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Welcome to November!
Watch this space!
We are updating our website to serve you better. Check back during the month to see the changes!
New Shipping Rates!
Shipping in BC is now a flat $8
Shipping in Canada is now a flat $12
Free shipping on orders over $200
*Excluding 18kg Wonder Wash and Diaper Pails
Visit The Tidy Tushees Store
Check out our new
For Sale or Trade section
at the Tidy Tushees Facebook Group. This is the place to sell, trade or buy used diapers and accessories!
Post your ad for what you are looking to sell or trade or post an ad
about what you are looking for!
Get Involved
The CRTC, the federal broadcast regulator, is proposing that only 29
large cities continue to get free, over-the-air TV service after the
transition to digital in 2011.
This would leave 11 million Canadians who live in smaller cities,
towns and rural areas with no other option but to pay for cable or
satellite to watch even their local or regional TV stations.
If you value pure local television please consider sending off a quick note or email to the CRTC to support local
cable programming.
Your letter doesn't have to be formal, just something quick
and simple...
Send it off to
Robert.morin@crtc.gc.ca
Or snail mail
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada, K1A 0N2
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Types of
Hazards
The hazards of ingredients
in personal care and household products are varied. The following are some of
the most common types of hazards, many of which will not become apparent for
many years. Many chemicals have more than one adverse health effect.
Carcinogen: Cancers result from genetic alterations which generally
develop years after exposures. Substances may be categorized as known,
suspected or possible human carcinogens, based on the amount and type of
research done on them.
Developmental toxin: A substance which has an adverse
affect on a developing child, sub-category of reproductive toxin. Developmental
toxins are also known as teratogens. They usually result from pre-natal
exposure experienced by the mother, but can also result from pre-natal exposure
by the father, or post-natal exposure of a developing child.
Endocrine or hormone
toxin: In recent
years, scientists have discovered that certain commonly used chemicals can
disrupt our delicate endocrine systems. The endocrine system produces hormones
in a variety of organs known as endocrine glands. These hormones travel in the
bloodstream carrying messages from one part of the body to another. Endocrine
disrupting chemicals can upset this communication system in a variety of ways.
They can mimic natural hormones and send false messages, or block hormone
receptors that receive messages. While researchers are only beginning to
understand the health effects of these chemicals, they have already observed
that hormone disruptions can result in damage to the brain, immune and
reproductive systems.
The unborn child is particularly susceptible. Miniscule amounts of chemicals
that may not harm an adult can have devastating effects at critical stages of
development of the fetus. There is evidence that hormone-disrupting chemicals
can result in learning disabilities, testicular cancer, impaired thyroid
function, declining sperm counts and male genital defects.
Because hormone-disrupting chemicals mimic estrogen, it is suspected they are linked
to the growing incidence of breast cancer. Very few ingredients are tested for
reproductive or developmental effects caused by hormone disrupting chemicals.
Immune system toxin: A substance which has an adverse
effect on the functioning of the immune system. Altered immune function may
lead to increased incidence or severity of infectious diseases or cancers.
Allergens are considered to be immunotoxicants, which can cause
hypersensitivity reactions like asthma, rhinitis and anaphylaxis, as well as allergies.
Liver toxin: The liver functions as a center
for metabolism, processing chemicals we are exposed to so they can be utilized,
detoxified or excreted. The liver is exposed to toxicants that enter the body
from ingestion and from absorption into the blood. Some chemicals are known to
cause a variety of types of liver damage, from liver cell death to chronic
liver damage to cancer.
Kidney toxin: Kidneys (like the liver) are
vulnerable to chemical exposures because they process a high amount of the
chemicals circulating in the body.
Mutagen: A mutagen is a substance which
changes genes which are subsections of the DNA of cells. These mutations can be
passed along as cells reproduce, sometimes leading to defective cells or cancer.
Neurotoxin: A substance which adversely
effects the central nervous system or the peripheral nervous system resulting
from exposure to chemical substances. These can include a wide range of effects
from impairment of learning, memory, judgement and other mental functions, to
fatigue, irritability and other behavioural changes. Effects can be short term
or permanent. Peripheral nervous system damage can cause weakness in lower
limbs, prickling or tingling in limbs, and loss of co-ordination. Personal care
and household cleaning products are rarely tested for neurotoxic effects.
Quaternary Ammonium
Compounds (Quats):
Listed on labels as benzalkonium chloride, cetrimonium bromide, quaternium-15
and quaternium 1-29, these compounds are caustic and can irritate the eyes.
Quaternium-15 is a formaldehyde releaser and the number one cause of
preservative-related contact dermatitis. There is concern about their potential
as sensitizers. For about 5% of people, quats are an extreme sensitizer and can
cause a variety of asthma-like symptoms, even respiratory arrest. When they are
used with hot running water, steam increases the inhalation of vapours. These
compounds are used in a wide range of cleaning products and disinfectants as
germicides, preservatives and surfactants.
