Archive for the ‘Fashion & Beauty’ Category

• Purchasing Power = Green Living

  We are all sick of the sorry economy and all it takes with it, including life’s simple pleasures.  Magazines are going under at accelerated speed, with new ones sinking each week. One that left us recently is popular green mag, …

• Harmful Ingredients in Cosmetics 101: How To Tell a Safe Product From a Toxic One

  Photo credit: gcardinal With everyone going green these days it is often hard for consumers to distinguish a product that is truly safe from one that is just making that claim.  It is perfectly legal, and often practiced, to use …

• Obama’s Environmental Policy a Beauty

  Photo credit: jurvetson Advocates for safety in cosmetics have long been hoping for some good news on the regulation of cosmetics by the U.S. government.  With standards in the U.S. being very loose and under regulated as compared to those …

• De-clutter Your Beauty Regimen

  Photo credit: | spoon | With the arrival of the New Year, we are in the mood to organize and clear out the clutter in our homes, offices and closets.  The same needs to happen for your beauty regimen. Most …

• Bootcamp for Skin

  Photo credit: Army.mil Just when you want to look your best; dark circles, a sallow complexion and puffiness strike.  It is easy to get run down this time of year, with too much of a good thing everywhere you turn.  …

• You Really Are What You Eat

  Photo credit: annia316 Purchasing and using nontoxic skincare and personal care products is of the utmost importance for our health.  Our skin is our largest organ and absorbs approximately 60% of what we put on it, and if that is …

• Bad Hair Month

  Photo credit: [nati] ‘Tis the season to be jolly!  So, why does your hair so often act like Scrooge himself this time of year?  Drier climates and indoor heating do not help, but more frequent going out, thus more styling, …

• Organic Skincare and Beauty Sales on the Rise

  Photo credit: Material Boy The current economy is forcing most of us to cut spending anywhere we can. But it looks like we are still willing to fork over a little green when it comes to green cosmetics. I have …

• No Toxins in Those Stockings

  Well, we all know that we don’t want to give our kids another pile of plastic for Christmas this year, but be careful with those stocking stuffers too. Little girls love lip gloss, lotion and bath gel, and with every …

• Save water and money by using a shower timer

  Do you like to take long, and especially hot, showers regularly? Besides making your skin dryer you will also waste money and water (30% of all home water consumption is in the shower) on those long hot showers. But fear …