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Home & Living

P&G rolls out new eco-packaging

August 16, 2010

Procter & Gamble (P&G) has obviously never heard the line, “It’s what’s on the inside that counts.” Focusing instead on outer beauty, P&G just announced that they’ll be using renewable, sustainable, sugarcane-derived plastic on select Pantene Pro-V, Covergirl and Max Factor packaging. The new packaging, which will be rolled out globally over the next two [...]

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The Massive Disgusting School Lunch Issue

August 15, 2010

Although Growing a Green Family is a newer blog o’ mine, I’ve actually been a pro green blogger and freelance writer for many years and I’ve covered tons of school lunch issues. Since we haven’t looked at school lunch problems here though, and since it’s back to school time, I figured it’s due. The bottom [...]

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Extra tips for buying organic food on a budget

August 13, 2010

You’d think with 70+ tips about how to afford organic food, we wouldn’t need even one more bitty tip around here. However, there’s always something new to learn PLUS it’s smart to keep talking about organic food on a budget. I just read an excellent set of organic food tips at New Jersey On-Line. In [...]

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Stick it to fake organic products!

August 12, 2010

When I was 13 or so I read a book about women’s rights. In said book there was an order form for some awesome, “This offends women” stickers. You could use these stickers in stores, on products, a person – to label lame anti-female stuff. I loved my stickers. I know, I got started young [...]

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Homemade Organic Spice and Herb Face Toner

August 12, 2010

It’s silly to pay $30+ for a small bottle of organic face toner. You can make a nice batch of homemade organic face toner right at home. First you’ll need your toner base – witch hazel: Alcohol free witch hazel. It’s important to note that many commercial witch hazel products contain more alcohol than witch [...]

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Organic Essential Oil Safety & Buying Guide

August 11, 2010

Homemade organic body care is one of the best ways to avoid the toxic ingredients found in most store-bought body care products. That said, most homemade body care products have essential oils in them, and just because you made it at home, doesn’t make the product safe. Essential oils aren’t for everyone, so before you [...]

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Reader Question: Essential Oil Safety for Pregnancy

August 9, 2010

I just posted Homemade Organic Body Care: Safety Basics and on that post I got a good reader question. Christine asks, “What are some of the essential oils that are known to be unsafe for pregnancy? I’m pregnant and have been using homemade body care products using tea tree and lavender…” First of all this [...]

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One Good Reason to Shop at Whole Foods

August 8, 2010

I know everyone is annoyed that Whole Foods Market seems so expensive, but there will be one very good reason to shop there come June 2011. As you know, most ‘organic’ body care is anything but organic. Plus very few organic body care products are certified. However, Whole Foods has taken a huge step to [...]

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Green Book Review: Organically Raised

August 7, 2010

Review summary: A delight for the taste buds and a feast for the eyes, Organically Raised has many perks and just a few cons. Book: Organically Raised: Conscious Cooking for Babies and Toddlers by Anni Daulter, with Shante Lanay and photography by Gina Sabatella; published by Rodale (2010). The forward, worth noting, is by Dr. [...]

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Homemade Organic Body Care: Safety Basics

August 5, 2010

For a while I was plugging away on safe, non-toxic body care, then got distracted with organic food and other topics. If you need to catch up, take a look at Organic vs. Green Body Care Products and Body Care Product Ingredients To Avoid. We should keep on looking at alternatives to toxic body care [...]