Water to Wonder Cleaner

Date: March 31, 2010 | Category: Cleaning, The Home

One of the most vital ingredients for life, water has long been revered as an incredible compound (changing from a liquid to solid to gas is pretty impressive if you ask us), but what if water could also replace conventional cleaners? No soap, water and elbow grease - just water. Sounds pretty crazy (believe me, we were skeptical at first too) but the latest in eco-friendly, dirt-removing, bacteria-killing options is an on-demand cleaning and sanitizing tool that activates and converts tap water into ionized water to act like a magnet, attracting dirt and lifting it from the surface so it can easily be wiped away. (more…)

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Come Clean

Date: March 30, 2010 | Category: Cleaning, The Home

Based on the concept that every product has a life cycle - it’s produced, used, and somehow disposed of - comes a line of cleaning tools made from sustainable, biodegradable materials that are designed to eventually break back down into those same biodegradable materials. It’s called Full Circle. (more…)

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L.B.D., As Easy As 1… 2… 365

Date: March 29, 2010 | Category: Fashion, Women

Longtime fans of Sheena Matheiken’s Uniform Project (any lady that can style the same piece of clothing for an entire year goes down in the ecofab hall of fame!), we were beyond ecstatic to learn that she would be creating a limited line of the dress (365 of them, to be exact). Designed by the incredibly talented Eliza Starbuck, the iconic reversible dress is made from locally sourced remnant cotton and lined with a lightweight organic cotton, and produced locally at a registered NYC sample room. (more…)

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Elsewhere in the Ecosphere

Date: March 26, 2010 | Category: Lifestyle, Media

Here are today’s picks for what’s wow in the world of green:

And the US City With the Most Energy Efficient Buildings is…

Rent.com survey finds most Americans would prefer to live in an eco-friendly home

How the West is Winning Against Coal

NY Times article on Earth-Friendly Packaging for Cosmetics

Top 10 Green Twitterers to Check Out

*Photo credit: VNF

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On the Dot

Date: March 25, 2010 | Category: Children, Clothing, Kids

100% sustainable, 100% adorable. Green Sproutlets’ husband and wife duo have nailed it with their eco-friendly kids clothing line. Using organic cotton, soy, hemp and certified bamboo with water-based ink and low impact dyes, they’ve created a retro polka dot collection that is just as hip as it is healthy. Even little Violet Affleck (daughter of Ben & Jen) has been spotted in one of the stylish tops! (more…)

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The New Wine Bar

Date: March 24, 2010 | Category: Beauty, Body Care

You’ve long been promoting red wine as a heart-healthy evening necessity. But what about getting your fix in the shower? We recently discovered Napa Soap Company’s Cabernet Soapignon, a bar blend of Napa Valley grapeseed oil, coconut, palm and sweet almond oils, cocoa butter and a gracious portion of Napa Valley red wine (the soap has a delicious berry scent). (more…)

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Affordable & Eco-Friendly: Zem on the Benefits of Buying Used & Local

Date: March 23, 2010 | Category: Events, Home Furnishings, The Home

Yesterday Zem got the chance to spend time with a group of fellow mom-bloggers down at eBay’s San Jose campus. She shared her “ah-hah!” moment when she first started to truly rid her home of toxic chemicals, talked about how she cured her kids’ asthma by switching to a sustainable lifestyle, and how buying eco isn’t always about the latest and greatest green invention - often, the greenest product is the one that already exists. (more…)

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One Tin to “Salve” All Your Problems

Date: March 22, 2010 | Category: Body Care, Care, Lifestyle

Sometimes life assaults us with an arsenal of ailments - from sunburns to bug bites to headaches and joint pain. What if you could turn to one product to “salve” all these problems? With W.S. Badger Company’s line of all-natural soothing, healing balms designed to treat every imaginable ache and affliction, this tiny tin has become a handbag staple. (more…)

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Zem’s Picks on World of Good

Date: March 19, 2010 | Category: Lifestyle, Media, Stores & Resources

Check out Zem’s new feature on WorldofGood.com by eBay! She’s curated her top picks from the world’s first online marketplace to convene thousands of People Positive and Eco Positive sellers and products all in one place. (more…)

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Paper-Thin Perfection

Date: March 18, 2010 | Category: Beauty, Skin Care

Hailing from the 300 year old beauty secret of geishas in Imperial Japan comes an all-natural and biodegradable oil-blotting sheet that is as exquisitely simple and effective as ever (isn’t that the case for all the best things in life?). Tatcha Aburatorigami blotting papers are large sheets (3.74″ x3/74″) of handmade 100% abaca leaf with small flecks of gold - this originally occurred as a by-product of the precious metal hammering done by craftsman that were creating super thin sheets to enrobe Japan’s extraordinary pavilions (makes a girl feel like royalty, no?). (more…)

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