Checking In

Personal:

I haven't been blogging lately - mostly because when I've been inspired to be creative, I've been painting. You can see some of my work on my new website: alisonmanes.comhttp://artist.alisonmanes.com/

I am not a web designer so please be patient with me as I muddle through creating website.

Also - today is my grandfather's 94th birthday and next week my grandmother will be 91. I am feeling so blessed and grateful to have them both still in my life. This is a video of them singing to eachother in 2010:


I am still very much grieving my brother and while I can now function like a human being - I am not feeling motivated to do much. Thank you for all the kind thoughts and prayers; I know that I will snap out of it at some point, just not now.

LolliDoo:

I just finished a Spring Catalog for LolliDoo® and LadyDoo® Rags - take a peek if you are so inclined: GGSI Spring

Also - soon we will be offering embroidered Flair for LollliDuos™... stay tuned for that announcement.

That is about all that's new in the Manes house. Thank you for staying with me through this trying time.

Name That Doo!

Our new All Purpose LolliDoo® cloth diaper needs a name!


*Name our new diapers and win 6 FREE.

Some information:

What we are offering is a combination eco-pocket®/Outtie™. Click here to see it on LolliPlace.com.

It has a myriad of uses; as a diaper cover, a pocket diaper or as a diaper cover that is stuff-able for extra absorbency.

Additional information:
~ Suitable for day and overnight use
~ Trimmer then Overnight eco-pockets
~ Lower price point
~ Made from recycled performance fleece
~ Highly breathable
~ Super absorbent
~ Generous waist dimensions
~ Made in the USA

How to enter:
Just post your name suggestions on http://earthymommaodyssey.blogspot.com/ (or if you are reading directly from the blog - post a comment).

*Once you enter the contest you are giving GGSI permission to use the name without restriction.

Contest ends 8-31-11

SALE SALE SALE

That's right - we are having a sale.

All LolliDoo™ seconds and discontinued colors are on sale at LolliPlace this weekend only. Get your first quality but discontinued colors for the LOW price of $15.66 AND Holy Seconds Batman; get your LolliDoo™ seconds for only $13.05.

If you want some - hurry because we are selling out rapidly.

LolliDoo™ Seamstresses - The Revival of Cottage Industry

Did you know that LolliDoo™ cloth diapers are made by moms who sew while babies nap?


Go Green Sustainable Industries is a small family run company located in Newman Lake, WA. We are a cottage industry - supporting local seamstresses. Our seamstresses work mostly from home and come into the shop on Fridays, often with babies, to drop off finished diapers, pick up fabric and snap.


It is our mission to support families in small business while improving the health and well-being of society and our environment by transforming commonly used toxic and disposable products into healthy innovative new products that are comprised of recycled and organic materials and can once again be recycled.


Why?


It's about time companies acted responsibly.

I'm not insinuating that we are the only company with morals - just that we don't see enough of them. Melissa and I set out to create change and while we are just at the beginning stages; we are already making a difference, one step at a time.

Cloth Diapering JUST Overnight Can Save $329 Or More

How easy is this? Purchase just one LolliDoo™ Overnight eco-pocket™. Use it only at night. In the morning throw it in the wash with your towels or whatever clothing needs washed that day. Repeat every night.

You can save a lot of money and your baby will wrapped in super soft and dry comfort all night. It's a win-win situation.

An average cost of disposable diapers is .30¢
An average LolliDoo™ Overnight eco-pocket™ is $38

While the upfront cost can be daunting. When you multiply .30¢ x 2.5 years -you get $329. This is supposing that you only use one disposable diaper a night. If your child needs nighttime diaper for four years (which is about average) then you save $438!

Go ahead - make your life a little easier :)

Most Creative Loop Repurpose Contest!

It's time for a contest!



Tell us, with a photo, what you are doing with your LolliDoo™ packaging loops.

Loop used in packaging

What is a LolliDoo™ Loop?
LolliDoo™ Loops are handy-dandy recycled fleece loops made from our manufacturing waste. They double as packaging for our LolliDoo™ eco-pockets™ and can be used as laundry loops to hang-dry your LolliDoo™ Diapers. We have discovered that in addition to our intended use - folks are using their loops in a myriad of other ways.

