IHHS Favorites: DynaTrap Launches Flylight for Safe, Silent & Simple Indoor Bug Protection

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DynaTrap Launches Flylight for

Safe, Silent & Simple Indoor Bug Protection

DynaTrap’s newest product uses proprietary tech to deliver superior protection against disease-carrying insects — all in an attractive, discreet sconce design.

Here at ChiIL Mama we adore spring through fall in Chi, IL, but not the influx of insects those seasons bring. We've had a plague of moths for years, that came in a bag of bird seed and return to their place of birth year after year. The city also has more than it's fair share of flies! In the past we've put up ugly fly paper in the yard and enclosed back porch as they come through the dog doors. Now we're thrilled to have a more effective, and much more attractive option, the DynaTrap® Flylight! Check back soon for my full review and a giveaway too. We're excited to partner up with Dynamic Solutions and will be sent a complimentary sample for review purposes and for our readers. Flylight is brand NEW and just debuted at the giant International Home and Housewares Show in Chicago this month. They have a plethora of products for indoors and out. We've tried a couple in past years and were quite impressed.

DynaTrap® is the creator of technology-driven, indoor/outdoor insect and mosquito traps that are chemical, pesticide, and hassle free. 

Flylight delivers up to 600 square feet of superior protection against disease-carrying flies, mosquitoes, and other flying insects. It utilizes DynaTrap’s proprietary AtraktaGloTM Technology to produce a warm UV light at a specifically targeted wavelength, which is irresistibly attractive to insects. The non-toxic StickyTechTM Glue Card then traps the bugs and conceals them behind a sleek, decorative aluminum panel.

“While nearly everyone looks forward to the warmer weather brought by spring each year, nobody likes dealing with the pesky and unhealthy presence of fruit flies, gnats, pantry moths, fleas, and other flying insects that often make their ways indoors. Flylight is the easiest and more effective way to stave off the bugs — just plug it in, let it run, and enjoy a bug-free home.” said Juan Rocha, President of DynaTrap. 

“In addition, the benefits of Flylight go well beyond its unparalleled ability to trap bugs. Unlike other indoor bug traps, you don’t have to worry about harmful chemicals or nasty odors; Flylight is completely pesticide-free and safe to use around your family, pets, and food. And while many other bug zappers and eliminators are noisy and obtrusive, Flylight is completely silent and packaged in a low-profile, tasteful, and easy-to-install aluminum unit.” 

Flylight comes in three different models, as well as two different color options — black and white. The deluxe model comes with two AC outlets and two USB ports to maximize outlet utility. Each Flylight comes with a replaceable UV Bulb (rated for approximately 3000 hours), three StickyTechTM Glue Card replacements (that last approximately 30 days each), and a one-year warranty on the device.

User Testimonials
“I’m so impressed with the sleek and stylish design of this bug trap — we love the way it looks in our kitchen, and it even doubles as a night light. It’s especially great not to have to deal with any more ugly sticky paper with dead bugs! The extra built-in outlets mean we don’t have to sacrifice precious charging space. We’ll definitely be buying more for our cabin and camper!” -Dustyn C., Virginia

For more information on DynaTrap, please visit https://www.dynatrap.com.



About Dynamic Solutions Worldwide, LLC
Dynamic Solutions Worldwide, LLC creates technology-driven indoor/outdoor insect traps that protect against mosquitoes, biting flies, moths, wasps, and more. Unlike other bug prevention solutions, Dynamic Solutions Worldwide, LLC produce products that are uniquely chemical- and pesticide-free, affordable, easy to maintain, environmentally friendly and most importantly—effective.  

Disclosure: ChiIL Mama is excited to partner up with Dynamic Solutions and will be sent a complimentary sample for review purposes and for our readers. As always all opinions are my own.

The ShiftCon Organic, NonGMO, Eco-Friendly Love Package Is En Route

Here at ChiIL Mama we rock the Green Parenting and are always on the lookout for eco-friendly options for our family and yours. That's why we're jazzed to be selected to receive a ShiftCon Love Package full of complimentary natural products to review from Leah Segedie and Mamavation! 

Follow along on our social media channels with the hashtag  #shiftconlovepackage so you don't miss a thing. 

