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Come Hang Out with Me and #7GenBabyFest on Twitter! Chat and Win Great Prizes!!!

December 10, 2012 · by Tiffany Merritt · Leave a Comment

This mama loves a good Twitter party. Especially one with helpful information AND sweet prizes. I’m going to one this Thursday at 1pm ET called #7GenBabyFest sponsored by Seventh Generation, one of my very favorite eco-friendly companies, and The Motherhood. I hope you will join me!

And just in case hanging out with yours truly is not reason enough to get yourself signed up, here’s some more info on why this Twitter party is going to be worth your time!

We are going to be talking about everything you need to know about product ingredients, scents, packaging and labels related to baby personal care products (things like lotion and shampoo). What ingredients should give you pause? Why should they give you pause? What about sensitive skin?

You can get additional details about the party and RSVP so that you are eligible for prizes (oh heck yes!) here: http://twtvite.com/7genbabyfest2

During the party there will be four gift baskets containing the ENTIRE line of Seventh Generation baby care and home care products (wowzers!). The final prize will be a baby massage class in the winner’s area! I want to win that SOOO bad!! Winners will be chosen randomly from among participants who respond correctly to the trivia questions.

I hope you’ll come hang out with me this Thursday at 1pm ET on Twitter. Just follow the hashtag #7GenBabyFest and follow the hosts, @theMotherhood, @CooperMunroe, @EmilyMcKhann. See you there?

I also wanted to mention that whether you attend the party or not, there’s another great Seventh Generation contest happening really soon. Starting December 14th, take an Instagram photo to illustrate how you practice natural parenting and tag @SeventhGeneration and use the hashtag #7GenBabyFest. There will be 7 winners each day for 3 days and they will each receive a Seventh Generation Baby gift basket. EEEE!!!

This post has been compensated through my involvement with The Motherhood. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are strictly my own.

Seventh Generation Cold Care Kit Review and GIVEAWAY!!!

November 6, 2012 · by Tiffany Merritt · 174 Comments

Halloween has come and gone, but that’s not when the scary monsters really come out to play, at least not in my experience. November is the time when the scariest creatures start to follow you, your spouse, and most definitely your kids home, with you totally unsuspecting.

I’m talking about germs. For being microscopic in size, they sure can bring us humans to our knees, and fast!

Seventh Generation is ready to help you prevent those nasty germs from crossing your doorstep. And if they are foolish enough to enter your lair, they won’t be alive long enough to wreak havoc on your immune system!

I’ve been using products from the Seventh Generation Cold Care kit and I’ve been really pleased with everything. I definitely feel well-equipped to handle the fall and winter months, and all the nasty germs that come along with this time of year.

I absolutely love their new hand washes. They smell great and they wash away all those gross germs without polluting the water. And when we finish up the box of tissues, Seventh Generation has a cute video tutorial that shows how I can turn that box into a monster (not a germ, but a cute, lovable monster).

And speaking of Seventh Generation products being safe and sound for the planet and for humans, can I just say that I’m so glad they are, and for many reasons! Not the least of which being that this totally happened…

Sheesh!

Win it!: One lucky Stuff Parents Need reader will win a Cold Care kit from Seventh Generation!

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Be sure to enter all my other current giveaways, found on the sidebar of my page.

I received complimentary products for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are strictly my own.

Seventh Generation Cleanhouse Challenge (GIVEAWAY!!!)

October 10, 2012 · by Tiffany Merritt · 148 Comments

I love Seventh Generation products. I’ve been using them in my home for over 2 years now and I find the quality to be top notch. Their home cleaning items, their feminine care items, their laundry items and even some of their baby care items are all used in my home regularly. I have yet to try a product from Seventh Generation that I didn’t like!

They have just released three new specialty cleaners, as well (wood, granite/stone and stainless steel) and I’m absolutely thrilled with them!

Here’s a shot of my dirty stainless steel microwave.

Here’s my Seventh Generation Stainless Steel cleaner attacking.

And here’s my bright and shiny microwave after just a few wipes. What a difference!

I’m so happy that Seventh Generation has launched these products. I have personally found it difficult to find eco-friendly products that are specially designed for these surfaces. Each product in this line is 18 oz, comes in a sleek design (I absolutely LOVE these see-through bottles) and is just $4.99. Gotta love that! Since they are new, you may have trouble finding them on your local store shelves. But not to worry, you can easily order them online!

I also want to highlight Seventh Generation’s Natural Laundry Detergent, which is available in convenient single-use packs. You just toss them directly into your wash and let it get to work on your dirty clothes! I’ve used them for the past 7 loads of laundry that I’ve done and every single load has come out looking great! You can purchase these online in 30 count for $9.99 or 50 count for $15.99.

In addition to all these great new products, Seventh Generation also has a super fun Facebook App that they have just launched in partnership with one of the very best magazines out there, Real Simple. It’s called the Cleanhouse Challenge, and it invites users to explore a virtual house and get great tips on how to keep a healthy and green home. And while you are poking around, you will discover coupons and maybe even a few prizes! FUN!!!

