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Rockin’ Green Soap Cleans Up Green Diaper Duty

by Julie Seguss, 05/18/11

The only downside to using green diapers? More laundry. More laundry of the stinkiest dirtiest kind that is. Lucky for eco mamas, Rockin’ Green Cloth Diaper & Laundry Detergent is formulated specifically for diaper duty, and it’s eco-friendly, free of harsh ingredients, and it’s clean rinsing so no residue is left on the diapers to transfer to baby’s skin — an extra big plus for babies with sensitive skin. Rockin’ Green was created by Kim Webb, an avid green diapering mom who was frustrated with the choices available. The soaps are also formulated for different water conditions (Hard, Soft, and Classic Rock varieties) to help ensure the diapers will get clean no matter what. You can choose from six natural essential oil-derived fragrances, or the unscented Bare Naked Babies, which we tried. The load came out perfectly clean and free of poopy odors. Hooray!

+ Cloth Diaper & Laundry Detergent $13.95

+ Rockin’ Green Soap

6 Stylish Green Diapers for Summer

by Julie Seguss, 05/17/11

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GIVEAWAY: WIN a gDiapers gStyle Set + Green Diapers Worth $110

by Julie Seguss, 05/03/11

gDiapers just introduced their latest stylin’ green diaper solution — the gStyle collection of patterned gPants with adorable coordinating tops for boys and girls. Sure you love the ease of letting your little one run around in nothing more than a diaper in the spring and summer, but what if you have to leave the backyard? gStyle tops and bottoms coordinate to make dressing your tot easy peasy. Put on a green diaper (gStyle gPants are so much cuter than disposables!) and a top and you’re ready to roll. To celebrate this green diaper awesomeness gDiapers is giving away one gStyle gPant and your choice of either a coordinating camper tee or flutter dress. Plus, they’re throwing in 2 gPants and a package of gCloth refills just in case you’re not already hooked on gDiapers. The entire prize pack is worth $110. If you’re not familiar with the brand, read our review of the amazing flushable diapers so you can understand just how much you want to win this prize. Then, find out how to enter to win a gStyle set and starter kit after the jump.

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7 Green Toy and Clothing Companies That Give Back

by Marni Fogelson-Teel, 05/02/11

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gDiapers Debuts New gPant Colors for Spring & Summer

Whether your Earth Day resolution was to ditch disposable diapers once and for all, or you’re a cloth diapering veteran, you’ll love the sweet new gPant hues that gDiapers is unveiling for spring and summer. Babies and tots can now don the fashionable, green diapers in bright and cheery “Good Morning …

Join The Great Cloth Diaper Change April 23, 2011

If you have a tot in diapers, get ready to help set the Guinness World Record for the most cloth diapers changed simultaneously! On April 23, 2011, dirty diapers around the world will be changed in unison at 12pm EST in The Great Cloth Diaper Change. Whether your baby starts in a disposable diaper, Charlie Banana green diaper, or a gDiaper, it doesn’t matter, but she must be changed into a cloth diaper to count. The event taking place the day after Earth Day was created in conjunction with the Real Diaper Association to raise awareness about cloth diapering.

Charlie Banana Debuts Limited Edition Green Diaper for Earth Day

Leave less of your baby’s carbon tush-print behind this Earth Day and beyond by outfitting the little squirt in Charlie Banana‘s brand new, limited edition green diaper. The colorful prose design beckons families who haven’t yet kicked disposable diapers to the curb to say, “Goodbye Disposable, Hello Cloth.” And for cloth diapering …

gDiapers Launches New gStyle Collection for Spring

gDiapers just launched a stylish new way to wear green diapers! gDiapers new gStyle collection includes two fashionabe new gPants prints paired with coordinating tops — a tee for the boys and a dress for girls. We already love gDiapers, as well as the fantastic gPants, biodegradable wipes, and gCloths Washable Inserts – and we think that the new gStyle collection with it’s super cute styles, colors and graphics will quickly rise …

GIVEAWAY: Win a FuzziBunz Green Diaper Starter Kit Worth $137!

If you want to reduce the number of diapers you buy, FuzziBunz can help. FuzziBunz One Size green diapers have 8+ button adjustments at the legs and 4+ at the waist to help them fit perfectly on babies from 7 to 35 pounds. Plus, the snaps are made to endure more than 3 years of use and elastic is replaceable, no sewing required. So if you stock up on FuzziBunz now, you should be set through potty training. Are you ready to give these cloth diapers a try? Right now FuzziBunz is giving away a green diaper starter kit worth $137 to one lucky Inhabitots reader! The kit includes 5 FuzziBunz One Size Diapers (each of which includes two inserts), a 10-pack of FuzziBunz organic cotton Wonder Wipes, and a zipper tote to keep your green diapers organized on the go. Read more to find out how you can win!