Rules:

1. Send an email (alison@LolliDoo.com) or post on our FaceBook wall a photo of your creative use of LolliDoo™ Loops.

2. You can enter as many times as you like.

3. A winner will be chosen on February 18th 2011 based on creativity.

The winner will receive a 3-pack of their choice of Overnight or Classic LolliDoo™ eco-pockets™ with Innies™.

Organic Fitted Innies™ - Q and A

Question From LolliFans




Q. Why do your Fitted diapers have a pocket?




A. There are three main reasons that we changed our Fitted Innie™ design to a pocket:

1. With a pocket - you can customize your absorbency. If you have a heavy wetter you can add LolliDoo™ Organic Absorbency and Flat Innies™ as boosters.
2. A pocket eliminates the cumbersome external elastic loop. We've replaced it with an internal cinch sizing system, the same as our eco-pockets.
3. The pocket opening allows for quicker dry time - and we are all about quick drying diapers.

Q. Do I need a cover with fitted diapers?




A. Yes. A fitted diaper is a modern take on the older versions that required pins. LolliDoo™ Organic Innies™ are all made from cotton and need a cover, we recommend LolliDoo™ Recycled Outties™.




Q. How do I size my LolliDoo™ Fitted Innies™?




A. See this chart below.

1. Give a little tug on the elastic cinch sizing.
2. Gently pull the elastic and unbutton it.
3. Re-button the elastic in the hole that best suits your child. Sometimes this takes a try or two before you get the correct size so please be patient.
4. Once your diaper is sized there is no need to re-adjust until your baby is ready for the next size. The elastic will stay put during laundering.

Q. Who dyes the tye dyed Fitted Innies™?




A. As you may know, we are a small family run company. As such, each tye dyed Innie™ has been hand dyed personally by me (Alison) at my home in Tucson, AZ.

We love hearing from our customers! Please submit comments/questions/concerns to alison@LolliDoo.com.

Updated eco-pocket diagram

Click on the image for a larger view

Q & A From LolliDoo Consumers

Question:

I saw your ad in Mothering and was intrigued by the overnight diaper, but could not find the info I needed on your website. I would like to know what exactly makes it good for a heavy wetter. Our current system is NOT working, so I am eager to try something new!
Thank you!!!
Amanda

Response:

Our Overnight eco-pocket diapers are made with 300 weight polar fleece, which is phenomenal for keeping moisture in. When paired with our Organic Absorbency Innies™ (which you can pile up to meet the absorbency needs of your baby)it makes for a very successful nighttime diaper.

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Question:

Would the Overnight eco-pocket™ diaper also work with inserts from other diapers (such as the FuzziBunz inserts I already have)? That could save me a little money.

Sarah

Response:
Our eco-pockets™ are designed to fit with most pocket inserts. We do recommend LolliDoo™ Organic Absorbency Innies™ and cannot guarantee that other brands will work as well with our configuration.

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Comments:

Dear Alison and Melissa,
I loved reading your entire website! I have a 'heavy wetting' 6 month old who is basically sleeping through the night but wakes because of a wet diaper. So, your ad in mothering mag caught my eye. I did just stock up on fuzzi bunz...which I love, other than the fact they don\'t seem to breathe well and we are in a warm climate north of san francisco. I thought I\'d look into getting a few pairs of your overnight covers as a solution. Anyhow - I read your site and was so inspired by both of you and your way of life. We (my husband, sone Drake and I) are trying to live as eco-smart as possible and do all we can to minimize our impact on mother earth. We quit our jobs in SF, moved north to Chico where we could afford to stay at home (me working part time from home and husband full time watching Drake) and be with our son 100% of the time. I take \"Drake breaks\" throughout the day to Breastfeed. We enjoy the bounty of all the farmland around us and eat fresh every day, and puree all of Drake\'s food. We feel very fortunate. Anyhow - just wanted to say hello and I wish you much success with LolliDoo! I will be sure to bookmart your site and share it with all my new-mama friends!
warm regards,
Amy

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Question:
I'm interested in this diaper for my 4 month old, tummy sleeping, heavy wetting son. He still nurses 2-3 times per night - is this a diaper that would be able to keep him dry without changing throughout the course of a 12 hour night, or is changing necessary when nursing that often in t

Response:
Thank you for your interest in LolliDoo™ Diapers. In most cases our Overnight eco-pockets™ will keep a nursing baby dry all night. You shouldn’t have to change your little guy during the night but you may have to play a bit with different amounts of absorbency.

