Alright, so it’s the dead of winter and the majority of us are stuck indoors peering out our windows at gray skies and dirty snow. The warm glow sparked in our hearts from those early chilly days that ushered fresh and pristine winter wonderlands to our front doors is long gone, and we can’t help…
Category Archives: Beauty and Body
Ecostore USA Giveaway: We Have A Winner!
Congratulations! to sito, commenter #112. You are the winner of our EcoStore USA giveaway! Thanks to everyone for participating, and remember to check out Ecostore USA’s great line of eco-friendly products for your home and beauty needs. Also be sure to check out Anne’s great post below, laden with tips on how to stay warm…
Recycling & The Beauty Products Industry
Why is it that beauty products are seldom packaged in recyclable containers? Even when their containers are plastic, they seldom have recognizable recycling symbols on them. Sometimes they have what I assume are European symbols on them. Did you know that this symbol: The German ‘Green Dot’, has no environmental significance at all? It only…
Great Green Giveaway: Ecostore USA
What better way to start the second full week of the new year than with a great review and giveaway for some helpful green home and beauty products? This review and giveaway comes courtesy of Ecostore USA, whose eco-friendly, plant-based household cleaning products are as effective as the leading supermarket brands, and their body and…
Around The Greenosphere: Weekly Link Roundup
Here are 5 posts from elsewhere that had us thinking this week, to help start your new year off a bit greener. Happy! 2009. Monday CNN ran an article discussing the business and potential profit (both economically and for the planet) of sustainable farming and green industry. Here’s an excerpt from the article, though the…
What You Can Do to Get Rid of Hormone Disrupting Phthalates in Your Household
If you have been paying attention to the news reports on buying safe toys this holiday season, you’ve probably heard about phthalates. Pronounced tha-lates (or sometimes thay-lates), this group of chemicals has been shown to disrupt hormones in laboratory animals. Fetal exposure to phthalates has also been linked to reproductive diseases later in life in baby girls….
Recycled Note Of The Week: My Good Greetings
This week’s Recycled Note Of The Week comes from My Good Greetings, whose beautifully designed custom photo cards, invitations and stationary are printed on 100% recycled, carbon neutral paper which is Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certified. My Good Greetings uses 100% digital short-run presses which significantly reduce paperwaste and emit 90% less Volatile Organic Compounds….
Taking The Next Step
After my son’s first surgery in January, I stepped back and took a good long look at all facets of my life, which resulted in an epiphany of sorts. Days later I quit my job and started my own eco-friendly business to devote more time to my kids. Once I walked away from the rat race…
Acupuncture for Seasonal Allergies
Autumn brings the best and the worst in the same season. Long before the official beginning of fall, I am ready for the sweaters and the jeans. Reborn with the crisp morning air as I wake up, I long to snuggle into my warm comfy sheets at night. By far I am more peaceful (than usual) this time…
Green and Gorgeous: Green Beauty Tips
The bathroom is often regarded as a sanctuary of the family home: a place to unwind in a hot shower, pamper oneself with a spa treatment, or simply take care of business in relative privacy. Unfortunately, however, the average American bathroom has become a haven of chemical exposure, housing a variety of personal care products…
