Friendly Baby News

Friendly Baby have teamed up with Healthy & Organic Living Magazine for the Friendly Baby July Competition. This month we are offering you the chance to win one of two subscriptions to this interesting and thought-provoking magazine.

Why have we teamed up with Healthy & Organic Living Magazine?

Cloth nappy users are generally keen to help protect the environment, while leading as healthy a lifestyle as possible. Healthy & Organic Living Magazine helps you do just that, providing plenty of tips and ideas with each and every article.

The current issue has articles on such diverse subjects as:
Eat wild food for free - forage the ingredients for your next meal!
Top 10 traditional health remedies that really work
The truth behind your basic cotton T-shirt
How to make a wildlife garden
Throw an eco party for kids
Are biofuels the answer to petrol shortages?
Delicious seaside recipes to try at home
Plus all the latest news, offer, giveaways and products on test!

So, you can see that there really is something for everyone in this magazine. You can lead a healthier lifestyle in ways you just haven’t thought of before, and this is the place to find out how.

You can get much more information about Healthy & Organic Living Magazine, and read short extracts from the current issue at Healthy & Organic Living.

So to be in with a chance to win a magazine subscription head over to our Competition page.

The ever popular Magic Fairy 3 Bees Barrier Balm is back in stock. All back orders have been dispatched today. If you've been waiting to place your order, better place it now while stocks are still available!

Friendly Baby have teamed up with Simply for the Friendly Baby June Competition. This month we are offering you the chance to win a one-year supply of washing powder tabs from Simply.

Why have we teamed up with Simply again?

Friendly Baby teamed up with Simply in January and had such a fantastic response we are keen to promote their new product Simply Pure and remind all of us why we should use Simply products rather than more mainstream brands.

Cloth nappy users are generally keen to help protect the environment, as well as use more natural products next to their family’s skin. What better way than to do this through careful cleaning of your cloth nappies and other clothing?

Simply’s passionate belief is that an environmentally responsible choice should be available to main stream consumers. In the case of their laundry detergents they’ve used a patented SoftTab technology to create a product which cleans as well or better than the traditional brands, doesn’t cost anymore (in fact on a cost per wash basis they’re nearly half the price of Ecover) and is independently accredited as minimising it’s impact on the environment.

Simply were the first UK manufactured laundry and dishwash brands to be awarded EU Eco-Label licences by DEFRA earlier this year. The Eco-Label standards are important in as much as they include stringent tests regarding biodegradability, packaging reduction, waste water content, chemical reduction etc but equally importantly they include stringent cleaning performance tests.

Environmentally responsible products will only start making a real difference when consumers have the confidence to move from major traditional brands and that means brands will have to offer value, great performance and credible green credentials. The EU Eco-Label which is being adopted on more and more products will do the same job for the environmentally responsible sector as Fair Trade has for ethical sourcing and the Soil Association has done for organic produce.

Simply Active has a powerful biological washing action, that does not come at the expense of the environment. Simply Active's special formulation gives you all the washing power you could wish for with the minimum impact on the planet.

Simply Sensitive has a special non-biological formulation which makes it gentle on sensitive skin, but delivers all the washing power you need. Whether you're cleaning clothes for babies, young children, teenagers or adults, Simply Sensitive delivers outstanding cleaning performance.

Simply Pure contains no perfume or optical brighteners - and gives you a gentle, hypoallergenic, non-biological wash. It's ideal for taking extra care of your family's skin, and especially good for delicates. All of which makes it the perfect family laundry detergent - and it's just as eco-friendly as the rest of their range.

Every single ingredient in their eco-smart washing system is biodegradable so Simply Pure, Simply Sensitive and Simply Active place the smallest possible burden on the environment. Simply Pure, Active and Sensitive all carry the EU Eco-label - the first UK detergent to be granted this guarantee of greenness - so it's as kind to the planet as it is to your own skin. Only products which have passed demanding environmental and cleaning tests laid down by the EU can carry the Eco-label. The symbol can only be carried on products which have undergone stringent testing in a number of categories. It is your assurance that Simply Pure, Simply Sensitive and Simply Active guarantee an efficient wash, a reduced amount of total chemicals, less packaging, increased biodegradability, and limited substances harmful to the aquatic environment.

Simply Laundry is also approved by the Vegan Society, and has been dermatologically tested.

You can get much more information about the eco-credentials and why you might want to switch to Simply on their FAQ page.

So to be in with a chance to win a 1-year supply of Simply washing tabs head over to our Competition page.

Friendly Baby is pleased as punch to be stocking the fabulous SplashAbout Happy Nappy swim nappy. This swim nappy is THE nappy of choice of the major UK swim schools and we can say from personal experience it really does work.

The fantastic new Tots Bots FlexiTots are all in stock now.

Pre-orders for the individual FlexiTots nappies were dispatched on 13th May, and pre-orders for the FlexiTots Multipacks are being dispatched today.

Included in the FlexiTots Multipacks are the amazing new FlexiWrap. Tots Bots have had this fabric specially made to have multidirectional stretch to give the best fit possible. Keep watching this space for news of the FlexiWrap being available to buy individually.

We received another batch of the ever popular Magic Fairy 3 Bees Baby Barrier this morning and have been able to fulfill orders placed up to and including 7th May. Another batch will be ready in two weeks time and will fulfill orders placed from 8th May then.

New orders will be dispatched in date order so if you are waiting for this to come back into stock we recommend that you place your order now to get ahead of the queue!

Friendly Baby is supporting the 12th annual Real Nappy Week from April 21st – 27th.

This year the promotional week, co-ordinated by the Real Nappy Campaign, will be concentrating on how parents can help to combat climate change by using Real Nappies.

The message is clear, providing parents follow simple guidelines when using real nappies, there can be significant gains for the environment both in reduced greenhouse gases and household waste sent to landfill or incineration.

The UK currently throws away around 3 billion disposable nappies every year. They are estimated to weigh 690,000 tonnes most of which are landfilled where they generate methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.

Sally Gordon, spokesperson for the Real Nappy Campaign said: “We are delighted to be able to reassure parents that by using washable nappies in the recommended way they can reduce their impact on global warming and energy use as we are aware that these are key issues for families. In addition Real Nappy Week gives us the opportunity to promote the additional benefits of real nappies including their cost savings, natural fabrics and the choice they represent for parents.”

Energy use: Parents are recommended to wash soiled nappies in full loads at 60°C using low energy rated washing machines, allowing them to dry naturally wherever possible. Washable nappies do not need to be soaked prior to washing and do not need ironing! Nappies that are merely wet rather than soiled can be washed at 40°C with other laundry.

Cost: Home laundered nappies could save parents up to £500 on the cost of keeping a baby in nappies...and that is for the first baby, just think of the savings when you use the same cloth nappies on subsequent children.

Waste: Nearly three billion disposable nappies are thrown away in the UK every year creating 690,000 tons of nappy waste.

In addition to the already discounted prices, for one week only, Friendly Baby have discounted some nappies and accessories even further. Lets hope this is the nudge you need to choose cloth nappies. Some of the sale items are unavailable once current stocks have gone, so grab yourself a bargain while you can.

As always, we are here to help you to make the right decision for you, so if you are wondering where to start in your cloth nappy buying choices then contact us for free, personalised, advice.