Here are the brands we're reviewing: 
Here's a master list of all the natural products we'll be reviewing here over the next few weeks. The ones in bold have arrived already and we'll be doing features on them first. Check back like we vote in Chi, IL... early and often.

Organic Valley
PlusCBD Oil
Yum and Ona
Oral Essentials, Inc.
Earth Mama Organics
Simply Real Foods Market
Kyo-Green
Clearly Filtered Inc.
Flora, Inc.
Just Thrive Probiotic
NeoCell
White Oak Pastures
RidgeCrest Herbals
Betsy's Best Gourmet Nut & Seed Butters
NutriGold
Mountain Rose Herbs
Kombucha Kamp
SeaSnax
Cybele's Free-to-Eat

Details About the ShiftCon Package Offerings

What: ShiftCon Love Package 2018

Brands Involved: Organic Valley, PlusCBD Oil, Yum and Ona, Oral Essentials, Earth Mama Organics, Simply Real Foods, Kyo-Green, Clearly Filtered, Flora, Just Thrive Probiotics, NeoCell, White Oak Pastures, RidgeCrest Herbals, Betsy's Best Gourmet Nut & Seed Butters, NutriGold, Mountain Rose Herbs & Kombucha Kamp.

- PlusCBD Oil Extra Strength Balm, PlusCBD Oil 1oz 100mg Peppermint or Unflavored Spray, PlusCBD Oil 10 count 15mg Gold Softgels

- Organic Vally products or free product coupons (to be determined)

- Ona functional fuel bars (two types) 

- 14 pack of Oral Essentials Teeth Whitening Strips

- Earth Mama Organics mini-deodorant 4-pack

-Simply Real Foods organic coffee

- Kyo-Green Green Blend single serve

- Clearly Filtered Clean Water Pitcher

- Flora Women's Care Probiotic

- Just Thrive probiotic re-usable shopping bag

- NeoCell super collagen powder

- White Oak Pastures handmade grassfed tallow soap and candles

- Ridgecrest Herbals ClearLungs Immune

- Betsy's Best 1 jar of Gourmet Almond Butter and 1 Jar Gourmet Cashew Butter

-NutriGold Organic Women's Multivitamin

- Mountain Rose Herbs Gourmet salts and organic spice blends

-Kombucha Kamp Fermentation Culture - Kombucha, Jun, Water Kefir or Milk Kefir (You'll receive one of these to make your own)

Mamavation Influencer Network Presents the ShiftCon Love Package

It's back again! After ShiftCon Social Media Conference, we gather together some of our favorite brands and put together a special "Love Package" offer for influencers who were not able to be there but STILL want to have more organic, nonGMO and safer ingredient brands in their life. And thus sharing the love of non-toxic products with their audience.

Here at ChiIL Mama, I'll also be reading and reviewing Leah Segedie's Green Enough, out March 20th.

Disclosure: Here at ChiIL Mama, we've been chosen to receive 18 packages of love from non-toxic brands and agree to share the love of safer products with our audience. I have been compensated with complimentary review products. As always all opinions are my own.

PRODUCT REVIEW: Give The Gift of Health With Naturopath Approved HealTop Products

Here at ChiIL Mama, we start with the healthiest, gentlest solution first, when faced with healing. So I was thrilled when healtop reached out via US Family Bloggers and asked us to do a review. We were sent a complimentary trio of samples for review purposes.



They have sets for all ages from infants to adults as well as individual products to boost immune systems, eliminate acne, detox, and more. 

Healtop products are great for gifting to friends or giving yourself and your family the gift of healing with 100% natural products that are naturopath approved. Go beyond candy for stocking stuffers, Hanukkah gifts, and advent count downs with a healthy gift that will last.



My kids are now 14 & 16, and acne is an ongoing struggle, so we opted to try the Teenagers Package. All 3 samples we were sent in the teenagers bundle smell fabulous and work wonders. The fewer chemicals and harsh medicines on my teens' skin, the better. If we can get great results with natural products, then I'm in. I'll admit, my husband and I still get acne sometimes, too, even though we're well past the teen years, so I tried these out as well and liked the results. The clear skin spray is simple to apply and smells terrific, as does the sweet feet oil blend, that's migrated to my gym bag. The skin repair oil is thicker and slicker, so we were only applying that one at night. It also has a more pungent scent my kids bulked at a bit, but they couldn't argue with the outcome. We all had noticeably clearer skin in just a few days. This terrific trio lives up to their labels. After incorporating these natural products into our skin care routines we did "feel great" indeed. 



