Update

My blog has been sadly neglected lately :(
Last month was very busy with the Great Down Under Nappy Hunt. Always a lot of fun. Spent WAAAAYYYY to much time hunting myself but I really enjoyed looking around at all the talented WAHM's out there and their websites.
At Green Chickadee I've added some more new products in the household cleaning section. We now have soap nut powder as well as the soap nuts themselves.
I found the best way to use them is to make up a liquid by putting the powder in my washbag I got with the unground nuts (you could use a stocking or old sock instead). You then put it into a jug of boiling water and leave overnight. Use 2 teaspoons of powder for every cup of water. It gets the good stuff out without leaving any residual on your clothes and the liquid can also be used for other cleaning like floors, bathrooms toilets. Use 1 cup of the liquid for a full load of laundry.

Also now in stock are Enviroballs. The Washball lasts for 1,000 washes (costing only 5 cents per wash) replaced laundry powder or liquid and elimates the need for fabric softener.
Their dryer ball naturally softens clothes and cuts down on drying time reducing energy consumption.
I'm in love with the stainstick. Smells loooovely and works a treat on my 7 year old son's school skirts which come home in a disgusting state!
With all the testing of soap nut powder and the Enviroballs that have been happening in our house over the past couple of weeks my laundry pile is gone!!!!!!!!!

adopt your own virtual pet!

Green Chickadee has just adopted Andy Pandy the Panda. Feel free to feed him as much bamboo as you like by clicking on the 'more' button. Just remember to leave some bamboo for me to use in my cloth pads :D

Voting is now open for the Connect 2 Mums ausMumpreneur Awards.

Green Chickadee is nominated for the Eco Award, For Women Award and New Mumpreneur Award.

Vote and you could win a Sesame Street Pavement Cycle values at $49.99, plus they are giving away 5 Sesame Street Novelty Rompers valued at $24.95 each.

Live Chat

Please join me Thursday 20th August for live chat at Connect 2 Mums

*10am Qld time, Thursday
*prize giveaways drawn by ‘Rando’
*pre-register to win prizes
*20% discount for attendees - special code will be given out at the event
*insider secrets
*BYO coffee & choccy

Lucky numbers for prize giveaways.

1. Seanne
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3. Rebecca
4. Kym Teale
5. Jayne Day
6. Vicki Wallis
7. Rose Leah
8. Nicole Grant
9. Rebekah
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Aloe Vera gets thumbs up as natural oral care ingredient

US dental researchers say work they have been conducting into
aloe vera suggests that it is an excellent ingredient as a tooth and
gum cleaner.
The results found that the aloe vera gel invariably equaled the
performance of the commercial brands and in some instances
actually proved to be more effective at controlling cavity-causing
organisms.
The research also highlights the fact that aloe vera tooth gel
tends to be less harsh on the teeth than commercial toothpaste
because it does not contain such abrasive elements found in
other compounds of the same nature.
Miessence® toothpastes have been formulated with organic
aloe vera for more than 10 years! Available from Green Chickadee
Read the full story:
http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Formulation-Science/Aloevera-
gets-thumbs-up-as-natural-oral-care-ingredient
FDA

Cheeki BPA free drink bottles now in stock.

About BPA – Bisphenol A is extremely widespread among many household plastics such as baby bottles and food storage containers. BPA is a chemical used in the manufacture of plastics and epoxy resins and is a known carcinogen that has been linked to brain synapse, reproductive and developmental impairments. Canada announced in 2008 it’s intent to ban the sale of baby bottles containing BPA’s.

Furthermore, repeated use of common disposable bottles (PET) can cause the plastic to break down and carcinogens to leach into your drinking water. Try leaving a full plastic bottle (re-used) and a full Cheeki bottle overnight and next morning take a sip from each – the difference in taste is incredible.

Environmental Concerns - Unless disposable plastic bottles are incinerated, they will be around in landfills, oceans and parks for hundreds of years. Most of us nowadays like to think that we are environmentally conscious, yet take a look at how many people are buying, carrying around and throwing out plastic bottles on a daily basis! Its mind-boggling. (not to mention the health risk, the taste or the expense). Millions of plastic bottles are thrown out – it’s really one of modern life ’s most ludicrous “developments” (not to mention the energy consumed in transportation and refrigeration).

Economy – you only need to refill your Cheeki bottle approximately five times as compared to purchasing five bottled waters to “break even”. We then hope you refill your Cheeki bottle five hundred times – for free!! (that’s a saving of about $1700!)

Visit www.greenchickadee.com.au to view the range.

Update

My blog has been very quiet lately because I have been working frantically on new products.
Keep an eye out on www.greenchickadee.com.au during July for new patterns in cloth pads, BPA free bottles from Cheeki and hot and cold packs in two sizes.