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Green beauty products
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Green beauty products
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[/caption] Looking great comes at a price these days, and we know this the more we hear about how many harmful chemicals it takes to look good - harmful to us, and the environment. When searching the shelves, look for products with natural ingredients (I always consider whether I wouldn't mind putting the product in my mouth - don't actually try that). Also, it might be worth considering making your own beauty products. Have any of you ever tried doing that? I remember that my sister once made me beautiful grapefruit lip balm. Also, Adria Vasil of
Ecoholic fame recommends visiting
Make Your Cosmetics for recipes. Way back in August I wrote about
Origins Organics, a great line of green products I had come across. I had fallen in love with their lovely Body Pampering Massage Oil. All of Origins Organics products are free of many of the leading environmental and health offenders, such as parabens (an estrogenic chemical found in most cosmetics), phthalates (a hormone disrupter now slowly being phased out of certain products), petroleum (derived from crude oil), mineral oil (which is a petroleum byproduct) and DEA (which is suspected to increase the risk of cancer and is commonly found in beauty products). I have great news for those of you who love looking great with a conscience.
I have a Origins Organics beauty basket to give away to one lucky Green Living Blog Subscriber. One lucky winner will get: • Origins Organics Foaming Face Wash • Origins Organics Nourishing Face Lotion • Origins Organics Cleansing Body Bar Just leave a comment here telling me your best recipe for a homemade beauty product. Don't forget, you also have to be a subscriber to win! I'll announce the winner on Tuesday, April 21.
Also, two lucky winners will be walking away with a copy of the book
Mom, Will This Chicken Give Me Man Boobs?, by Robyn Harding (
I blogged about it here!). It's a great, funny read that most of you can relate to. I'll pick the two winners at random and will announce it here next Tuesday as well.
[/caption] Looking great comes at a price these days, and we know this the more we hear about how many harmful chemicals it takes to look good - harmful to us, and the environment. When searching the shelves, look for products with natural ingredients (I always consider whether I wouldn't mind putting the product in my mouth - don't actually try that). Also, it might be worth considering making your own beauty products. Have any of you ever tried doing that? I remember that my sister once made me beautiful grapefruit lip balm. Also, Adria Vasil of
Ecoholic fame recommends visiting
Make Your Cosmetics for recipes. Way back in August I wrote about
Origins Organics, a great line of green products I had come across. I had fallen in love with their lovely Body Pampering Massage Oil. All of Origins Organics products are free of many of the leading environmental and health offenders, such as parabens (an estrogenic chemical found in most cosmetics), phthalates (a hormone disrupter now slowly being phased out of certain products), petroleum (derived from crude oil), mineral oil (which is a petroleum byproduct) and DEA (which is suspected to increase the risk of cancer and is commonly found in beauty products). I have great news for those of you who love looking great with a conscience.
I have a Origins Organics beauty basket to give away to one lucky Green Living Blog Subscriber. One lucky winner will get: • Origins Organics Foaming Face Wash • Origins Organics Nourishing Face Lotion • Origins Organics Cleansing Body Bar Just leave a comment here telling me your best recipe for a homemade beauty product. Don't forget, you also have to be a subscriber to win! I'll announce the winner on Tuesday, April 21.
Also, two lucky winners will be walking away with a copy of the book
Mom, Will This Chicken Give Me Man Boobs?, by Robyn Harding (
I blogged about it here!). It's a great, funny read that most of you can relate to. I'll pick the two winners at random and will announce it here next Tuesday as well.
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