Click here to check out the Teenagers Package 
This is a bundle of 3 natural amazing products for teenagers. 2 products for treating acne and oily irritated skin and one for athlete foot. Products under a major discount so buy now and save.

Price as configured: $48.75

CLEAR SKIN
clear skin - 100% herbal spray to calm and rejuvinate red skin   +$11.45

SKIN REPAIR
skin repair - special serum for irritated red skin   +$28.01

SWEET FEET
sweet feet - 100% natural serum for athlete foot   +$9.29




These are simple to order via Amazon and products I can feel confident letting my kids use. Don't get fooled by cheap, ineffective imitations full of impurities and additives. Healtop is the real deal.

Want to learn more about healtop? Click here to check out the faces behind the brand, along with their beliefs and core values.

Disclosure: It's our pleasure to partner up with healtop via US Family Guide. Once again, we were sent a complimentary trio of products for review purposes. As always, all opinions are my own. 

PHOTO FEATURE: ChiIL Mama's Adventures at The Dill Pickle Food Co-Op Grand Opening Celebration

What's green and new and next to the blue? 

The Dill Pickle Food Co-Op's excellent expanded home! 

Yes, there's a newcomer next to the Logan Square Blue Line "L" stop that's bike friendly, neighborhoody, and full of loads of fresh local finds, organic goodies, bulk buys, and more. It's locally owned by your neighbors, but anyone can shop there, not just co-op members. Have you stopped in yet? You can see the cheerful, bright green roof from blocks away, and the inside is just as colorful and welcoming.

October was an exciting month for The Dill Pickle Co-Op. They've been around since 2009, in a much smaller space on Fullerton, but their new Milwaukee Avenue home will allow them to grow and really come into their own. Here's our photo recap of the first hours of their grand opening party in the new space earlier this month. 



They had a day long celebration packed with live music, dance, martial arts, bounce house fun and crafts for the littles, and loads of vendor samples/coupons/demos. We were lucky to catch a fantastic Capoeira demo.

Check out our full photo feature in the slideshow here and more favorites below:

Back in the day, when I heard the word food co-op, it conjured up dusty images of wholesome hippies stocking barrels of grains and aisles of bulk bins, with 20 types of granola. 





The Dill Pickle Co-Op is so much more. Sure, they have great bulk bin deals, but also a host of fabulous vegan, vegetarian, and carnivore finds, and eco-friendly non food items too. They have plenty of frozen items that are quick to fix. They also have loads of love for the locals, stocking a plethora of fresh produce, dairy and meat from farms in the region. And their homemade hummus is to die for.



This spot is sure to be an "L" commuter hit, on the way to or from work. They have a liquor license, a gorgeous salad bar, coffee bar, ready made sandwiches and lots of great grab n go items. They even have kombucha machines, in case keeping a kombucha scoby alive to DIY seems like a daunting task.







Family Friendly:
My kids are teens now, but it wasn't long ago that both were in tow, just about every time I went shopping. The Dill Pickle Food Co-Op loves littles, and has kid sized carts, goodies and a club, to make shopping with your offspring less stress.










The Dill Pickle Food Co-Op also has coupons and rockin' specials. They've joined with a collective of other co-ops for bulk purchasing power and better discounts. And they pass on the savings locally. The profits stay in our neighborhood, too.







Come on by and check it out! All are welcome. We bought a $250 share as owners, at a very reasonable $10 a month. This gives my family extra coupons, discounts and the chance for even deeper discounts with a work/barter program of a couple hours a week as a HOO (Hands On Owner). Here's their website, so you can keep up with happenings, sales, and more. Also follow them on social media on Facebook and Twitter.






Welcome to the neighborhood, Dill Pickle Co-Op! We'll be in to shop like we vote in Chi, IL... early and often!

 Click image to check out current specials, join, or see more info 

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