Feed the Whole World
Date: December 16, 2008 | Category: Bags, Fashion, Featured, Kitchen
According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. goes through 100 billion plastic shopping bags annually, and making them requires an estimated 12 million barrels of oil! Choosing reusable shopping bags is one of the easiest ways to cut down on your waste and take a simple step in the path towards living sustainably. Thankfully, there are now a lot of eco-totes on the market, but they are not all created equally! A little more fulfilling than most is the Whole Foods FEED 100 bag. (more…)
In Bed with Goldilocks
Date: November 26, 2008 | Category: Featured, Home Furnishings, The Home
It’s no wonder Goldilocks wanted to try out all the beds in the three bears’ home. She was trying to find the best sheets!
With the release of Goldie Home, a new line of eco-luxury bedding, sophisticated design meets sustainability. Using only third-party certified organic cotton, you can rest assured that your zz’s will be enjoyed pesticide-free. The dyes are not vegetable-based but do adhere to strict European standards, and Goldie Home makes the commitment to switch to more ecologically-sound dyes in the future. (more…)
My Little Pakora
Date: November 25, 2008 | Category: Children, Clothing, Fashion, Featured, Kids
As an eco-conscious adult, you’ll want your legacy to live on with your like-minded little ones. My Little Pakora, a line of planet friendly clothing and accessories for baby, takes pride in its low-impact processing (using certified organic cotton from sustainable farms and toxin-free dyeing), helping ensure a green future for the next generation.
The darling designs are inspired by founder Sonia Gupta’s South Asian heritage. What’s more, My Little Pakora features helpful educational material on how to live more healthfully, incorporating local and organic nutrition, yoga, and natural remedies into your routine as part of pregnancy and parenting. In India, these practices have existed long before today’s contemporary trends. So My Little Pakora is not only selling the green goods, they’re living it as well.
Raising a culturally clever kid has never been so easy. Or so adorable.
Bag this Deal!
Date: November 18, 2008 | Category: Accessories, Bags, Fashion, Featured
Ditching plastic bags is an honorable goal but if you want to lift your eco efforts to the next level, using totes made from organic cotton is the way to go. While we applaud anyone who forgoes plastic in favor of a reusable tote, many of the bags that tout themselves as eco-friendly aren’t really green.
SKN makes bags that fit the bill, ecologically speaking, and the company is currently offering ecofabulous readers a fabulous deal on its 100 percent organic cotton – and super cute – totes. The bags, which measure 12″ wide, 16″ high and 6″ deep and hold up to 40 pounds, are large enough to carry dinner home from the market and stylish enough that you can be eco on the sly if you so desire.
The bags retail for $34.95 but by typing in the promotional code “happy holidays,” ecofabulous readers will save 20 percent through Dec. 1st!
Me and My Big Mouth
Date: November 17, 2008 | Category: Beauty, Featured, Makeup, Suncare
With Hollywood starlets trying to pucker up like Angelina Jolie but instead usually ending up looking like Rocky Balboa after a fight, ecofab girls steer clear of collagen and such. So what is the best way to get your pout on? Jane Iredale’s Just Kissed Lip Plumper ($24) is a non-invasive solution to creating a fuller bouche. The plumper goes to work right away with special peptides, giving the appearance of a bigger kisser by promoting collagen production.
Zem loves Tokyo, a sheer natural pink, but all of the colors are eye catching. The ginger root extract along with the peppermint and spearmint oil makes lips tingly and moist and even creates a fresher feeling. In five colors, each named after a world famous city, these lipsticks will turn any frown upside down.
If you’re more of the balm-only type or you want a good base for summer days, try Jane Iredale’s Lip Drink with SPF 15. It protects and moisturizes with a base of macadamia nut oil and has a refreshing citrus flavor.
Everybody’s Talkin’ About Revolution
Date: November 13, 2008 | Category: Featured, Food, Kids
Times are a changin’ for sure…evidenced by munchies that are actually healthy for little snackers! We weren’t planning on writing about Revolution Foods revolutionary new offerings quite yet, but it doesn’t seem right that your children should have to wait.
