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Getting Rid of Head Lice! The Safe and Natural Way…

The Eco Friendly Lice Terminator

When faced with an outbreak of head lice in your home, the wellness of the planet might not be the first thing on your mind. You might be more likely to panic, and use whatever methods necessary to rid your home of these tiny beasts with the giant reputation. But the truth is, not only [...]

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Green Makeup by Ava Anderson

Green Makeup by Ava Anderson

Have you ever wondered what was in your products?  I never did.  The thought that harmful ingredients were in my moisturizer or shampoo never even registered with me.  Because of course the companies would never be allowed to get away with this right?   Especially not in children’s products right? My mother told me about this [...]

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Best Green Shaving Products You May Not Know!

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My wife and I often browse our local Central Market store for new eco friendly products and on one our recent visits I found a great green alternative for my morning shave! The first green shaving product that we found was an organic fair trade shaving gel by the Dr. Bronner’s company. It is labeled [...]

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Organic Repellent Insect Spray

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Do you wish there was an organic repellent insect spray which contained zero DEET and no synthetic chemicals but instead was formulated using all natural organic plant oils? Well we found the EcoSmart organic repellent insect spray which does just that! I bought the 6 fluid ounce bottle at our local grocery store and have [...]

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EcoTools-My Beauty Go-To

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I’ve been meaning to write about these earth-friendly brushes for ages, because I am in love, sweet love, with them. I actually have two of the bamboo powder brushes which I use everyday for applying my blush and bronzer and the 6 piece brush set which I use for eyeshadow application. It’s no lie when I say [...]

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Mascara for all you Greenies

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I just wanted to give a quick shout out to Physicians Formula Organic wear Mascara. Yes, you read right, I just said “shout out”. I was pretty impressed with this organic spin on every girl’s must have…mascara. I had my favorite mascara before, which I’m sad to say was not green or organic in any [...]

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What’s Soy Great?

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Sorry for the pun, but my favorite candles that I’m pretty much addicted to are Pacifica Soy Candles. You gotta love a candle that uses a natural soy wax formula, comes in a spiffy decorative tin, and smells A-MAZING to boot.  We currently have two  7 oz. candles around the house and they really give [...]

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Our Search for the Greenest Bathroom Tissue

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We have been using eco-friendly bathroom tissue for about a year now but we recently noticed that different grocery stores carried different brands of green bathroom tissue. This called for a consumer test!!! Contender Number 1: Small Steps Bathroom Tissue by Marcal Their tag line is “A Small Easy Step to a Greener Earth” and [...]

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Have I got a review for you!

Have I got a review for you!

Time to lay it all out there. After a full week of using my Pangea Organics facial cleanser….alright alright, enough of the third degree, I only used it a couple of days, but I have to say I am not a fan. I wish I could say it was a girl meets face wash, girl [...]

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Going out on a green limb…

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I’ll just come right out and say it….I’m OCD about washing my face. I’m all about a fresh, clean face, so changing my skin care routine is going to be hard. Really hard. However, I wanted to find something that is easier on my face than my normal department store face wash which contains salicylic acid. [...]

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