Follow up:
Alison,
Just wanted to write a quick note to let you know that I got my LolliDoo™ overnight yesterday, washed it 4 times like you suggested and put it on my son for the night - it was great! I know you guys are aware of how great your diaper is, but I also figure it can never hurt to hear one more compliment :)....it's the first time he's ever stayed dry in one diaper, while nursing all night long! hopefully, I can start eliminating some of the things I stuffed it with last night (now that I know the diaper works so well), so that it doesn't look like he's wearing a bowling ball around his backside :) it's sooooo nice to know that, now, I'll be able to just go to him in the night and quickly nurse him (instead of changing and nursing) and we can all go back to bed just a little sooner!!

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Question/Comment:

Hi Alison,

We washed our Overnight eco-pockets™ twice in hot and dried them in the dryer. So after reading this I decided to change them half-way through the night to check. My son wearing the fleece skin layer seemed fine. My other son wearing the cotton skin layer (who is also a big-time stomach sleeper) was leaking out the front really badly. Do you have any troubleshooting or advice on the cotton skin layer dipes? Would these not be good for a stomach sleeper?. It leaked from the front top up by his belly button. He sleeps with his knees tucked up under him so gravity in general is working against it not leaking from there. I don't really know the nature of the way fleece works but from what I could see it seemed the cotton was saturated and wicking to the fleece possibly. Grateful for you help! I stuffed it with a rumparooz hemp insert (full size insert) and a microfiber doubler. this is what we stuff other pockets we've used for nighttime. Thanks so much for you help


Response:

Unfortunately I am unfamiliar with those inserts. Might I suggest that you loosen the leg and tighten the waist? Fleece is VERY stretchy and it can be pulled really tight without leaving red marks or hurting your baby. Also – they really need a good 4 washings to shrink up properly with the cotton so it might be just fine as is after another wash.

Two Follow Up Emails:

Hi Alison,

Success with baby #1! I let out the elastic at the legs a little and got a really tight fit around the waist, and no leaks last night! Yay! I'm going to try with baby #2 tonight (I figured I'd go the "divide and conquer" route).

Thanks so much for all of your help; I really appreciate it.

Gratefully,
Kristin

This morning there were two dry babies. Yay! I'm attaching a photo so you can see how happy they were (you'll have to imagine my delight, too, since I'm not in the photo).

Thanks again for all of your help.

Kristin


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Question:

I like the idea of a diaper made with recycled material, but am worried about BPA, phalates, etc from the recycled bottles next to her skin. Can you tell me how these are removed from the material?

Thank you!
Alexandra

Response:

That is a fabulous question and believe it or not – it’s the first time I’ve heard it.

If you’ve been following the current toxic plastic avoidance advice, you know that recycling category #1 (PET) has been considered a safer choice. We know it’s BPA-free, so we just use it once and recycle it.

Plastic beverage bottles sold in the United States are made from a type of plastic known as polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Although polyethylene terephthalate (the plastic) and phthalate (the additive) may have similar names, the substances are chemically dissimilar. PET is not considered an orthophthalate, nor does PET require the use of phthalates or other softening additives. (Enneking 2006)

GOOD: Not known to leach any chemicals that are suspected of causing cancer or disrupting hormones

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http://www.care2.com/greenliving/which-plastics-are-safe.html

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Comment:

So! One more washing for both dipes. Loosened the legs and tightened the waist and 10hrs no leaks! Changed my other son around 8+ hours in the fleece skin lolli and dry! Awesome! :) Thanks for your troubleshooting help.

