Personal Care Products

Don’t Miss our Make Your Own Beauty Class!

Friday, April 8, 2011
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Sign Up Today for The Living Green Solution’s M.Y.O.B. Make Your Own Beauty! Get creative, be inspired and know that what you are putting on your skin is pure, organic… and better yet… it’s a one-of-a-kind, handmade original by you! WHEN: Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 6;30PM – 8:30PM WHERE: One Stop Sustainability Shop, 1468 NE Alberta Street Portland, OR, 97211 Click [...]

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Crazy for Coconut Oil!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011
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I’ve recently gone crazy for coconut oil.  After reading this article by EcoSalon on using coconut oil as a personal lubricant, I just had to give it a try.  The article piqued my interest because a) coconut oil is natural.  I don’t mean the “natural” you’ve grown to question such as what you see on [...]

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DIY Organic Baby Care Never Got This Easy!

Monday, January 10, 2011

If you have children or know someone with children why not make some simple, DIY baby care products?  I recently took a class to learn and was amazed at how easy it was.  It was to further my experience and education on learning to make my own body care products as I discuss in my [...]

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The DIY Body Product Basic Ingredient Dictionary

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

You’ll see me writing a little bit more here and there with some DIY, homemade recipes as I learn more and more with my new found hobby.  What I thought I’d do is take a moment to discuss some benefits of the many ingredients found in many of the recipes.  Some you may not have [...]

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DIY Body Care and Easy Bath Salts Recipe

Friday, December 3, 2010

I’ve recently become addicted to DIY body care.  It seems I go through spurts of one addiction to another… first it was food and cooking, then it was learning all that I could about SEO and web development and now I’ve moved on to something much, much more girlie – the art of making your [...]

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Toxic Beauty

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Do you use make-up or beauty products?  Do you know if those beauty products contain toxins?  I didn’t stop to think about it until a few years ago.  In all honesty, I don’t consider myself a “beauty queen”.  I don’t typically wear a lot of makeup or use a lot of beauty products so it [...]

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Better Organic Choice

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Greening your beauty routing just got a whole lot easier. Visit BetterOrganicChoice.com and fill out a questionnaire about the products you currently use — from moisturizer and shampoo to blush and perfume, as well as your skin tone, hair type, and allergies. A natural-product consultant will recommend similar green alternatives for each item. The cost [...]

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The Story of Cosmetics

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

From the makers of “The Story of Stuff“, I bring you “The Story of Cosmetics“.  It’s a brand new video everyone should spend the time to watch! Major loopholes in U.S. federal law allow the $50 billion beauty industry to put unlimited amounts of chemicals into personal care products with no required testing, no monitoring [...]

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Preserve’s Eco Toothbrushes

Sunday, October 17, 2010

I recently discovered a new, recycled toothbrush by Preserve.  This new eco toothbrush is made from Stonyfield Farm yogurt cups and is 100% recyclable.  The packaging, also made from recyclable material, is printed with a return address on the pouch.  When it’s time for a new brush, you can send yours back (postage paid) and [...]

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