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Review of Eco-Friendly Nursery Cleansers
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BabySugar Diaries: Battle of the Eco-Friendly Cleansers

Since having my second child, I've been on a mission to green our home and provide my kids with the most eco-friendly options available.
by babysugar
Review of Eco-Friendly Nursery Cleansers

Since having my second child, I've been on a mission to green our home and provide my kids with the most eco-friendly options available. At the same time, I'm a bit of a clean freak who has been known to develop a nervous twitch when things start to feel dirty. So moving to eco-friendly household cleansers has been a slow migration. With the help of our friends at Babies R Us, we gathered a handful of green cleansers and put them to the test – attempting to clean off an infant's dirty high chair tray after a messy dinner of pureed butternut squash and apricots. Click through the following slides to see which cleaning agents made the grade in our home.

Activeion Ionator HOM BabyGanics the Grime Fighter Seventh Generation Multi Surface Disinfectant Dapple Toy & Surface Cleanser Which eco-friendly cleanser do you use at home?
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The Price of Baby Wipes
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Wet Wipes Add Up! Unit Price of Popular Brands

What mom can live without wipes?
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What mom can live without wipes? When tending to a mess, most mothers don't count how many they use, but the disposable wet tissues certainly add up! Some families use up to a pack a day and continue to buy the wipes to tidy hands and keep clean long after their kids are out of diapers. On average, one wipe costs about 5 to 6 cents with green and conventional nappies at similar price points. Check out these figures based on solo packs.

  • Pampers Sensitive — 64 count ($3.49) = 5.4 cents per wipe
  • Huggies Natural Care Unscented — 72 count ($3.69) = 5.1 cents per wipe
  • Natural Babycare Eco-Sensitive Wipe — 70 count ($3.79) = 5.4 cents per wipe
  • Seventh Generation — 70 count ($4.69) = 6.7 cents per wipe
  • Earth's Best Tendercare — 80 count ($4.49) = 5.6 cents per wipe
  • Mustela Diaper Change Cleansing and Soothing — 70 count ($10.99) = 15.7 cents per wipe

Buying wipes in bulk can save families a good chunk of change.
Caring for baby can cost a bundle! Check out all our It Adds Up! coverage.

How Much Diapers Cost
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Disposable Diapers Add Up! Unit Price of Popular Brands

Disposable diapers aren't easy on the budget!
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Disposable diapers aren't easy on the budget! Newborns can soil up to 10 diapers a day, and though the number normally decreases as children grow, lots of parents still change their kiddos every two to three hours. On average, one diaper (newborn size) costs about 26 cents with green and conventional nappies at similar price points. Check out these figures based on newborn jumbo packs.

  • Pampers Swaddlers — 36 count ($10.99) = 30 cents per diaper
  • Huggies Supreme Little Snugglers — 36 count ($9.99) = 28 cents per diaper
  • Luvs — 38 count ($7.99) = 21 cents per diaper
  • Seventh Generation — 40 count ($10.99) = 27 cents per diaper
  • Earth's Best — 40 count ($11.99) = 29 cents per diaper

Caring for baby can cost a bundle! Check out all our It Adds Up! coverage.

CasaSugar Reviews Seventh Generation Automatic Dishwasher Detergent Pacs
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Casa Beta: Seventh Generation Automatic Dishwasher Detergent Pacs

Single-use, to me, usually means extremely unfriendly to the environment, but the Seventh Generation Automatic Dishwasher Detergent Pacs may be changing my mind.
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Single-use, to me, usually means extremely unfriendly to the environment, but the Seventh Generation Automatic Dishwasher Detergent Pacs may be changing my mind. These single-use packets come in a recycled paper package, 15 tablets to a package. The small box it comes in can be flattened and recycled, and the only waste is the small rezippable plastic bag the tablets come in, which could easily be reused for storing any number of small items.

Each of the tablets is encased in a pouch that looks like it's clear plastic, but don't try to open the pouch. It's actually made of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), a biodegradable polymer. The pouch is simply part of the tablet, and will disintegrate as the wash cycle starts. The package warns you not to touch the pouch with wet hands, since the pouch will start to disintegrate upon contact with moisture, and will actually stick to wet hands.