For That Price Those Diapers Must Be Made of Gold!

I have heard this a few times and as a former cloth diaper consumer I can relate. In my opinion LolliDoo™ diapers ARE MADE OF GOLD!

Firstly we use as few virgin resources as humanly possible with the technology we have available. Each diaper has a minimum of 8 recycled beverage bottles in them. Saving them from the landfill, re-using our trash and furthermore protecting the virgin resources needed to create brand new fleece. Our cotton is organic and even our stainless steel snaps are made from recycled steel.

See - GOLD!

Moreover - everything we manufacture is domestic. We are paying Americans to work which not only strengthens our economy but we have the peace of mind that all of our suppliers have ethical working conditions. The downside some might say to manufacturing in the States with domestic components is the expense. Yes our textiles cost more then something made in China - yes we are paying our seamstresses a living wage and yes our Overnight diapers are a bit more expensive BUT you get what you pay for.

With LolliDoo™ diapers you not only get a bulletproof overnight solution but when you buy a LolliDoo™ diaper:

~ You are supporting the economy
~ You are advocating for small businesses
~ You are honoring WAHMs (our seamstresses) who are able to make their own schedules to put their families first and therefore also supporting families
~ You are endorsing organic farmers
~ You are getting behind recycling
~ You are sending a message to the disposable diaper companies that they need to step up their game and offer a more sustainable solution
~You are helping to establish a relatively new industry that is almost completely run by moms
~ You are choosing your baby's health over so-called convenience
~ You are saving over 300 pounds of wood, 50 pounds of petroleum feedstocks and 20 pounds of chlorine that are used to produce disposable diapers for one baby EACH YEAR.
~ YOU are BUYING GOLD!

When people insinuate that LolliDoo™ Overnight eco-pockets™ are too costly I like to remind them that not only are you purchasing a diaper that will prevent night time leaks BUT you are supporting, women, the environment, the economy and your child's future.

For more information on LolliDoo™ eco-pockets™ please click here.

I Met My Work Wife Online

Although I wasn't looking for a business partner at the time - in the age of Match.com and eHarmony it's not that far fetched that I met my work wife on the internet.

It began in 2004 when we were both pregnant and due in May of 2005. Bored and looking for camaraderie I joined an online parenting forum. I quickly found a group of mommies who shared similar parenting philosophies. We chatted online, on the phone and sometimes we had group web chats.

I was in the process of developing a cloth diaper - my vision then was to mainstream cloth diapers. Having no sewing experience whatsoever I sketched a diaper and sent it off to a friend to sew. Once I got the testers back I was dismayed that they leaked and didn't fit well.

Chanda - one of our internet friends - suggested that I call Melissa. She said that Melissa was a brilliant seamstress and she might even have an interest in partnering with me. So I did.

Melissa was in - and our two families embarked on an amazing journey. We formed an LLC in 2007; before ever meeting face to face.

Eventually the Morgan family took a trip our to Tucson and soon thereafter we went to their house in Washington for six weeks. Thank goodness we love eachother as much in person as we did online.

It might not be for everyone but I can assure you that meeting my partner online was perfect synchronicity.


Last summer in Washington we had a girls night.

LolliDoode Photo Contest

Have you met Ike, our LolliDoode?


Well Ike is a big boy now and he's using the potty. It looks like we need a new LolliDoode or LolliDoodette.

Lets have a contest.

Do you want your baby to be the next LolliDoo ™ model?

Submit as many photos as you like of your baby wearing a LolliDoo™ to: alison@lollidoo.com.

The winner will receive:
One LolliDoo™ Free Spirit™ eco-pocket™ diaper

AND a Free Spirit™ bag!

Honorable mentions receive:

One LolliDoo™ eco-pocket™ diaper

Your photographs must accompany this consent form:
I, ______________ consent to let GGSI publish photographs of my child on the internet and in print media. I surrender the rights to the photograph(s) that I submit.

