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Easy eco-action: refillable soap dispensers

Refillable reusable soap dispenser are a super easy eco-step that every family can take. It may seem like a small step, but if you think about, this practice can really help reduce a ton of plastic waste. Consider all the soap containers you have laying around the house: The typical family has two bathrooms, each with a [...]

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NSF/ANSI 305 Personal Care Products Containing Organic Ingredients Standard

Since we’ve been discussing organic body care and cosmetics lately, I thought we should discuss the NSF/ANSI 305 Personal Care Products Containing Organic Ingredients Standard. Below are some facts about this label. Basics NSF/ANSI 305 Standard is an American-based, third-party certification of personal care products adopted by NSF International in accordance with American National Standards [...]

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Can you really go 100% organic with your body care and cosmetic products?

If your goal is to go 100% organic when it comes to organic skin care, you can probably manage it because there’s a decent range of organic skin care out there. If your goal is to go totally organic with skin care AND cosmetics, shampoo, deodorant and other body care, you’ll have more trouble. Learn about organic body care [...]

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Green Product Review: Bubble & Bee Organic Lotion Stick and Lip Balm

Review summary: A sweet USDA Certified Organic lotion stick and lip balm that both kids and parents will like. Product USDA Certified Organic Coconut & Lime Lotion Stick and Coconut & Lime Lip Balm both from Bubble & Bee. These products also come in many other yummy flavors, such as raspberry, peppermint cocoa, apple, orange, root [...]

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Green Company Review: Bubble & Bee Organic

Bubble & Bee is an excellent green company with affordable organic products that everyone in your family will love. BASICS: Bubble & Bee Organic was founded by Stephanie Greenwood, who started investigating chemicals in her personal care products, such as parabens, phthalates, and artificial fragrance at the age of 26. After learning that many (most) [...]

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Homemade Organic Lavender Vanilla Sugar Body Scrub

Everyone I know loves sugar scrubs. Sugar scrubs make for super smooth and deliciously scented skin, but don’t have quite the bite of salt scrubs. Bulk sugar scrub batches are great for holiday gifts. SAFETY ALERT! Before you make homemade body care products, be sure to read Homemade Organic Body Care: Safety Basics. The best [...]

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Stick it to fake organic products!

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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One Good Reason to Shop at Whole Foods

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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USDA Organic Certified Body Care Products

Currently we’re looking at how to keep toxic body care products and cosmetics out of your home. Choosing real organic products is one way to accomplish this. In truth, USDA Organic body care products and cosmetics have some flaws, but first we’ll look at the issue behind certified organic products and the pros of said [...]

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Keep toxic body care products & cosmetics out of your home

Greener body care products and cosmetics is such a huge issue that I’m going to have to break it down into a little series here at Growing A Green Family. Buying safe non-toxic and earth-friendly body care and cosmetics is not easy for families. The market isn’t making it simple and that’s hyper frustrating. Some [...]