WIN a Charlie Banana Green Diaper Starter Kit Worth $155!

Cloth diapers used to be cumbersome and a major commitment, despite their eco- and budget-friendliness. But thankfully the latest green diaper companies like Charlie Banana, which just launched in the US last fall, are making diaper duty easier and greener. Charlie Banana diapers are a 2-in-1 system made of snap-shut cloth diapers with either washable or biodegradable disposable inserts. You can choose from one of four sizes, or choose the one-size diapers, which can last from birth through potty training with a simple adjustment. If you’ve always wanted to try hybrid cloth diapers, here’s your chance! Charlie Banana is giving away a green diaper starter kit worth $155 to one lucky Inhabitots reader! The prize includes one 6-pack of sized or one-size diapers of your choice, one swim diaper, one package of double sided wipes, one package of biodegradable liners and one tote bag. Read more to find out how you can win!

WIN IT WEDNESDAY! Win a gDiapers Starter Kit Worth $100

If you’re a faithful Inhabitots reader you’ve probably noticed that we’re a little obsessed with gDiapers. This fall, the innovative hybrid diaper company, run by momtreprenuer Kimberly Graham Nye, introduced a whole crop of new bright-colored Little gPants. Now, gDiapers is giving away a starter kit featuring three Little gPants in the new gooseberry purple, grateful red, and great orange along with a swizzle stick and a package of Biodegradable gRefills — a prize package worth $100. If you’ve never tried gDiapers, read our review of the amazing flushable diapers so you can understand just how much you want to win this prize. Then, find out how to enter to win a starter kit after the jump.

Brinca Dada’s Emerson House is a Modern Dream Dollhouse

Talk about a dream home! If only Brinca Dada’s Emerson House wasn’t a sized-down scale 1:18 home, we’d move right into this contemporary dollhouse. But since it’s too small, we think it makes a great gift for budding architects and kids who need a home for their eco-friendly doll family to live in. The mid-century modern style home design was inspired in part by Richard Neutra’s Kaufmann Desert House and the Gary Cooper house design by A. Quincy Jones.

GIVEAWAY: Have You Entered to Win a gDiapers Starter Kit Yet?

gDiapers, the innovative hybrid diaper company, recently introduced new bright-colored Little gPants and one lucky Inhabitots reader will win a starter kit featuring three Little gPants in the new gooseberry purple, grateful red, and great orange colors along with a swizzle stick and a package of Biodegradable gRefills. Whether you’re a faithful fan of these amazing flushable diapers, or …

Win a gDiapers Starter Set Worth $100!

If you love gDiapers like we do, or if you’d love to give them a try, this is your chance to start or build up your stock! We’ve teamed up gDiapers with our favorite hybrid diaper company to bring you a great giveaway — one lucky reader will win three Little gPants in the new gooseberry purple, grateful red, and great …

Handmade Advent Calendar Helps Tots Count Down to Christmas

Count down the days in reverie with this cheery handmade Advent calendar — to the most anticipated day of the year for a child — Christmas! SewnNatural crafts each one-of-a-kind calendar with red cotton canvas and red cotton, and each pocket is numbered in eco felt. Hand embroidered wool felt trees and stars add a festive finishing touch. SewnNatural teamed up with Imagination Kids to turn this calendar into an enchanting set that tots may interact with to mark the days of December.

INTERVIEW: Kimberley Graham Nye Co-founder of gDiapers

Modern moms are a whole new breed of entrepreneurs – doing double duty both at home and in the green business world. Case in point: Kimberly Graham Nye, co-founder of eco-friendly diaper company gDiapers. Far from shrinking into a background of mobiles and rubber duckies, she is one of the growing number of successful enterprising mamas that have turned the daily …

NEW! gDiapers Introduces Bold, Bright little gPants Colors

Goddess pink, gooseberry purple, grubby knees gray, galactic blue, guppy green, golly molly pink, great orange… these sweet names are actually all about doing the dirty work! gDiapers is at it again with their fashion forward offerings for eco babies’ bums — and the enticing colors listed above describe their new collection of little gPants! The hybrid …

Conquer Potty Training Before Age 2

Before disposable diapers were introduced in the ’50s, 95 percent of children were potty trained by 18 months. So why do most parents today focus their potty training efforts between the ages of 2 and 4 years old? Recent research shows delaying potty training can come with health problems. And even if you’ve found a cloth diaper that works for you and your child and you’ve made the commitment to stay away from disposables, diapers still have a heavy impact on the planet due to the water and energy required to wash them — the Real Diaper Association estimates each baby requires roughly 6,000 diaper changes in the first two years. So naturally, the sooner you can get your child out of diapers, the better! Here’s why some parents delay potty training and how you can get it done earlier.