Yes folks.  I have been hearing about oil for cars and airplanes.  But I am learning that oil is used in diapers, as well as other chemicals.  And I also found out that baby diapers take a very long time to break down.

So all of these people are going “green.”  Which is the new way of living your life in a more natural way.

Babies “R” Us has increased its stores’ inventory of natural and organic items over the past two years to more than 300 separate products. It carried just a few dozen items only a few years ago.

The retailer reports an increase in baby registries that include organic food, organic cotton clothing, natural bedding and environmentally friendly cleaners.

“I wouldn’t call this a trend. This is definitely a lifestyle change,” says Babies “R” Us spokeswoman Jamie Beal.

At Park + Vine, a “green” general store in Over-the-Rhine, green baby and parent products make up 20 percent of the inventory, up from 10 percent when the store opened a year ago, says owner Dan Korman.

Cincinnati also has a new cloth diaper service, Good Natured Baby, which has 16 customers, says Amy Hruschak of Liberty Township, who started the business with her husband, P.J., after their son Rory, 16 months, was born.

“Six years ago (when her oldest was born), it was kind of unheard of to use cloth diapers, and people thought you were a weirdo,” says 30-year-old Donyé Cortese of Mount Auburn. “Then it kind of seemed like the whole green thing became easier to do.”

The dizzying array of green products at specialty stores, major retailers and online prompted 25-year-old Suzanne Istvan of Oakley to start greenmommyguide.com, which contains articles about and reviews of various green products.

Istvan never thought she’d be a mom who cared about organic baby food, sustainable materials and cloth diapers, until she found out how easy it was to integrate eco-friendly options into her life.

“I really wanted to spread the word to other moms that you don’t have to be ‘crunchy’ to be green,” Istvan says.

For many parents, little changes do lead to entire lifestyle overhauls.

 So are going green?