Today on TreeHugger there is an excerpt from a New York Times article about Burt’s Bees and it’s founder. Apparently Burt’s Bees was sold to Clorox in November but was actually sold originally years ago. Very interesting article, you should check it out. Personally I have been off of the Burt’s Bees bandwagon for a while. They have great marketing and are readily available almost everywhere but really most of their products are not natural and the ingredients list is purposely vague sometimes. Like, I want to know what kind of fragrance is used. The merger with Clorox makes their Bill for Setting …read more

 I found this video on the Dr. Bronner’s website. Very, very eye opening. I feel betrayed. Buyer beware, as they say. Who knew I needed to be extra vigilante when buying hand soaps even when they are labeled as organic or natural. One more reason to love Dr. Bronner’s, as if you needed another reason. My personal observation: It’s a no-go on your hair. It’s great as a body wash but use a separate shampoo and conditioner.

If you, are anyone you know grows hearty tomatoes, your vegetable basket is probably overflowing with them right now. Tis’ the tomato season.
My father has a small garden, and the tomatoes are plentiful – so much so, that we cannot keep up with how many he has. Yesterday, I helped him make pots and pots of tomato sauce to freeze and use throughout the colder months. Lucky for me, I was able to have eight containers all to myself!

When we were finished with the sauce and saw how many more tomatoes we still had, he said that there must …read more

It is your best friends birthday and you to to get her a gift. And she has recently decided to live a more natural life and wants to start using natural beauty products. Hmmm…
Or, you need a gift for your boss who only uses Organic products. Hmmm…
If you are not well versed in natural and organic beauty products, and how to differentiate between them all, you just might have had a problem selecting the perfect gift. Thanks to a new partnership of Gifts.com and Sephora, your gift giving decisions have just become easier.

Gifts.com and Sephora have teamed up to bring …read more

Learning all I can about living a more “natural” life, especially through beauty and personal care products, I keep hearing the word “paraben” and “Paraben-Free” So, what exactly are parabens?
Parabens are a group of chemicals widely used as preservatives in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. They can be found in shampoos, commercial moisturizers, shaving gels, cleansing gels and personal lubricants. Parabens have been found to cause skin irritation, contact dermatitis, or allergic skin reactions.
There was also a study showing parabens present in breast cancer tissue samples, this was linked to use of underarm deodorants, but many say there needs to …read more