Signed_______________________ Date________________

LolliDoode Photo Contest Rules:

· Photos must be high resolution in JPG or TIFF format, minimum 300 dpi/dots or pixels per inch. Photos can be in color, black and white, sepia tone or duotone and must be taken of your child.

· Your photo entries must have been created by you and you must not submit a photo created by someone else. You must be the sole owner of all rights to the photos you submit.

· By entering the contest, you agree to have any of your winning photos and photos that receive honorable mention displayed and used in LolliDoo™, LolliPlace print and electronic communication materials, advertising and promotional materials and on the websites, for any purpose and at any time in the future, without any fee or other form of compensation.

· You waive all moral rights in any of your winning photos and photos that receive honorable mention.

· You may submit more than one photograph.

· The photo subject must be relevant to LolliDoo™ diapers. Photos that contain obscene, provocative, defamatory, sexually explicit or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate content will not be considered. GGSI will determine, in its sole discretion, what constitutes such content.

· Your submission must be accompanied by a signed consent form from each child’s parent/legal guardian.

· Participants who have submitted winning/honorable mention photos will be notified at the beginning of June 2010, approximately. If you are a winner, you will be notified and, upon notification, you must respond within five (5) days of such notification. If you don’t respond within that time, you will be disqualified and will not receive a prize and another contestant may be selected.

· You acknowledge that GGSI reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend all or any portion of this contest without notice for any reason whatsoever, without any liability to you for any costs you may have incurred in respect to the contest.

· GGSI is entitled to interpret these rules as required and its decisions are final.

Our Core Values

When Melissa and I were in our conceptual phase we envisioned a company that was socially conscious and environmentally responsible. A company that supported our economy by creating green jobs, manufacturing in the USA of components in the USA. Most importantly we wanted to create a diaper that encompassed all these things while being soft, comfy, absorbent and safer for babies.



I am proud to say that we have, at least in part, hit all of these goals.



We are socially conscious. At least 75% of our staff are single mothers from domestic violence shelters. We aren't giving them a hand out, these are well trained workers who needed a break. They create the beautiful diapers that we make today. We employ these women because we believe in them and we support mothers.

Have you met our sales reps? All but two of our reps are mothers who work from home, sometimes taking their babies on sales calls with them. Melissa and I made the decision to hire mothers as a way to empower women to generate income and raise their family without having to choose.



We are environmentally responsible. Most people know that LolliDoo™ diapers are recycled, recyclable, re-usable and certified organic. But did you know that we re-purpose our manufacturing waste into packaging? Our materials are printed at Arizona Lithography using wind power on recycled paper with soy based inks. Melissa and I are trying to get a grant to build or renovate a building using as many renewable resources as possible. We also donate 10% of our profits to the Water Keepers Alliance. One of our dreams is to create a non-profit to educate the public on water consumption and quality.



Green jobs. By manufacturing in the USA we create jobs. By using only domestic components we support other American businesses, especially the organic cotton farming industry - which you may know is floundering.

As for the final product we manufacture - LolliDoo™ Diapers, well they are soft, absorbent, comfortable and safer for babies. They are highly breathable and we even came up with a nighttime solution for heavy wetters.

Melissa and I want to make a difference in the world. We not only want to support our families but our babies, our planet and our economy. When you purchase a LolliDoo™ Diaper - rest assured that you are supporting a company with the purest of intentions.

How Much Money Do You Save With LolliDoo(TM)?

I thought it would be helpful to take a look at the most inexpensive disposable diapers and compare them with LolliDoo™. Below is a chart of the results. Please note that Pure & Simple is still in production and hasn't been launched yet. Look for it soon :)



As you can see here, LolliDoo™ Diapers SAVE MONEY. Lots of money.

• Pure & Simple is a diapering kit that provides you with a lifetime supply of diapers saving you over $534 just in the first year and over $1000 in two years.
• Award winning LolliDoo™ eco-pockets™ have a bit of a bigger price tag and still save you close to $200 in the first year and almost $800 in the second year.
• Our Innies™ and Outties™ will save you $260 in the first year and almost $900 by the time your baby is two.
• A family diapering a baby in disposable diapers from a big box store spends roughly $600 a year. One box of diapers contains 120-180 diapers depending on the size of your baby and each box retails for $49.99.

