Everyone agrees that protecting your skin from sun damage is important, but with all the toxic chemicals in sunscreen today, it is really hard for a parent to choose the right sunscreen for their kids and themselves. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) puts together their sunscreen guide each year carefully comparing the listed ingredients in over […]
Picking Safe and Effective Sunscreen for the Family
Posted on September 14, 2013 Written by 7 Comments
Take 5 Minute Showers
Posted on August 23, 2013 Written by 27 Comments
How long does it take to get clean in the shower? Is it 10 minutes? Did you know that a 10 minutes shower with a standard shower head can use upwards of 80 gallons of water and generate up to 4 pounds of CO2 emissions? That is not including the energy used to heat the […]
Bathe Your Children Less Often
Posted on August 22, 2013 Written by 24 Comments
It’s really nice karma when doing what’s best for the planet, for your children’s health and saving time & money, all align. It turns out that this is the case with bathing children, particularly infants. I’ve consulted with several pediatricians and dermatologists they agree, if your child isn’t actually dirty, it’s not necessary to bathe […]
Greening Your Dental Care
Posted on January 22, 2013 Written by 2 Comments
I just got back from my semi-annual dental cleaning and I am very excited by the sustainable changes I have noticed at my dentist in recent couple years. Do you remember when you sat in the chair that had the constantly running water for the spit bowl (aka spittoon or cuspidor) and the pressure sensitive […]
Acupuncture – Beyond Western Medicine
Posted on December 20, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
Welcome to the December 2012 Natural Living Blog Carnival: Natural Remedies. This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Natural Living Blog Carnival hosted by Happy Mothering and The Pistachio Project through the Green Moms Network. This month our members have written posts about how they use natural remedies in their homes. —– Jon […]
Natural Medicine – Rinsing Your Nose
Posted on November 21, 2012 Written by 1 Comment
I was rushing off to work this morning and didn’t want to stop and rinse my nose. It’s kind of gross and takes time that I didn’t really think I had, in fact, I never like to think I have it. Did I mention I think it’s gross? I commented out loud about rinsing my […]
Green Jobs, LED bulbs, US Navy, Sunscreen and more in this week’s roundup
Posted on May 20, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
As much as we’d like to, we can’t write a post about every topic that comes up that interests us. Sometimes we just write about them on our Facebook page or Twitter. Here are some of the items that have caught our eye and interest over the past week. The Truth About Green Jobs: A […]
10 Last Minute Green Gifts Mom Will Love
Posted on May 12, 2012 Written by 4 Comments
It’s Mother’s Day, or your mom’s birthday, or you did something and need to make up for it. You need a last minute gift for mom, but you want to be green. Maybe mom doesn’t want or need any more stuff, or you don’t believe in buying things she doesn’t need. Keep in mind that […]
J.R. Liggett’s Bar Shampoo Review
Posted on February 19, 2012 Written by 41 Comments
This post was originally part of the Green is Beautiful Giveaway Hop, hosted by Happy Mothering! We had never tried – or even heard of – bar shampoo before this Christmas when I received J.R. Liggett’s bar shampoo and shelf from my Mother-In-Law. This shampoo is the best! I had previously trained my hair to […]
Diva Cup Review
Posted on January 22, 2012 Written by 4 Comments
My sister and I are two totally different types of people and we live crazy-different lifestyles. However, we both like to be green and we do talk about all kinds of personal things, like feminine products. So when I told her that Lunapads.com had approached me about reviewing their eco positive period products, she told […]
