Green Beauty

Use an Organic Honey Face Mask for Your Beauty Needs

So many people have the natural reflex to head to their local beauty shop, drug store, or department store for a fancy facemask in order to enhance their beauty.  The thing is though; you do not need to waste your time, your money, or your environment to have the fresh and smooth skin you have always wanted. When you think of honey, do you think facemask or topping for your toast?  If you think of both, then you are on the right track.  Honey is chopped full of incredible properties that allow it to be considered the best natural facemask treatment out there.  Even with the most sensitive of skin, honey works perfectly, as long as you are not allergic to the sweet nectar of course. The reason the honey, pure honey and nothing else, is good for your skin is because of the antioxidants and the fact that it is hygroscopic.  Hygroscopic means that it will naturally absorb moisture from air when it is exposed to it. While there are many different recipes for natural facemasks that use honey, using nothing but honey is said to be the best.  All you have to do is to apply the honey directly to your ...

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Eco-Friendly Hair Beauty Products

Our hair is our crowning glory.  Unfortunately, in our quest to make it sleeker, smoother and sexier, we also contribute to environmental damage.  This is because the shampoos, conditioners, sprays and other cosmetic products used on hair contain chemical substances harmful to the environment, not to mention that the packaging itself is not eco-friendly. It's the Packaging Let's start with the materials used to package these hair products, which are often colorful to attract the consumers' attention.  You will find plastic cans, sachets and spray bottles, all of which takes hundreds of years to decompose. Thus, you will read reports of plastic residues poisoning the soil and ground water.  In a way, when you become careless with your hair products because you were too engrossed in beautiful hair, your future grandchildren will pay the consequences of non-potable water. Plus, you cannot deny the fact that plastics are made from crude oil.  This is the same industry that has wreaked havoc with the planet although we must also acknowledge the important role it has in modern life. Now, imagine how many people have thrown away the plastic packaging of hair products into their trash bags with nary a second thought.  The landfills will soon fill up ...

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Bamboo Clothes- the Future of Green Fashion

Bamboo clothes?  You might imagine spear-like skirts and tops; no one would dare wear the ensemble unless it's a costume party.  When referring to bamboo clothes, it's about the bamboo pulp content in the cloth. The Green in Green Fashion Green fashion is fast making a statement, thanks to an imperiled environment.  But as green is green is, there is a violent reaction to bamboo clothes.  True, the bamboo plant is not difficult to grow.  It is a natural pesticide and does not need too much water.  It can replicate fast and grow up to several feet.  The descriptions sounds good, but wait until you know what goes into processing the bamboo pulp to create bamboo fabric. In truth bamboo is a cheap and safer alternative to expensive textiles and chemically treated fabrics.  But the processing can send shivers down your spine if you know what goes on when treating bamboo pulp to create bamboo fabric.  Manufacturing cost is also high and as a consequence, those passed off as bamboo fabric feel like rayon to the touch.  Rayon is not an entirely synthetic fiber; it is derived from plant cellulose but mixed with chemicals to soften it and color it. Clothes passed off as ...

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Going Green Sports and Fitness Special Report

Going green in training is something that we will see a lot of in the coming years, as individuals are looking for easy ways to stay in shape.  These green fitness routines will allow these people to avoid spending large amounts of money on training equipment, while taking advantage of the natural training environments that Mother Nature has provided us with.  By using the following techniques and getting yourself into shape in an environmentally friendly manner, you can help ensure that the outdoors is as beautiful in the future as it is right now. The first method of training to consider is lifting weights in order to increase your body's metabolism.  Lifting weights is a green method of training because you are not using electrical machines or chemicals in your quest to lose weight.  One mistake that many people make when exercising is they avoid lifting weights, since they do not believe that these weights are vital to their overall program.  There are reasons, however, why this is not the case, as lifting weights is about more than simply building up your body's muscle ...

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Good Looking, Eco-Friendly Cozy Boots

Wishing there was a way that you could go green with your feet? There is! There are actually a new type of boots out there that are eco friendly.  They are recycled, but the great thing is, they don't look like it - they look incredible. Several years ago I came across special Simple's Green Toe shoes.  They are slip ons that they probably don't carry, but they did a great job.  Once it started getting colder, I was looking for something that would keep my toes nice and warm.  While I tend to be a skeptic of green products, I love the fact that there is a growing demand out there for products that are friendly to the environment.  The problem is, some companies greenwash products, which gives them credit for having products that are green or recyclable when they really don't do too much to help out the environment. The Simple company really does a good job providing a product that is really "green”.  The soles of the shoes that they offer have been recycled from inner tubes.  They also use PET plastic that is recycled, recycled paper, and ...

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