Do the math folks.

Not only does LolliDoo™ save you money but it's the greenest and most comfortable diaper available.

LolliDoo Retailers

Since I can't seem to add a link list to this blog - here is a short list to get you by:

Alyah's Alternatives

www.alyahs.com
p: 866-755-7977

Baby Cotton Bottoms

babycottonbottoms.com
p: 866-77-CLOTH

Banana Peels Diapers

www.bananapeelsdiapers.com

The Changing Times

www.thechangingtimes.com

Diaper Daisy

www.diaperdaisy.com
433 South Prindle Avenue
Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004 | p: 224-542-9238
Tuesday - Friday 10:00-4:00 | Saturday 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

EOrganicNursery Ltd

www.EOrganicNursery.com

Go Green Baby Co.

www.GoGreenBabyShop.com
College Ave. Shoppes - 720 E. College Ave. # 6
Salisbury, MD 21804 | p: 443-736-8611
Tuesday - Friday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | Saturday 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Little Lions

www.little-lions.com
p: 760-500-8362

Living Earth Babies

303-819-8714
www.livingearthbabies.com

No Sugar Added

http://www.nosugaraddedshop.com/

Simple Wonders

www.simplewondersdiapers.com
p: 360-528-1842

Terra Tots Natural Parenting

www.terra-tots.com
21 West Mountain, Suite 227
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 | p: 479-587-TOTS
Tuesday - Friday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm | Saturday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Tiny Tots

www.tinytots.com
138 Railway Avenue
Campbell, CA 95008 | p: 408-866-2900
Monday - Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

We Were Invited To The Boom Room

Don't worry if you don't know what it is, I didn't either. It's a gifting suite during the Golden Globe Awards. If we attend - we need to bring about 50 diapers that we give away to the stars for free.

This is a good opportunity to get media coverage and I just so happen to be in LA during the time it's occurring and the synergy is hard to ignore. It is in less then two months which doesn't give me much time to pull together an eye catching display.

I do have some concerns though. First of all if I am giving away free diapers I'd much rather give them to disadvantaged families. Secondly, it's not cheap to have your product there - not only are we supplying 50 units but we have to pay for a table and such. Additionally I'm a bit intimated by the whole Hollywood scene. How are they going to take to a big ole hippie chick, (OK actually I'm small but you get the drift), in their midst? Lastly, Happy Heinys bills themselves as the diaper to the stars and I have no desire to take over that market. I don't want to step on any toes especially being such a young company.

On the positive side - LolliDoo(TM) will get excellent exposure and possibly national coverage. Hollywood is going green and the media even coined the term "Hollywood Eco-Babies". I believe so strongly that LolliDoo(TM) Diapers are the best choice for families, the environment and our American economy that passing up the chance to get the word out on a large scale seems irresponsible. I am really proud of LolliDoo(TM) and the opportunity to talk to people about it, letting them feel the soft the recycled fleece , giving them our back story - is imperative to our success.

Just look at all this press going on for the Boom Boom Room:

http://www.fushionmag.com/celebrityswag/gbk-and-boom-boom-room-celebrate-2009-golden-globes/

http://celebrity-babies.com/2009/09/25/celebs-gather-at-the-boom-boom-room/

http://sugarsprinklesbananasplit.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html

I am leaning towards going - although it doesn't align with all my values I don't feel like it compromises my integrity either and a direct result can be reaching millions of people which will put me in a position where I can help disadvantaged families, hire a larger workforce and keep our babies healthy all at the same time.

More ABC Expo Pictures - We Are In Them This Time

Melissa and I getting some paperwork in order


Oh we are such posers :)

Explaining the new elastic cinch sizing to the Terra Tots crew


More posing

LolliDoo Eco Pockets win the PTPA Media Award!

We are allowed to announce that LolliDoo Eco Pockets have won the PTPA Media Award.

