FTC Charges Companies with "Bamboo'zling" Consumers with False Product Claims

Its been quite some time since I last made a blog entry, but this latest turn of events has prompted me to log in to Blogger. :)

During my fabric selection process for our diapers, I explored MANY fabric options: fabrics made from coconuts, hemp, bamboo, among others. Each one rejected for various reasons (I should note here that hemp was REALLY high on the list, but current legislation in the USA prevents hemp cultivation and it was a HIGH priority to us to have an all-USA-made product).

Bamboo was rejected because my research showed bamboo to NOT be the eco-friendly textile that everyone else was purporting it to be. Bamboo fiber must be HIGHLY chemically processed to create textiles, a process which actually yields...RAYON, rendering it no longer a natural textile.

Apparently, the FTC has begun charging companies who claim the eco-benefits of bamboo, as they're falsely making such claims.

Among these claims are the antimicrobial properties of bamboo. Yes, bamboo in its natural form IS, indeed, antimicrobial; but once processed into textile form, these antimicrobial properties are, in essence, chemical-ed out.

The link below explains:

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/08/bamboo.shtm

Be wary of bamboo. It is NOT the eco-fiber many would have you believe it to be.

The new AIO is born

An afternoon spent sewing, Sex and the City the movie on iTunes keeping me company while I work, has left me in tears.  Why?  

IT'S DONE!!!!!!

I'm so emotional, I can't even find words to match what's in my heart at this moment.  For the past year, I've sweat and toiled over the AIO diaper, searching for the perfect waterproof outer, trying to address the needs and flaws of the traditional AIO diaper.

Timed almost to perfection, I set the final snaps on the closure tab and the powerful voice of Jennifer Hudson fills my sewing room.

...and the tears fall...

LolliDoo Two AIO is born...and is absolutely beautiful!