I just took the Cleanhouse Challenge, myself, and I learned some really great tips! I also got a BUNCH of coupons (I honestly lost count of the total!) AND when I finished the entire challenge, Seventh Generation committed to making a $10 donation on my behalf to 350.org, which is an environmental organization focused on solving the climate crisis. Not bad for 15 minutes of my time, I think! Also, there were some really good videos made by fellow mom bloggers and that was probably my favorite thing. I am a regular reader of some of then, which made it especially fun to watch!

So hop on over to the Facebook app and learn some good tips, score some great coupons, and make a $10 donation to a great organization without spending a dime!

Win it!: One lucky Stuff Parents Need reader will win all the cleaning products I featured here today!

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Be sure to enter my other current giveaways, found on the sidebar of my page.

I received complimentary products for review purposes. All thoughts expressed here are strictly my own.

Seventh Generation Partners with The Lorax! GIVEAWAY!!!

March 11, 2012 · by Tiffany Merritt · 136 Comments

I’m all geared up to go cloth from the start with baby #2. I plan to go cloth as soon as the umbilical cord falls off! I’ll have a few days where I need to use disposables, and about 2 weeks after baby is born, we’ll be hitting the road for a few days to go to my sister’s wedding. Cloth is totally doable on the road, but I just don’t want to mess with it in the midst of trying to enjoy Laura’s big day. So I’ll be taking some disposables. But I still want to keep all those nasty chemicals away from my newborn, so I’m being quite choosy about which disposables I will be using. Seventh Generation is what I’m going to use!

They have actually just released a new and improved Free & Clear diaper product line, and are launching these products with a little help from Dr. Suess’ “The Lorax!” The Lorax is the “Speaker for the Trees” in this classic tale, which Universal Studios’ has now released as a motion picture. He is a great advocate for those who may not be able to advocate for themselves (the earth, the animals, the air). Seventh Generation will feature limited edition Lorax prints on all diapers and training pants. This is such a great way to remind parents and caregivers that we are responsible for caring for the earth, and we don’t speak up, who will?

Seventh Generation has an entire line of Free & Clear baby products that your family is sure to love, including brand new overnight diapers. Hooray! Free & Clear diapers also have improved tabs for a better fit and the training pants have an absorbant core made with more renewable materials. Seventh Generation truly listens to feedback from its customers to ensure that they put the very best products possible on the shelves. Furthermore, these products are free of chlorine, fragrance, petroleum-based lotions or latex and they are hypo-allergenic.

Beginning March 2nd, if you purchase any 3 Free & Clear diaper products, you can register for a FREE The Lorax scrapbook! Fun!

Win it!: One lucky Stuff Parents Need reader is going to win a prize pack with the following great items:

A copy of Dr. Seuss´s The Lorax storybook
One package of new Seventh Generation Free & Clear diaper product

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Pesticide-Free Feminine Care Products (Chances are that Yours Aren’t!)

October 27, 2010 · by Tiffany Merritt · Leave a Comment

Last month I told you about how Seventh Generation has launched a fantastic site called Let’s Talk…Period that provides really helpful information about ovarian cancer (a must-read, ladies!). They are also donating $1 (up to $10,000!) for every person who signs up on their site to learn more potentially life-saving information. Everybody wins! If you didn’t get a chance to sign up in September, I want to encourage you once again to go check out Let’s Talk…Period.

I also wanted to take the opportunity to brag on Seventh Generation for their wonderful line of feminine hygiene products. Did you know that most tampons have been bleached with chlorine and have rayon in them, which is a common chemical found in pesticides? I don’t want to get too personal, but let’s all just think for a moment about whether or not we think having pesticides in or anywhere around our lady parts is a good or bad idea. Hmm….

Seventh Generation’s line of pantiliners, pads and tampons are all chlorine and rayon free! Woo hoo! I never really knew to be concerned about this issue, but I sure am glad to know about it now, and to make a change over to products that I can actually trust (is anyone else out there freaked out by all the products that actually have cancer-causing ingredients in them? It’s like I hear a new story every week!).

Thank you, Seventh Generation, for offering products that are truly safe for the environment and for our bodies. And thank you for dedicating some web space and some serious money to ovarian cancer education and research.

New to Seventh Generation? Register on their site and score some great coupons!

Disclosure: I received complimentary products for review purposes. The opinions expressed here are strictly my own.

Seventh Generation: Let’s Talk Period (GIVEAWAY!!!)

September 11, 2010 · by Tiffany Merritt · 23 Comments

I love Seventh Generation. It is a company that is doing well by doing good, and I totally support that! The majority of our household cleaners are Seventh Generation products, and we’ve been very pleased with their ability to tackle dirt and grime of various sorts.

Did you know that Seventh Generation also makes feminine hygiene products? I didn’t know until just a few days ago that they made organic tampons. Organic tampons don’t contain rayon, which is typically treated with chlorine dioxide, a chemical commonly used in pesticides! Yuck!

Here’s another reason that Seventh Generation rocks: right now, they have a program going on called “Let’s Talk Period,” and it is a wonderful site dedicated to informing people about ovarian cancer, the fifth leading cause of cancer death among women.

