How to thrive in the dual world of parenting and remote work

Awareness is growing about the dangers of prolonged chemical exposure in modern life leading to increased odds of cancer. Never before has mankind been exposed to so many chemicals from such a young age. There was a recent documentary on the ABC called “Our Chemical Lives” which discussed these issues and I highly recommend our […]

When Leanne and I set out to create the Joonya brand in 2016, we knew we were going to do many products. While it has taken us a lot longer than we hoped to get nappies off the ground, we are excited to say the launch of Joonya Eco Nappies is not far away! Our […]

Following last year’s gold medal win, we are excited to announce Joonya was awarded the bronze medal in the 2018 Mother & Baby awards for Most Popular Baby Wipe (Fragrance Free). Big guys Huggies and Curash were first and second – both contain phenoxyethanol as their preservative so we’ll just leave it at that! For […]

With Father’s Day fast approaching, we are reflecting on the importance of role models for children – particularly boys, the fathers of tomorrow. We’re lucky enough to have two fabulous, boisterous boys and they sure keep us busy, particularly with the cleaning up around them! For various reasons, not all boys are lucky enough to […]

Sickness in young children is distressing at the best of times, and made much worse when persisent sickness cannot be explained. This is the situation our family found ourselves in, six months after the birth of our first son, Ted. In an effort to raise awareness, we have decided to write about our experience. At […]

Baby wipes are considered to be a cosmetic product, as they are applied to the skin and contain a lotion with a list of cosmetic ingredients. Any cosmetic product with a shelf life that contains water needs to use an effective preservative to prevent bacteria and mould. An infestation of bugs due to an ineffective […]

We are excited to announce that Joonya has teamed up with Trees for the Future (TREES), an international development non-profit that meets a triple bottom line by planting trees: poverty alleviation, hunger eradication, and healing the environment. The team at TREES are responsible for training farmers to plant and manage ‘Forest Gardens’ that sustainably feed families, raise […]

A recent news article was published reporting a study linking baby wipes with the increase in childhood food allergies over the last 20 years or so. This has raised plenty of questions, and we have been busy doing our homework. Our goal from the outset has been to provide the safest choice on the market […]

We had a huge response from our last article about living in Bali, and so have decided to follow it up with more information for those considering relocating here for a period. When we moved here in 2015, we had very little knowledge about the practical realities of life on the island, having only been […]