No More Waiting Online for Green Beauty
Date: October 16, 2009 | Category: Beauty, Body Care, Fragrance, Hair Care, Makeup, Skin Care
Green beauty counters are few and far between, even at prominent department stores. Because we choose to eschew lead in our lipstick, we make a point of seeking out product lines that are guilt-free, cruelty-free, and that will gloss, highlight, and blush us just as well as their non-natural counterparts. Ordering online is quick and easy, but why should us eco girls be excluded from the fun of testing and blending different colors in person? (more…)
Shady Lady
Date: August 27, 2009 | Category: Beauty, Hair Care
While you may not be as playful with hair color as Dennis Rodman, you love to experiment and change your look now and again (like whenever you’re trying to do a post-disaster-weekend permanent costume change). But we all know that ammonia-based dyes are not something to mess with (more…)
The Art of ARCONA
Date: August 10, 2009 | Category: Beauty, Hair Care, Resources, Skin Care
Hollywood has relied on luxury spa, The ARCONA Studio, as the natural alternative to cosmetic surgery since 1989. Though relatively new to the ecofab team, we can see why - and have become immediate lifelong devotees! After careful review of your skin care history at the upscale Santa Monica Spa, you are given customized treatments and taken care of as if in the hands of a trusted family doctor. And the results are inspiring! (more…)
Coveting Coco: The Resort Issue!
Date: August 6, 2009 | Category: Accessories, Bags, Body Care, Hair Care, Lifestyle, Makeup, Media, Resources, Skin Care, Women
Last month’s Coco Eco was such a smash hit (of course, we were huge fans of the eco-chic guide to San Francisco!) it’s hard to imagine how each issue keeps getting better and better! Now live with their sixth issue - The Resort Issue - cover girl Rachael Leigh Cook is stunning, and super down-to-earth. (more…)
Pure-fection!
Date: July 14, 2009 | Category: Beauty, Body Care, Hair Care, Makeup, Skin Care
You’re a natural girl. You understand that 60% of topical products you put on your skin can absorb into your bloodstream - and in an ideal world you’d be able to harvest your cosmetics in your own backyard, taking as much care with what you put on your skin as you do with what you put in your mouth. (more…)
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Date: April 9, 2009 | Category: Beauty, Hair Care
Move over yogis, Hamadi Beauty has mastered the path to inner piece: Zen and the art of running your fingers through your hair. Made with 100% organic essential oils, all products are completely biodegradable with no artificial ingredients, perfumes or colors. (more…)
Doctor’s Orders
Date: March 9, 2009 | Category: Beauty, Body Care, Hair Care, Skin Care
Bright lights in your eyes, wooden sticks down your throat, sharp needles and the impending scale - we get it, doctor’s aren’t your thing. But Dr. Bronner is here to suds, soothe and moisturize your worries away.
Teen Tuesday: Stop Clowning Around
Date: February 17, 2009 | Category: Beauty, Hair Care, Resources, Teens for Safe Cosmetics
Teens Turning Green guest editor: Clara Dessaint, a junior at Lycee Francais School, NY, New York.
Hi, I’m Clara! Until recently, I had a mound of dehydrated, tangled fluff as an excuse for hair. People had fallen into the pattern of affectionately - or not so affectionately! - calling it “Fro Fro the Clown”. It was a mess of volume, loose curls, and split ends. For years, I tried all the rejuvenating, hydrating, and de-frizzing products I could get my hands on. I would chop my hair off strategically, obsessively; as if one less inch would give me the sleek locks I wanted. But you know what happens to curly hairs when it gets shorter? It gets frizzier! I was fighting a losing battle…
Until I met my new essential, my knight in a shiny red wrapper: Desert Essence’s Red Raspberry Shampoo and Conditioner. From one day to the next my hair lost the “I-just-electrocuted-myself-with-high-voltage” look and all of a sudden it was smooth, and shiny! Now, I might not have to tease, pull, and tweak my hair into soft waves, but I also know that it’s all thanks to my 100% Vegan shampoo. So now when you meet me, you meet Clara - not “Fro Fro the Clown” towering up above.
Teen Tuesday: Summoning Teen Spirit
Date: February 3, 2009 | Category: Beauty, Body Care, Events, Fragrance, Hair Care, Lifestyle, Makeup, Media, Resources, Skin Care, Teens for Safe Cosmetics
Teens Turning Green guest editor: Hayley, a freshman from California and passionate environmentalist.
On February 6th and 7th, Teens Turning Green will hold their exciting 4th Annual Teens Turning Green National Summit. Join us as we collaborate with students, teachers, and community members from around the country. We will be hosting informative and interesting panel dialogues and workshops. The afternoon will be spent on strategic thinking, brainstorming and discussions with intriguing visionary leaders. During the Summit you will learn what it truly means to live an eco-lifestyle. Teens Turning Green promotes education about conscious consumerism, inspires awareness of your carbon footprint, and encourages thinking about how your actions impact the planet.
I attended the Summit last year and was absolutely blown away. My mom, sister, and I left with a colossal amount of knowledge about how we could make our lives greener, healthier, and safer. The positive environment at the Summit was wonderful. Being able to have dinner with people who are making global change in our lives, was amazing. Directly after the Summit, we started changing our products from toxic to ” terrific.” I was greatly inspired by the speakers and panelists that spoke to promote change in our lives and to pass the information along to others. I hope you can experience it too!
Not Just for Australian Shepherds
Date: January 24, 2009 | Category: Beauty, Body Care, Featured, Hair Care, Pets, Skin Care, Stores & Resources
It’s tough to find a pet shampoo that doesn’t smell like, well, pet shampoo. With all the harsh insecticides that go into most of those bottles, it’s really no wonder that even the tastiest treats aren’t enough to lure your dog into the bathtub. But australianScent, a Brooklyn-based skincare company, has a wag-worthy solution. Their pet soap ($8), sold in bar form, is made up of a blend of eight essential oils, all of which repel fleas and mosquitoes the natural way. Combine that with the bar’s base of olive oil and cocoa butter, and you’ll have one happy – and soft – pup on your hands. (more…)
