toothbrushes

So we were at Target a few weeks ago and looking for a toothbrush for Mr. Incredible. I never knew that the global world trade would be in the toothbrush aisle but it was. Germany, Switzerland, India, to name a few and of course China. The God send brand we found there that was the only one made in the USA was Preserve. Love the packaging on how clear it was. The toothbrushes are made of recyclable yogurt containers and the packaging is made for you to mail back the toothbrush when you are done to be recycled it is awesome. They even have some recycle bins at whole foods to collect yogurt containers and they have a whole line of products for the kitchen to. I'm getting a new cutting board from them this week.

Going to the Mall

Yes, we went to See's candy when my husband came home. I have to admit I'm a chocolate snob I like fine European chocolate brands, like Green and Black, Lindt to name a few. It has been a challenge to make the switch from my great tasting Euro brands to others but I do like Ghardelli, See's, Boulder company and Godiva is made here too.



Went into some stores like the Children's Place and Build A Bear where all of there stuff is made in Veitnam and China. I didn't expect anything less but it saddened me to think that if we bought this stuff we can't ensure that those labors were treated well and that they were not sweat shops or child labor. Of course we didn't buy anything.

Cloth Diaper challenges

Many may wonder why I changed to cloth.. well the fact is that there are no blowouts- won me over, saving the environment and money was an added bonus. I thought buying made in the USA with cloth diapers was going to be easy I mean Thirsties is one of the top brands and are made here in CO . I use AIOs not pre-folds. Being in CO there are many cloth diaper stores my favorite one is Eco-politan they are very non-bias towards a particular brand and they have an excellent selection compared to Sweet Beginning and The Green Monkey. Almost all their products have an alternative made in the USA brand excluding potty training toilets (that is for another post).

So in the past I have tried Rumparooz, and Bumgenius. Rumparooz is a local company -I'm not a fan of their customer service and their "made with love from China." BumGenius, I absolutely love... they are cheaper in price then rumparooz (have a better design) but are regrettably made in china which saddens me.

I bought USA made Happy Heinys and Knicker Nappies. Happy Heinys are my favorite they are not to expensive and come in awesome design and design patterns ( like the skulls). They are good quality and fit wonderfully. Also I bought Knicker Nappies which I love the fabric on the Loopy Do but the pocket is extremely tiny. Its hard to stuff it and I have a smaller hand then most. I love the idea of Rocky Mountain Diapers the size snaps that are on the sides were driving me crazy because their was little space to change it so I did not invest in them.

Piggy Paint Review

Though there are many companies that make nail polish in the USA, which is awesome. Like OPI and Piggy Paint are my favorites because of the quality. OPI...I absolutely love the colors along with the paraben free and toxic free product. Piggy Paint is an eco-friendly, kid-friendly, non-toxic polish. (Don't be confused with piggy polish at ulta not the same stuff at all.) I got the radioactive glow in the dark polish to see if it worked along with some other colors. It is awesome stuff that glows in the dark amazingly well. The nail polish remover is not that great. It works exactly like rubbing alcohol does on nail polish slowly tearing off the polish. Its not worth the cost because rubbing alcohol is way cheaper. For little girls who want to get their nails done there is not better product in the eco-friendly chose then piggy paint.

It's been quite a long time since posting last. We are still loving buying made in the USA goal. One absolute great company I love that has been huge in our pursuit is mile high organics. It's a locally based company in Denver that delivers to your door fruits and veggies. The service and food is wonderful, they tell on online where their food comes from like whole foods. But I don't have to weather the snow storms. Among the rare delights we have received to list a few are: baby artichokes, purple potatoes, shiitake mushrooms, and sunchokes. It is a delightful company that I love to support. If you are in area I would highly recommend it.