Small Business Friday Feature: Funky Fluff

 

 Oh how I miss my cloth diapering days! I love cloth diapers as much as I love baby carriers and buying both can be quite addictive.   I'd like to introduce you to FunkyFluff™, a Canadian business developed by two friends with a passion for fluff!

Who, What and Where is Funky Fluff?

FUNKY FLUFF™was founded by Kathy Bello and Tricia Corda. They are a small Canadian home based business and a team of two moms and long time friends located in Toronto, Ontario.

Funky Fluff™ diapers are designed in Canada but made in China.  Through much research on their part they have found a manufacturer they are comfortable with and one that provides the high quality that Funky Fluff™ is based on.  Their own children wear these diapers and they would never put them in any product that they wouldn’t feel comfortable with.

Since we are done with diapers I had friends of Everything Mom and Baby review their two styles that was sent to me.   Here are their experiences with Funky Fluff™.  Heather Lynn is a newbie to the cloth diapering world and Tara is the experienced cloth diapering mother.

Heather Lynn used The Funky Fluff Fusion Stay Dry 3-in-1 System

The suedecloth fabric chosen for our FUNKY FLUFF Stay Dry diaper wicks moisture away from the skin, leaving baby feeling dry and comfortable while preventing rashes. Suedecloth is thinner and doesn’t pill like microfleece and in turn remains looking new longer. Suedecloth is also much more resistant to staining. Messes are easier to clean up as poop “peels” off this material instead of becoming embedded in it. This fabric is also very durable, does not snag or tear easily and dries quickly.

                                            
First Impression:  My very first impression of Funky Fluff was intrigue.  A diaper that boasts a 3 in 1 
system.   The diapers construction seems well put together.  I snapped and unsnapped the snaps for about a half hour checking to see how they would hold up, which they did.  The seams all look great and the elastics are nicely sewn.  I do like how the soakers have a built in crease so that they can fit nicely into the shell when the diaper is snapped up. 
Another thing that caught my attention was that the diaper is trimmer.

Performance:  My first time using the Funky Fluff™ diaper I used the smaller soaker in the AI2 (All In 2) style.  I changed my daughter after two and half hours and found that she had a leak.  Perhaps she's considered a heavy wetter.

The second time I used the diaper I used it as my beloved pocket style with the smaller insert snapped in the front again and changed her after two hours and NO LEAK.  Her bottom was nice and dry. 
The third time I used the diaper I used it as an AIO(All in One) two hours of wear and again NO LEAKS. 
I loved the fact that I can toss it the wet bag and forget about it.  I have yet to experience any other AIO and I  must say I can definitely see the appeal.  It's just plain easy and so close to a disposable it almost made me re-think my diaper stash! They stay dry soaker did indeed keep my darling daughters bottom dry.
The final stage of my test was the overnight , leaving the diaper in for 12 hours.  I double stuffed the diaper with both soakers, as overnight my daughter is a heavy, heavy wetter and tummy sleeper to boot.
I stuffed the diaper as I would a pocket and left the larger soaker unsnapped and folded the crease and snapped the smaller soaker into the front.  I found when I snapped the larger soaker on the rear snap it gave my daughter a serious Plumbers crack, so I unsnapped it.  In the morning her bottom was dry, the liner of the cover was slightly damp and the soakers were indeed soaked.  I think if I just used one soaker, regardless the size there would of been an accident.


Overall:  The diaper performs as it should and holds up to the wash and wear.  I do like the idea of 3-in-1 as it is unique.  The third snap to prevent the wing drooping is a great feature! I've never experience the phenomenon myself but I see how well it works to prevent it. 

As an overnight diaper, with both soakers it works amazing! I'm dubious if I could say the same with a single soaker.
If you're new to the wonderful world of cloth and haven't a clue what sort of system you'd like to set up, the 3-in-1 Funky Fluff™ Stay Dry is for you! Want the flexibility of changing your diapers as you see fit? Funky Fluff™ Stay Dry is for you!

Tara reviewed the Funky Fluff™ Bamboo 3-in-1 System
Funky Fluff™ Bamboo diapers were designed for parents who want incredible absorbency and natural fibers against their baby’s skin. Bamboo is very sustainable and environmentally friendly. Its crop grows quickly and requires little maintenance. Fabrics made from bamboo are especially soft and have great ventilation. They keep babies comfortable and cool. Bamboo is also one of the most absorbent fabrics available for cloth diapers.

Pros: the bamboo makes it a soft feeling diaper that retains its softness over time - it does pil, but not in the same way as fleece, more like a well used towel.  This is a bonus over similar pocket diaper designs that rely on fleece. The double gussets are great and do work to keep things contained.  The hip snap (third snap) is both practical and integral to keeping this very stretchy diaper in place.  My heavy wetter requires all the soakers all the time, but they aren't bulky so not a big deal.  No rashes to speak of (just some irritation from leg elastics) when used overnight so it's decent for sensitive skin.

It's comparable to a Charlie banana or FuzziBunz in almost every way. The main difference is the liner stays soft unlike the micro fleece.   Overall it's a decent PUL based pocket diaper.

Cons:  this is a glass half empty/half full observation - as bamboo is super soft stretchy it doesn't keep it's shape entirely so, as DD would jet around the front lining would start to puff out the top/front of the diaper.  Additionally figuring out which snap to snap the soaker took some time - definitely not both or it noticeably pulls on the diaper.  

One thing that really stands out to me is how much the material pulls when you unsnap - every time I open and close the diaper I am concerned the bamboo is going to tear and as a result feel I have to be extra cautious when removing the diaper.
 It's not the most absorbent diaper I've used, but would be fine with extra layers.

The only other semi-con I feel I should note is that it requires line drying. In an of itself not a big deal, but notable in that I would recommend a full time user to have a few extra on hand to compensate for drying time.  The extra leg gussets also take a little bit of extra drying time.

Reading both reviews, I'd have to say I'd be willing to try both for when baby #2 comes.  I love reading honest reviews like the two above.  We do have a giveaway to offer you and a discount code!

        Go to Funky Fluff™ and save 10% with this code: EMB10
                                     valid until Aug.31/12

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