Is the changing weather wreaking havoc on your complexion? Try products made with eco-friendlier ingredients and avoid the harsh chemicals. The cosmetics industry has only screened about 11% of the 10,500 ingredients in personal care products for safety, so opt for less questionable ingredients. You can use tea tree and willow bark to spot-treat breakouts, [...]

Thinking about hiring a cleaning service. Whether its around theoffice or your homeŠhire a green cleaning company that useseco-cleaning products or non toxic cleaning chemicals. The EPA saysindoor air pollution is usually 2-5 times worse than outdoor airpollution, and harsh cleaning chemicals contribute. Plus a study foundthat 6 out of 100 cleaners get sick just [...]

Get organic under the covers and sweet GREEN dreams. If you’re in themarket for new sheets look for ones made out of organic cotton.Non-organic cotton farming uses more pesticides than any other crop.Whether you’re on a budget or you’re looking for solids, stripes,patterns, flannel or sateen, you’ll find organic sheets to suit youthat will be [...]

This weekends weather is going to have you stuck inside. Looking forsome fun activities for the little ones? Let them create some GREENmasterpieces! Just make sure you use eco friendly art supplies. Up to36 billion pounds of toxic acrylic polymer solvents, found in manytraditional art supplies, are produced each year. Plus, many standardart supplies emit [...]

Winter is almost upon usŠtime to put that summer wardrobe away andpull out the winter one! But how many of your summer outfits stayed inthe closet all summer? Maybe time for fall cleaning! If you haven’tworn something in a year you probably won’t wear it again. Instead oftossing those unwanted threads have a clothing exchange [...]

Here’s something simple you can do to be GREEN. Drive less. Driving isthe most polluting thing we do: burning gasoline – or any other fossilfuel – releases pollutants that cause smog, global warming and waterpollution. Of course no one is suggesting you park your carpermanently, just drive LESS. Combine several errands into a singletrip, take [...]

The Microwave…more than just for warming up food. Have you ever triedto cook with it? Microwaves save both time and carbon. They use about60-90% less energy than a conventional cooktop or oven. It might takesome practice, but you can learn to cook almost anything in themicrowave. Some people even use the microwave to make bread [...]

Do you love the one wipe cleanup? I know it seems more convenient butits not eco-friendly. Save cash and lower your eco-impact by ditchingthe one wipe habit. Clean up with reusable cloths and naturalcleaners. Microfiber dusting cloths and mops naturally attract dustand dirt and can be washed and reused, instead of thrown in landfills.Look for [...]

Make Halloween GREEN. Instead of buying a Halloween costume that youor your children will wear once and throw away, make your own costumesfrom old clothes and other items you already have around the house.Send your kids out trick or treating with reusable bags like cloth orcanvas shopping bags, or even pillowcases. These are all eco-friendlyalternatives [...]

Want to save energy when cooking? Don’t preheat the ovenŠunless you’rebaking. Meats and veggies don’t need it. When you preheat an oven,you’re spending a lot of energy to heat up a small amount of air. Thathot air then goes out when you open the door to put in the food.Preheating can really waste energy if [...]