Jennifer Chait

2012 Sunscreen & Sun Safety Guide

May 8, 2012

If you’d like to follow along with this year’s sunscreen advice, bookmark this page for updated links as I post them. Below is what I’m covering this year, along with some goodies I’ve covered in the past… START HERE The absolute best and worst sunscreen companies of 2012 + my #1 sunscreen pick of 2012 [...]

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2012 Guide to Sunscreen Choices for Green Families

May 7, 2012

Last year, I posted a list of safe sunscreens that cost $2.00 per ounce or less. After thinking it over, I’ve decided that $2.00 per ounce is still really expensive. My son and I easily go through hundreds of sunscreen applications per summer. At $2.00 an ounce, sunscreen can run you a minimum of $234 a month [...]

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Why Less Expensive Sunscreen Matters

May 7, 2012

This year in my sunscreen guide, I’ll be focusing on less expensive sunscreen vs. previous years when I focused primarily on less toxic sunscreen. Why recommend less expensive sunscreen? Do you want my family to be exposed to toxins? No. I really don’t want your family exposed to chemicals. Unfortunately, if you’re using sunscreen correctly, [...]

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Panic less about affordable sunscreen

May 7, 2012

If you’d like sunscreen choices that cost less than a car, you may have to deal with some chemicals, which sucks, but sometimes life isn’t fair. My sunscreen rational this year is that all families need sunscreen, and since less toxic sunscreen is hyper costly, I need to recommend some other, more toxic, but less expensive choices. [...]

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My 2012 liquid gold (otherwise known as safe sunscreen) rational

May 6, 2012

Last year I had myself a little rant about the insane costs of safer sunscreen, but it’s a new year, so it’s time for some fresh 2012 sunscreen rational. In spite of the fact that companies, green bloggers and health organizations continue to promote the benefits of less toxic sunscreen, most companies continue to price [...]

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Quick Green Tip: Find a Walk-friendly Community

May 5, 2012

If you’re moving sometime soon and have some choice about where, why not locate a walk-friendly community? A community that’s walk-friendly has plenty of perks, such as… You can walk more and drive less. You can stay fit by walking more often. You can run daily errands without a car. You’ll be happier. You can [...]

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Get back to nature but leave no trace you were there

May 5, 2012

It’s an awesome healthy goal to get outside more often, but you also need to consider the impact humans can have on nature. It’s not always a positive impact. Your goal should be to leave nature as much like you found it as humanly possible, and the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics can [...]

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Homemade Organic Non-Toxic Air Fresheners

May 4, 2012

If you’re savvy about organic essential oils, you can easily make your own homemade air fresheners that will make your home smell great without all the toxic chemicals found in conventional air fresheners. Before using essential oils to freshen your home, make sure you follow proper organic essential oil buying and safety practices (see tips below) Organic essential [...]

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Freshen Your Home Without Toxic Chemicals

May 4, 2012

The EPA notes that indoor air pollution levels can be as much as 100 times worse than outdoor air pollution due mainly to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that evaporate from home decorating and cleaning supplies. Air fresheners also count as a cleaning supply item – which is sad really since marketing companies practically beg you to spray them all [...]

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Tips for raising a healthy and green eater from birth

May 3, 2012

This year, I’ve been working on a series about childhood obesity and healthy family food and exercise habits. As I’ve noted previously, when it comes to food habits, it’s extremely hard to change established food habits in your older kids. It’s much more simple to raise kids who eat right from the start. Later we [...]