Seventh Generation is committed to donating $1 for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund for every person that signs up at Let’s Talk Period (up to $10,000). Funds will be used for programs supporting women fighting ovarian cancer.

To help get the word out, Seventh Generation wants to give one lucky Stuff Parents Need reader a Feminine Care Starter Kit! The contest will run until September 21st at 11:59pm EST when a winner will be selected using Random.org. Open to residents of the United States.

Mandatory entry: Sign up for Let’s Talk Period. You’ll get some great information about Ovarian Cancer, the Ovarian Cancer Fund will get $1 donated to them and you’ll have a chance to win some great Seventh Generation products! Let me know in the comments below that you signed up, and that will count as your contest entry.

Cleaning Stuff Overhaul: I’m Going Green!

March 25, 2010 · by Tiffany Merritt · 321 Comments

We’ve been dabbling in more environmentally friendly cleaning stuff over the last year or so, but thanks to Seventh Generation, we have now pretty much completely made the switch, and we aren’t looking back! We’ve been using several products from the Healthy Home Kit in our

home and have seen results that are every bit as good as the more toxic stuff we formerly used! The Healthy Home kit includes the following:

Kitchen Cleaner
All-Purpose Cleaner
Glass & Surface Cleaner
Shower Cleaner
Toilet Bowl Cleaner
Tub & Tile Cleaner
Brown Paper Towels

I’ve tried everything, and here are my thoughts. The Shower Cleaner and the Tub & Tile Cleaner both smelled terrific! These were the products that stood out the very most to me. Our former bathroom cleaners gave us headaches because the fumes were so bad, but we thought we needed something that strong to get rid of all the grime in there. I’m glad to report that we were wrong, and I only wish that we had realized it sooner! The Toilet Bowl Cleaner also gets the job done just as effectively as our old stuff. The All-Purpose Cleaner has been used throughout our house as a “go-to” product for everything from carpet stains to wiping down fixtures. The Glass & Surface Cleaner is every bit as effective as Windex, in my opinion, and is much better for the environment. It’s a winner!The Kitchen Cleaner smells absolutely awesome (it is scented with wild orange and cedar spice). I found that if I spray down the counters and the stove top with this product and just let it sit for a minute or two, all the icky comes right off. Basically, every single cleaning product I tried from Seventh Generation did exactly what it was supposed to do, minus the nasty chemicals. Hooray! We are moving away from paper towels in our home, but there are times when we have messes that just need to be picked up and thrown away (cat hairballs, anyone?!). I’ve really enjoyed having the Seventh Generation Brown Paper Towels around to clean up these messes. They are made from unbleached, 100% recycled paper!

It is wonderful to be able to clean pretty much anything in the house with Darah in tow. I don’t have any worries about any of these products touching her skin or of her inhaling the fumes, because there are no fumes! We’ve actually been putting her in her baby carrier now while we clean up. This makes life easier and more fun for all of us!

In addition to the great cleaning stuff I’ve mentioned, Seventh Generation also offers a lot of other great items for your family and home including trash bags, laundry detergent, and diapers, just to name a few!

Right now Seventh Generation is working to make a positive change in our nation, by hosting the Million Baby Crawl. From their site, “Babies everywhere are crawling to Washington and saying “no” to toxic chemicals found in household products. Join the crawl and help Seventh Generation, maker of naturally safe and effective household products, demand change! Join the crawl. Learn more here about what action Congress could take to help keep toxins out of our homes and away from our babies. I love supporting organizations that are working for the greater good, so I was really glad to read about this campaign. Way to make an impact, Seventh Generation!

Buy It!: There are so many reasons to give Seventh Generation a try. If the frugalista in you needs some convincing, check out the coupons they offer on their site! Take the plunge, I know you will be satisfied and you’ll make the earth smile in the process!

EDIT: Giveaway closed

Win It!: Seventh Generation wants to help you and your home go green by offering a Healthy Home Kit to one very lucky Stuff Parents Need reader (a $38.99 value)! The contest will run until Sunday, April 4th at 7:59pm CST. A winner will be randomly selected and emailed, and will have 48 hours to claim the prize. Open to residents of the United States.

How to Enter:

Mandatory Entry: Of all the great products that Seventh Generation offers, which one do you want the very most, and why?

Additional Entries:
1. Subscribe to my blog via RSS or email (one extra entry total, even if you subscribe both ways)
2. Follow me through Google connect
3. Put my button on your blog and leave a url where I can find it
4. Subscribe to Seventh Generation’s blog
5. Follow Stuff Parents Need on Twitter (leave your TwitterID)
6. Follow Seventh Generation on Twitter (leave your Twitter ID)
7. Become a Fan of Seventh Generation on Facebook
8. Tell me something you learned while checking out the ideas behind the Million Baby Crawl
9. Join the Seventh Generation Nation and include a link to your profile in your bonus entry
10. Enter any other currently open giveaway on my site (one extra entry per giveaway that you enter)

Disclosure: I requested and received product samples in order to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are strictly my own!