To use the tablet, simply open up your main dispenser cup on your dishwasher, pop the pouch in, and run the wash cycle as usual. I found the Seventh Generation Automatic Dishwasher Detergent Pac very easy to use. But how well did it get my dishes clean? Find out.

Seventh Generation's Label Guide App Explains Chemicals In Cleaning Products
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Label Guide App Defines Chemicals in Cleaning Products

Growing up, my mother always taught me to be a conscious shopper and read product labels (thanks mom!).
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Growing up, my mother always taught me to be a conscious shopper and read product labels (thanks mom!). This includes the material on a clothing label, ingredients in food, and even chemicals in cleaning products. It's astonishing how many household cleaning products contain toxic ingredients that can be harmful to your health. Last week I told you about the Greenpeace tissue guide app that tells you which toilet paper and tissue companies make the most environmentally sustainable products. Well Seventh Generation has just come out with a Label Reading Guide app that will help you better understand the chemicals in cleaning products. Both enviro-friendly apps are free.

Casa Verde: Cool Down With Naturally Clean
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Casa Verde: Cool Down With Naturally Clean

Seventh Generation, a brand of environmentally safe household products, launched a special effort, called Get Out of Hot Water, to get people to pick up some green habits in the laundry room.
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Seventh Generation, a brand of environmentally safe household products, launched a special effort, called Get Out of Hot Water, to get people to pick up some green habits in the laundry room.
The company is asking people to pledge to switch to cold-water washing – and are offering a free copy of their book, Naturally Clean, a guide to healthy nontoxic cleaning, to those who do (while supplies last). You already know that washing in cold water is good for your sheets, but it also has a significant positive impact on the environment. Using a cool cycle, saves 90 percent of the energy used in machine-washing a load of laundry, effectively lowering your carbon footprint by preventing the release of energy-related greenhouse gases. It also can amount to a savings of about $70 in annual household energy bills. Making the pledge (easy as pie) and registering your name and address will make you eligible for the book. For those of you who were concerned that washing in cold water doesn't kill as many germs, Seventh Generation has a new production line, 2X Concentrated Laundry Liquids, which works overtime in cold water, getting clothes "hot-water clean with cold-water efficiency."
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Best Diapers
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Which Diapers Are Best?

When I was laid up on the couch for the first few weeks of my baby's life, I watched more television than I could imagine.
by babysugar

When I was laid up on the couch for the first few weeks of my baby's life, I watched more television than I could imagine. Much of it was background noise, but somehow the barrage of detergent and diaper commercials had me questioning the brands I bought.

I still buy a variety of brands (sometimes what's on sale) and I'm not sure which one I like best, but I do have a few favorites.

Which ones do you think work best?

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Organic Cotton Tampons: What For?
Organic Cotton Tampons

Organic Cotton Tampons: What For?

Have you ever thought about the tampons you use?
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Have you ever thought about the tampons you use? You may buy a certain brand because that's what your mother uses, or it's what you've been using forever, or the brand is on sale.

It pays to read the label of your feminine hygiene products too. The next time you buy tampons, check to see if they are made with chlorine free organic cotton. Organic cotton tampons are made without rayon, synthetic chemicals, binders, or fillers.

Here's why you might not want to be putting rayon inside your body - it is chlorine-bleached and dioxin, a by-product of that bleaching process, is a carcinogenic. Dioxins have been found to collect in the fatty tissues of animals, including humans.

Research has shown evidence that even low levels of dioxins may be linked to cancer, endometriosis, low sperm counts, and immune system suppression. Considering a woman may use as many as 11,000 tampons in her lifetime, she may be subjecting herself to additional dioxin exposure.

Fit's Tips: If you are not using non-chlorine bleached organic cotton tampons, look for ones made by Natracare, Seventh Generation, or Organic Essentials. You can find them at a health food store near you with or without applicators, in Regular, Super, or Super Plus absorbencies.