PTPA Media’s mission is to discover and appraise new products designed for children and families.We research new products and coordinate testing with parents. Award winning products are selected based on value, functionality, quality and appeal.


Woohoo!

What we are doing to make LolliDoo as green as possible

Right Now

• We use new machine motors that consume 63% less energy than traditional clutch-motors
• Our packaging is made from printer waste and 100% reused
• LolliDoo Diapers are recycled, recyclable and reusable, and all cotton is certified organic
• Our office paper is recycled and we use both sides and recycle what we don't need to keep
• Fabric scraps are made into Mama Pads (coming soon)
  
• We designed our diapers so that they dry quickly on the line or in the dryer
• LolliDoo Diapers wash beautifully in cold water
• All printed materials that we distribute are printed on recycled paper with vegetable based inks
• Instead of mailing retailers information, we are using email as often as possible
• LolliDoo Diapers are shipped in recycled cardboard boxes
• All textile components of LolliDoo® Diapers come from the United States. Buying products made in the USA supports our local economy by providing jobs, which support families and generate domestic spending. Buying domestic also reduces the environmental impact by eliminating energy to ship goods internationally.
  
• Certified organic cotton is soft against baby’s skin and is highly absorbent. Certified organic cotton fibers are grown using safe and sustainable practices that respect both the earth and baby‘s health. Fibers are turned into textiles using eco-friendly processing that does not compromise workers’ health and reduces water, electricity and toxic runoff.
• Recycled fleece is a smooth, supple fleece produced from recycled beverage bottles. Recycled fleece is a low pill fleece that exceeds all industry standards for strength, shrinkage and color fastness. Recycling protects natural resources and saves space in landfills: Recycled fleece enables billions of plastic containers to be recycled each year, instead of them being buried in a landfill.
  
  

In the future:

Our main "green" goal is to sustain ourselves on wind and solar power while powering up neighboring low income housing with our surplus wind and solar energy.


Did you know?

The amount of water used to launder cloth diapers at home is about 50 to 70 gallons of water every 2-3 days; this is about the same as a toilet-trained child or adult flushing the toilet five to six times a day.

It is illegal for solid waste to enter our landfills, so even disposable diapering families should put the poo in the potty.

LolliDoo Eco-Pockets

LolliDoo Eco-Pocket Diapers: The Eco-Friendly One-Size Recycled-Recyclable-Reusable-Organic Diaper.

The outer layer is made entirely from recycled fleece. This fleece is spun from PET (beverage bottles). The skin layer is available in either certified organic cotton or recycled StayDry. Just stuff them with your choice of absorbency layers, we recommend LolliDoo Stuffins.

Folks, you are not going to believe how fast they dry. Not only do they dry fast on the line or in the dryer; but while your baby is wearing them.





Read what people are saying:

• LolliDoo® ROCK!!! Jocelyn just wore one for 3 hours which included awake time, a nap and a poop with NO leaks. These diapers wick away moisture like none other. She can pee, and I can wait 10 minutes and check the diaper and it's BARELY, BARELY damp feeling. These are amazing!!! –Mary Frame, Florence, AZ

• He woke up dry. John changed his diaper and said 'his skins not even damp, maybe he didn't pee last night'. I told him to check the inserts and sure enough they were soaked.-Wendy
  

• I've been impatiently awaiting my first LolliDoos and have to say the wait was definitely worth it! I've been cloth-diapering my son Ike since shortly after he was born in August 2008. In that time, I've mostly used pocket diapers with PUL outers and have been pretty pleased with the results.
  
  LolliDoos, however, are wonderful because even on my bigger-than-average baby they are soft and comfortable. The breath ability of the fabric also is great -- Ike's bum is nice and dry when I change him. They weren't kidding when they said they dry super fast, either. We're talking maybe a half hour to line dry the pockets that I've got.
  
  One size is a hit with me, too. I had to sell my husband on cloth diapers by saying they're all we'll need from birth to toilet training. He's a total convert now, after 8 months. We'll never buy another disposable diaper again. –Pamela, Austin, TX

• Lollidoo customer service rocks my socks! -Sarah, Idaho