offering a killer combo deal on healthy menu plans that the whole
family will love.
Check it out!
http://www.diaperjungle.com/meal-planning.htm
10 Days to Greener You! - Okay so maybe you weren't
the "green mama" mentioned above but if you would like to learn more about green
living and lightening your environmental footprint we have great news for
you...we have created a FREE ten day e-course called
10 Days to a Greener You. Sign up
and check it out and good luck on your journey to green living.
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forum for cloth diaper business
owners!
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