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​MY JOURNEY

It was 2005
my cleaning business
was successful and
organically growing
at a comfortable pace
allowing me to continually
add more staff every month


ALL WAS GOOD
YET IT ONLY
TOOK A MOMENT
TO CHANGE
​MY WAY OF LIFE​

Even when you think
you are in control
a brief moment
of the unknown
can change
everything


THE MOMENT 
OF ​BEING IN CONTROL
​
I researched the product
talked to a professional
purchased the safety gear
I read the instructions,
and read them again
I followed the instructions. 
​ I was in control.

​
​
THE MOMENT 
OF THE UNKNOWN

my client's desire
to make life easier 
for me

​
What happened next was a battle between 2 products, my client's off the shelf and my industrial strength mould remover (2 vastly different types of chlorine) and without realizing it, I was in the middle of the battle and I did not stand a chance.  My saving grace ...... researching, talking with a professional, reading and following the directions.  I had no skin showing, my eyes were protected and I wore a face mask.  It saved my life!  However, I came out of it with some chemical burns, as my face mask did not totally keep out the toxic fumes, and lasting sensitivities to many synthetic and chlorine products.  A little tidbit....you may ask why didn't I smell the chlorine bleach from the 'off the shelf' product the client sprayed?  Fragrance (in the product) covered up the scent.

​

THE MOMENT
 OF ​FRUSTRATION


believing the label
trusting the brand
being mislead
and ​finally
​ realizing it



Just because a labels says it is 100% natural or certified organic doesn't mean it is.  It only needs to have one ingredient that is for them to use those words.  Derived doesn't mean from, it means copied from or in the 'natural' industry 'starting from'.  Fragrance as an ingredient in a natural product is just wrong on so many levels.  Don't assume all products made by a company are natural just because they created a couple that are.  If a product is certified 'eco' or 'green' it's not natural since there are no government regulations in the world of natural.  Dawn, no matter what they say when they show you how it helps cute little animals, still has ingredients of great concern.  Burt Bee's was bought out by Clorox.  Have you been noticing changes in your Burt Bee's products, check the ingredients.  Is there a creation date on your natural product?  How about an expiry date? Why are brands not listing the ingredients anywhere? I can go on but you will find my research in more detail in my blog.  

​
THE MOMENT
OF CHANGE

I no longer trusted
so I needed to create
​
It all began in 2005 out of necessity because I couldn't find what I needed for my business to move forward using only natural products and closing the business was not an option.  10 years later my needs changed. It became important that the ingredients used to create natural products were sustainable, organic, fair trade and purchased locally (small businesses within Canada. No cross-border shopping).  It became necessary, the containers and labels used left a smaller carbon footprint by following a zero waste mandate. It became obvious, the only way I was going to be able to know for sure was to create myself.  It took me a few more years to  realize I needed to give you the option and the tools to do the same.  
long before it was cool to be a minimalist, live a sustainable life, become a zero waste warrior we just called it simple living  or what  some could not resist calling us....'those damn hippies....not much has changed in the years since, except the wording...now some can not resist calling us.... 'those damn natural nuts'...hence the name.
​Just Another Natural Nut
website created by
April Anderson
copyright 2010


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  • Cleaning Products
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    • Simple Living Blog
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