Comments for EcoZeal http://ecozeal.com/blog Organic Clothing - Eco-Friendly Clothing - Green Reviews at ECOzeal.com Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:45:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 Comment on Global Mamas – Helping Women Help Themselves – and Others by David Crump http://ecozeal.com/blog/global-mamas-helping-women-help-themselves-and-others/comment-page-1#comment-492 David Crump Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:45:40 +0000 http://ecozeal.com/blog/?p=1226#comment-492 Thank you for profiling Global Mamas. We've carried their products since first opening our store in Springfield, MO in Dec 2007. Their project is a great one, but the product itself has to be great too for long term success. We - and more importantly our customers - have loved the quality of their products, the vibrancy of the coloring, the texture of the fabrics...everything! Thank you for profiling Global Mamas. We’ve carried their products since first opening our store in Springfield, MO in Dec 2007.
Their project is a great one, but the product itself has to be great too for long term success. We – and more importantly our customers – have loved the quality of their products, the vibrancy of the coloring, the texture of the fabrics…everything!

]]> Comment on Biodegradable Plastics: Blessing or Curse? by nayana http://ecozeal.com/blog/biodegradable-plastics-blessing-or-curse/comment-page-1#comment-489 nayana Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:22:56 +0000 http://ecozeal.com/blog/?p=1084#comment-489 which is the way to prepare decomposable plastics . i want to know the methods of preparation. which is the way to prepare decomposable plastics . i want to know the methods of preparation.

]]> Comment on Biodegradable Plastics: Blessing or Curse? by nayana http://ecozeal.com/blog/biodegradable-plastics-blessing-or-curse/comment-page-1#comment-488 nayana Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:19:29 +0000 http://ecozeal.com/blog/?p=1084#comment-488 how can natural decomposable plastics be prepared by corn or milk and vinegar. how can natural decomposable plastics be prepared by corn or milk and vinegar.

]]> Comment on Cork Fabric: An Old Idea Makes a Comeback by Alex http://ecozeal.com/blog/cork-fabric-an-old-idea-makes-a-comeback/comment-page-1#comment-486 Alex Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:08:15 +0000 http://ecozeal.com/blog/?p=1164#comment-486 I really hope cork fabric and cork in general will make it! It's an upcoming trend for sure. I use it for creative painting, illustration and hand crafting. It's a wonderful medium and I love it! So warm and eco-friendly :) Check out my studio at http://www.creativeconceptsds.com Alex I really hope cork fabric and cork in general will make it! It’s an upcoming trend for sure.

I use it for creative painting, illustration and hand crafting. It’s a wonderful medium and I love it! So warm and eco-friendly :) Check out my studio at http://www.creativeconceptsds.com

Alex

]]> Comment on Now you can make your own jeans and improve your health by Ada Geels http://ecozeal.com/blog/make-your-own-jeans/comment-page-1#comment-456 Ada Geels Fri, 15 May 2009 18:24:37 +0000 http://ecozeal.com/blog/?p=108#comment-456 I have a brother that is in a wheelchair. Do you make jeans to fit a double amputee? If so could you please send me some info on this i would be so thankful.thank you Ada I have a brother that is in a wheelchair. Do you make jeans to fit a double amputee? If so could you please send me some info on this i would be so thankful.thank you Ada

]]> Comment on Indigenous Designs: Building a Fair Trade Empire (Part 2 ) by scott leonard http://ecozeal.com/blog/indigenous-designs-building-a-fair-trade-empire-part-2/comment-page-1#comment-455 scott leonard Wed, 13 May 2009 01:18:54 +0000 http://ecozeal.com/blog/?p=1212#comment-455 I think that you are amazing ~ such great information and well organized. It is so refreshing to know that there are people out there willing to take the time to write about companies like Indigenous, so that others can be well informed. Most sincerely, Thank you, Scotty I think that you are amazing ~ such great information and well organized. It is so refreshing to know that there are people out there willing to take the time to write about companies like Indigenous, so that others can be well informed.

Most sincerely,

Thank you,

Scotty

]]> Comment on Bamboo: The latest eco-fashion trend by Bob http://ecozeal.com/blog/bamboo-the-latest-eco-fashion-trend/comment-page-1#comment-454 Bob Tue, 12 May 2009 17:42:57 +0000 http://ecozeal.com/blog/?p=448#comment-454 Bamboo holds the promise of being a great addition to eco friendly clothing however, at this time there is still a lot of manufacturers that use herbicides along with a lot of harsh chemicals to process the bamboo into a usable textile. Bamboo holds the promise of being a great addition to eco friendly clothing however, at this time there is still a lot of manufacturers that use herbicides along with a lot of harsh chemicals to process the bamboo into a usable textile.

]]> Comment on Not Just Another Sack of Potatoes by Marny Fischer http://ecozeal.com/blog/not-just-another-sack-of-potatoes/comment-page-1#comment-453 Marny Fischer Mon, 11 May 2009 05:42:08 +0000 http://ecozeal.com/blog/?p=1199#comment-453 Love this bag!!! Are you selling them?? Gentle as you go, Marny Love this bag!!!

Are you selling them??

Gentle as you go,
Marny

]]> Comment on Not Just Another Sack of Potatoes by Birdfight Indie Clothing http://ecozeal.com/blog/not-just-another-sack-of-potatoes/comment-page-1#comment-451 Birdfight Indie Clothing Fri, 08 May 2009 20:11:38 +0000 http://ecozeal.com/blog/?p=1199#comment-451 A very nice find! We added you to our friday blog round up. It's great to see so much creative innovation in recycling these days. A very nice find! We added you to our friday blog round up. It’s great to see so much creative innovation in recycling these days.

]]> Comment on Organic Cotton – Green or Tan? by Ecofashionista http://ecozeal.com/blog/organic-cotton-green-or-tan/comment-page-1#comment-416 Ecofashionista Sun, 19 Apr 2009 04:15:11 +0000 http://ecozeal.com/blog/?p=1141#comment-416 While it is true that growing cotton requires an unfathomable amount of of water (27 gallons to make one t-shirt), organic cotton consumes far less water than its evil twin because it is a rotation crop. Bamboo is in fact not as "eco" as some might think. While the plant itself is sustainable, a renewable resource that requires no chemicals to grow, the actual process of turning it into a fiber actually has a negative impact. There are 2 ways to produce bamboo. Mechanical, using machinery is used in only 5-10% of bamboo production. However it is the other 90-95% of bamboo that is made chemically, in a chemical soup if you will, which results in a rayon. Canada has new regulation around the labeling of bamboo fabrics, and if processed chemically it must be labeled as bamboo rayon. Other man-made cellulosic fibers, such as tencel, are produced in a closed loop system so it is much more sustainable than bamboo production. While it is true that growing cotton requires an unfathomable amount of of water (27 gallons to make one t-shirt), organic cotton consumes far less water than its evil twin because it is a rotation crop.

Bamboo is in fact not as “eco” as some might think. While the plant itself is sustainable, a renewable resource that requires no chemicals to grow, the actual process of turning it into a fiber actually has a negative impact. There are 2 ways to produce bamboo. Mechanical, using machinery is used in only 5-10% of bamboo production. However it is the other 90-95% of bamboo that is made chemically, in a chemical soup if you will, which results in a rayon.

Canada has new regulation around the labeling of bamboo fabrics, and if processed chemically it must be labeled as bamboo rayon. Other man-made cellulosic fibers, such as tencel, are produced in a closed loop system so it is much more sustainable than bamboo production.

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