Reproductive toxin: A substance which has adverse
effects on the male or female reproductive system. This may include early
puberty, decreases in fertility or miscarriages. Developmental toxicity is a
sub-category of reproductive toxicity. Reproductive toxicity is a relatively
new field of study which is of growing concern. Very few chemicals have yet
been tested for reproductive or developmental effects. A chemical may be
categorized as a known or suspected reproductive toxin, depending on the amount
and types of studies done.
Respiratory toxin: A substance which has an adverse
effect on the functioning or structure of the respiratory system. Respiratory
toxicants can produce a variety of acute and chronic effects, from local
irritation and bronchitis to lung damage resulting in emphysema or cancer.
Asthma and respiratory infections are other possible effects of exposure to
respiratory toxins.
Sensitizer: A sensitizer is a substance which
may, after repeated exposure, trigger severe allergic-type reactions to even a
small amount of the substance. Some doctors now believe that some substances
may also trigger sensitization to a wide number of substances, the condition
known as multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS). Organochloride pesticides and formaldehyde
are two substances suspected of triggering MCS.
Skin toxicant: A substance which can result in
short term or chronic skin irritation or damage. Contact dermatitis is the most
common, but other possible effects include photosensitization, chloracne and
skin cancer.
Sense organ toxicant: The senses of smell, vision, taste
and hearing may be injured by a variety of physical, chemical and biological
agents. Airbourne chemicals can cause eye irritation and in some cases result
in permanent harm to vision. Some substances can result in hearing loss.
Teratogen: is a substance which can cause
malformations of an embryo or fetus. This is a type of reproductive toxin.
Sources: Scorecard.org, Labour Environmental
Alliance Society, Toxins and Cleaners brochure, Physical and Theoretical
Chemisty Laboratory, Oxford University.
For more information on types of adverse health effects, go to Scorecard.org and click on Health Effects.
Scorecard also provides information on health effects of a variety of chemical
substances; click on About the Chemicals. Scorecard is a site of the
Environmental Defense Network.
http://www.lesstoxicguide.ca/index.asp?fetch=hazards
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Testomonial
We LOVE the cloth wipes! We forego the wipes solution and just
rinse them in warm water and squeeze them out before wiping (we prefer not to
use anything that might leave residue on our daughter's tender skin unless
really necessary). For poopy changes, we usually use one or two cloth
wipes to clean up the mess, and one final wipe to leave baby's bum clean.
Contrast this with sometimes 15-20 disposable wipes for the really messy
changes, and you can see how much easier (and more eco-friendly) it is using
the cloth wipes! What a great add-on to the cloth diapering service -
thanks, Kelly!
Lisa McIntosh (Neko's mama)
Try our wipes service FREE for one week! Contact us for details!
We make the choice to cloth diaper easy!
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Together
we have saved
over 4000
diapers
from the landfill in October |
Welcome to our
Newest Tushees!
CatalinaSept 14, 2009 6lbs
 Elinor
Don't forget to send us a picture of your baby! Whether newborn or newly signed up - we'd like to enter you to win a week of service!
So send in those pictures!
Congratulations to Catalina
you win a FREE week of service!
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Kissaluv
Fitted Cloth Diapers
6 Size 1
(10-25lbs)
never used (only washed), unbleached colour
2 Size 0
(5-15lbs)
used less than ten times, unbleached colour
Kissaluvs
fitted cloth diapers are not to be compared to department store cloth
diapers. The cotton fabric used is the ultimate for softness, absorbency,
stretchiness and durability. $15.50 new.
Asking $10 each.
Call
Darlene at 764-2226 or Darlene.atkinson@gmail.com
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Service Customer Reminders
· If you don't fill out your tag, we don't know how many diapers to deliver! You should have a maximum of
8 diapers & soakers left each week. Let us know if we need to adjust your order.
· We don't want you running out of diapers! Call or email us if you are running low!
· Our machines are not designed to launder q-tips, bio-liners, toy cars or disposable diapers.
· Send us a picture of your baby and details (date, weight, name) to be entered in our monthly draw for a
free week of service! For those new to service or those who have just had their baby.
· For every person you refer to Tidy Tushees who completes 4 weeks of service, you'll receive a free week
of service or a $10 Gift Certificate!
· Service for your baby's" birthday week" is free!
· We love to hear how we're doing! Suggestions, comments, feedback are always welcome!
· Shop online, email us or call to have items added to your next delivery.
· Join our Facebook Group Tidy Tushees for news, tips, classifieds and more!
· Invite your friends to join as well!
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Use the coupon code "TT10pkdipes" in our storeand receive 20% off 10 pack of used diapers! These diapers still have lots of life left in them, but are getting a
bit too worn or stained to provide to our customers. These super soft,
super absorbent diapers are a cotton fitted diaper with elastic legs
and waist and adjustable snap closures. They have a fleece hemp layer
against baby's bum and a hemp soaker sewn in. A waterproof cover is
required.
Made in Canada! Diapers are thoroughly sanitized.
Facebook Contest!
Join the Tidy Tushees Facebook Group and post a pic of your baby
in a cloth diaper and you will be entered to win a $25 gift certificate.
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