My kids are so mad about R.F.’s Mashups that they even accepted them in place of lollipops on Halloween! But they are far from candy - Mashups are squeezable organic fruit-delivery devices. The combination of cool packaging, a fun name and pure fresh fruit has proven to be an irresistible combo. Unlike yogurt tubes, these sweet treats have no added sugars and no preservatives. (more…)
Reverse World - Gardens that Eat Insects!
Date: November 12, 2008 | Category: Cleaning, Featured, Kitchen, The Home
Managing pests like flies in the kitchen has been a challenge for more than one eco-minded housekeeper. If you have a fruit bowl, at some point you will likely have fruit flies buzzing around your kitchen. The flies are harmless but, quite frankly, watching them land on your beautiful farmer’s market finds can be a minor bummer.
The Insect Eating Garden from Gifts that Bloom is a Venus fly trap that makes a meal out of the little buggers. For just $10.95, it is about the same price as bug spray but without any harmful chemicals. Just add water and sunshine and at least one problem will be history. (more…)
Organic for the Masses
Date: November 11, 2008 | Category: Fashion, Featured, Women
Gap now carries jeans in 100 percent organic cotton at a price that is sure to convert many who have been reticent to squeeze into green jeans.
An updated version of the company’s popular boot cut silhouette, these hip-huggers have a classic shape that flatters most figures. Organic cotton denim isn’t difficult to find these days but the price can cause some the blues. But with a retail price of just $69.50, you’ll want to show off more than just your well-hugged bum.
Another addition to their organic cotton line is in the maternity department - the Secret panel boot cut jeans have a stretch panel that is discreetly incorporated into the waistband making it perfect for that blossoming belly. What’s even more perfect is that it’s on sale for $58!
Find Your Inner Glow at Epi Center
Date: November 10, 2008 | Category: Beauty, Featured, Skin Care
After a particularly grueling month of work, I noticed that my staff was starting to look a little bit, well, unwell, and I realized that as a team we all needed a little bit of TLC to get us back on track. There was never a question in my mind that the place for us to all recharge would be the Epi Center MedSpa, the nation’s original medical spa, which has recently given itself a facelift and gone green.
Epi Center has been a trendsetter in the skin rejuvenation industry since it opening a decade ago. It has offered beauty treatments with the expertise of a board certified plastic surgeon since its founding in 1988 by Margaret Mitchell and world-renowned dermatologist Dr. Patrick Bitter Sr., MD (who developed the revolutionary PhotoFacial treatment, the results of which are truly extraordinary!) Today, Epi Center combines its beauty-enhancing medical procedures with 100 percent organic treatments in an eco-friendly environment in sustainable LEED-certified offices at 450 Sutter Street in San Francisco. (more…)
Find Your Inner Glow at Epi Center
Date: November 10, 2008 | Category: Beauty, Featured, Skin Care
After a particularly grueling month of work, I noticed that my staff was starting to look a little bit, well, unwell, and I realized that as a team we all needed a little bit of TLC to get us back on track. There was never a question in my mind that the place for us to all recharge would be the Epi Center MedSpa, the nation’s original medical spa, which has recently given itself a facelift and gone green.
Epi Center has been a trendsetter in the skin rejuvenation industry since it opening a decade ago. It has offered beauty treatments with the expertise of a board certified plastic surgeon since its founding in 1988 by Margaret Mitchell and world-renowned dermatologist Dr. Patrick Bitter Sr., MD (who developed the revolutionary PhotoFacial treatment, the results of which are truly extraordinary!) Today, Epi Center combines its beauty-enhancing medical procedures with 100 percent organic treatments in an eco-friendly environment in sustainable LEED-certified offices at 450 Sutter Street in San Francisco.
I was thrilled to be appointed the “green style police” for the project, helping Margaret ensure that its design adhered to architect and designer William McDonough’s strict “Cradle to Cradle” standards. We chose linens, window treatments and carpets that met his standards (and mine!) and created an environment that is relaxing and environmentally-friendly. The spa is beautiful and my team is too after being treated to the 100 percent organic facial, during which each woman’s skin was assessed and treated individually with the spa’s Eminence organic skin care line, which uses natural ingredients like yams and plums to do the work instead of chemicals.
Afterwards, some of us were treated to makeovers with the spa’s line of mineral makeup, Minerologie and we all left looking and feeling very different than when we entered.
