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Frequently Asked Questions about your Klean Kanteen Water Bottles, Insulated Tk Wides and lots more
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DO I HAVE RUST STAINS IN MY BOTTLE?

All Klean Kanteen products are made from 18/8 food-grade stainless steel which is safe, durable and BPA-free. The food-grade stainless steel in a Klean Kanteen is highly rust resistant. If your bottle appears to have rusted, it's probably just a mark left behind from the electropolishing process, which smooths the surface of the metal and makes it shiny. Sometimes electrolytes left on the surface turn a rust color, but it's harmless.
To remove residue, soak your Kanteen overnight with hot water and baking soda or white vinegar. Follow the soak with a good scrub using a bottle brush or a scouring pad, combined with a wooden spoon or other kitchen utensil for leverage. Please give this suggestion a shot and let us know how the cleaning goes. Remember, scrubbing is key. For more information, visit our Care & Use page here http://www.kleankanteen.com/pages/care-use.


Babywearing in Winter: Top Tips to Keep Yourself and Baby Warm

Wearing your baby in a sling, wrap or baby carrier can be a lifesaver on many days. It’s an easy way to keep your little one close, safe and content while going about your daily tasks. During the summer babywearing opens up an entirely new set of possibilities for you and your family. With your child securely strapped to your chest or back, you are not dependent on buggy-friendly paths and facilities. Instead, you are free to explore the world with your children and go wherever your feet may take you. 

When the days get shorter and the temperatures drop many parents refrain from putting their kids in a carrier or wrap. The reason is almost always the same: What to wear on those chilly autumn and winter days out? Between puffy jackets, scarves, hats, and woolly jumpers there is a lot going on even without adding a baby carrier into the mix. However, babywearing is just as possible on cold days as it is in the summer sunshine!

With our top tips on babywearing in the winter, you will rock your sling during the coming cold season!


Why a Cocoonababy Nest should be on your new baby essentials list
Have you heard about the fourth trimester? When your baby is born, they are totally dependent on you for food, warmth and comfort, especially in their first few months. They've come from an environment where this was all easily available and into a big, bright, noisy and sometimes overwhelmng world! So to keep them feeling safe and secure - keep them close with lots skin to skin or in a sling, let them smell your scent, hear your voice and feel your sway as they did in the womb, and keep them cocooned in a warm snug and reassuring environment so they don't startle - enter the cocoonababy!

The cocoonababy nest has been one of our best sellers for years now and with good reason - it's a natural, supportive and reassuring place for your newborn baby to feel comfortable and secure - as it's similar to being in the womb.


Reusable Beeswax Wraps: Have you heard the Buzz?
In the last couple of months, there's a bit of a buzz (sorry couldn't resist!!) about reusable beeswax wraps popping up as an eco-friendly alternative to cling film, sandwich bags and other types of food storage. Are you wondering if the colourful fabric squares covered in beeswax really hold up to the task? Or whether they are as convenient to use as their plastic counterparts? Then read on – we bee-lieve you will love them just as much as we do!

 


Three Simple Switches Parents Can Make To Become A More Eco Friendly Family

There is no denying that bringing children into the world takes a toll on our environment. For such small people, they can generate a whole lot of extra waste! These days, I think we are all trying to reduce our use of plastic and lessen the footprint we are leaving behind. If not for ourselves, then for our children who will have to clean up the mess once we are gone.


Center Parcs Ireland – A Surprisingly Eco Holiday!

Earlier in the year, we weren’t sure if we’d get a family holiday, so we decided to treat ourselves to a Center Parcs Longford weekend in September when the crazy summer holiday prices came down. We opted for the Friday to Monday package with no idea of what to expect.

It turns out we were very pleasantly surprised at how eco-friendly our little holiday at Center Parcs Longford was, so I thought I’d share a few tips on what to expect and how you can best enjoy an eco-holiday there too!


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