Month: July 2009
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Natural nails
It’s summer, and everyone’s wearing flipflops or open-toed shoes, showing off their pretty toenails. But nail polish contains the ‘toxic three’: formaldehyde, phthalates and toluene, which the CDC said may cause birth defects in laboratory animals. These dangerous chemicals have also been linked to cancer and asthma. Here are some more natural nail products, which…
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Always something there to remind me
I consider Post-it Notes one of mankind’s greatest inventions. Unfortunately, it’s paper. I read about Stickies, a free program for your PC so you don’t have to use those beautiful—oh I mean wasteful—little yellow (and other pretty colored) notes. If you want to purchase a program, Post-it actually has a digital version.
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Pure and Natural
I was looking for an alternative to Method products because Method never lists its ingredients. As far as hand soaps, I found Pure and Natural which comes in 100% recyclable packaging, is paraben-free and biodegradable. Their products are not tested on animals and use plant-based oils instead of animal tallow. The company also donates at…
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Labels, labels, labels
Avery and World Label offer recycled, chlorine-free bleached printer labels. See if you can talk your boss into ordering these instead.
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Not just skin-deep
For someone who never liked shopping, it has become an even longer process because I read labels more carefully now. I bought a Queen Helene Naturals body lotion recently. This line of products uses organic, Fair Trade Certified ingredients without parabens, sodium lauryl/laureth sulfates or petrolatum. So you won’t have to worry about carcinogenic chemicals…
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The write stuff
A former co-worker used to love smelling the markers we used the write patients on our whiteboard schedule at work. I wonder if refillable markers like the AusPen, which I read about on Ideal Bite, has the same wonderful odor. If you need an ecofriendly alternative to the white board, how about the Quartet Environment…
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Face it
I’ve been on the prowl for a health-friendly and eco-friendly facial cleanser. I found the Kiss my Face creamy face cleanser at Target. It’s pricey at $12.75, but at least I know it is biodegradable, has no parabens, artificial fragrances, phthalates, SLS. It is not tested on animals. I felt like I was investing in…
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Style your pet green
I’m not a big fan of dressing up dogs in outlandish outfits, though I don’t mind it if they need sweaters and little shirts to keep them protected from cold weather. But if you have to dress up your dog, why not make sure that he or she is wearing lovely eco-friendly clothing? Solar One…
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See the world with new eyes
Don’t need those eyeglasses anymore after that fabulous lasik surgery? Or you simply don’t like the style anymore? Check with your local eyeglass stores like Pearle Vision, Lenscrafters and see if they’ll recycle them. Or send them to the Lions Club or OneSight. It’s tax-deductible.
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Want to be a locavore?
The Farmer’s Garden defines a locavore as “…someone who only or primarily eats food grown or produced within their local area, usually within a radius of 100 to 250 miles.” The site was started in May 2009 and run by Ms. Maureen Farmer, a master gardener who works as a programmer/project manager. The site allows…