Posts Tagged ‘Beauty’

Théra Wise Offers Natural Ointments for Those Burns, Scrapes and Colds

Natural and Homeopathic Ointment

There are inevitable things in life and a chance that your child will suffer from burns, scrapes and colds are one of them. And when it comes to remedies for those, the homeopathic or natural remedies are far few and in between. Well, Théra Wise Natural Therapeutic Ointments are the natural and earth friendly alternatives for more conventional over the counter medications. Théra Wise offers everything from Vaporizing decongestant rubs for stuffy noses to Natural Skin healing ointment. Using ingredients like Calendula and Organic Chamomile; it’s gentler to your child as well as to the planet.

According to Yasuko Brander, the spokesperson for the company:

Théra Wise products have been receiving great feedback from consumers who have been looking for natural alternatives to petroleum based ointments. Théra Wise® products can best be described as clean, natural plant therapy ointments.

Our aim is to pioneer a new direction for OTC (Over the counter) therapeutic ointments, combining modern science with time tested “body friendly” natural bio-active plant ingredients low impact manufacturing processes, and environmental sensitivity.  

Here are some of the Natural remedies that replaces more conventional OTC medications:

VpR Natural Vaporizing Decongestant Rub: My significant other loves to slather on Vicks when he gets a cold, and quite frankly; I can’t stand the smell. Well the decongestant rub is the perfect middle ground for both of us. He gets that minty freshness that he’s totally addicted to and I get natural clean Eucalyptus nirvana instead of a headache. Contains following ingredients: Eucalyptus Leaf Oil, White Pine Oil, Peppermint Oil, Camphor Oil, Asian Berry Wax, Organic Rose Hip Seed Oil. Much much better than Vicks.

Toys R Us: Greenwashing or Advertising? Who cares.

HolyMolyToysRUs I’m super dee duper excited that you are now marketing to my child’s eco conscious side.

Cuz, ya know, kids need new stuff all the time.

Sorry folks, I’ll try and regain my composure now. I just wanted to start this post off with an appropriate amount of ridiculousness. I get that Toys R Us is trying to get on the green bandwagon. They’ve sent out a press release that includes this:

Toys”R”Us stores nationwide are now offering customers another way to go “green” with a new line of “R”Us branded reusable bags in a variety of eye-catching styles and colors.

Creating Bedtime Ritual with Bath and Baby Massage with Burt’s Baby Bee Line

Natural Baby Shampoo and Lotion

I know many Eco-purists sniff at Burt’s Bee Bath and Body care line ever since it has been bought out by Clorox (Oh the Irony), but I can’t resist the smell of Burt’s Bees Baby Bee’s Shampoo & Wash and The Baby Bee Buttermilk Lotion. It smells absolutely divine and my yoga teacher used to slather it on during Savasana (otherwise known as the Corpse Pose, go figure), so it totally relaxes me at the same time. Relaxed mothers mean relaxed baby. So I have created a bedtime ritual that includes a bath and a baby massage. It helps my little one get to sleep faster. We try to do it every other day now. I also love the fact that the Shampoo & Wash is tearless and it’s wide availability. Target carries them as do most grocery stores. It’s probably the equivalent of Johnson & Johnson gone natural and green.

Other reasons to love Burt’s Baby Bee Bath line

  • Paraben and Phthlate free
  • Cleansing Blend of Coconut and Sunflower Oil for Shampoo & Body Wash
  • Sunflower Oil, Vegetable Glycerine, Beeswax and Buttermilk for Butter Milk Lotion
  • Soy protein to nourish and moisturize
  • Cruelty Free meaning not tested on animals
  • Made with 80% Post Consumer recycled material

Hot Off the Press :: Black Italian Vogue - Diversity Issue.

It’s not everyday that something significant happens in the fashion & beauty industry, and among a used-to- seeing-everything crowd it’s particularly difficult to garner attention. However Italian Vogue have done just that with their newly released all-black issue, titled: The Diversity Issue.

The issue has already been written about by Cathryn Horyn for The New York Times with interviews featuring photographer Steven Meisel, and Click to Continue Reading

Green Diva’s Guide to Fresh Style: Peace & Beauty for Cause-Metics

 PeaceKeeper Cause-metics lip gloss

When a talented friend and associate, Marcia Yerman, who happens to be an advocate for women’s issues insisted we consider featuring Jody Weiss, founder of PeaceKeepers Cause-Metics in Relevant Times last year, I paid attention. There are so many reasons to be amazed by Ms. Weiss and the wonderful ’cause-metics’ she has produced - great, natural AND benefiting women and the world in many ways . . .

Then, when we got some samples to play with, and I was really impressed! 

Ecostiletto Launches This Month

Courtesy of EcoStiletto.com

Encouraging all eco-chic ladies to reduce their carbon footprints from the size of an Ugg to a Manolo, the very fashionable Ecostiletto.com is launching this month.

Taking the content formerly accessed on greengirlguide.com (which many of you know is sadly being shut down by Nat Geo), the new destination will maintain the mantra of “If green is the new black, shouldn’t you know what you are wearing?” [...]

A Safe Non Toxic Bug Repellant for the Little One’s

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Editor’s note:  This post originally appeared on Feel Good Style, one of our sister sites on the Green Options network. We thought our readers would enjoy it too! 

Fairy Tales all natural, organic hair care for children just launched their new “Summer Hair Care” kit. Fairy Tales Hair Care has created a specialty line of hair care products loaded with fruit enzymes and citrus extracts of lemon, grapefruit, pineapple and orange to help wash away sea salts, minerals and chlorine “green.” An infusion of aloe, sweet almond oil, jojoba and vitamin A, E and D then deep condition and moisturize the hair leaving it soft and silky even after a day at the beach or pool.

The Fairy Tales Hair Care kit includes

Lifeguard clarifying shampoo
Lemon -Aid Conditioner
Coco Cabana leave-in Sun Spray

In addition to the hair care products they also have created a non toxic bug repellant for the little ones. The rosemary Repel Spray contains pure, organic oils of citronella, rosemary, tea tree, lavender and geranium. These great smelling herbs have been shown to repel bugs such as mosquitoes, gnats and head lice!

Should Warning Labels be on Our Beauty Products?

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I often wonder why our beauty products do not come with warning labels; most of them are filled with toxins harmful to our bodies and our environment. Ingredients such as parabens, sodium lauryl sulfate, germall, coal tar derivatives, urea, phthalates, toluene, formaldehyde, mineral oil, propylene glycol, triclosan, DEA, TEA, MEA, synthetic fragrances, PEG, BHA, and petroleum. Many of these ingredients have been confirmed to cause a wide range of cancers, reproductive concerns, allergies, and a sizeable list of health problems. Furthermore the ingredients which pollute our bodies also pollute the environment.To see the health effects of your current cosmetics check out the Environment Working Group’s Skin Deep Cosmetic Safety Database. In the search field of the website, type your brand of cosmetics, or simply type one of its ingredients. Information will appear using a 1–10 ratio scale; 10 being the most harmful brand or ingredient.Your skin is your largest organ. It is porous; everything you apply on your body seeps into your pores. Therefore, what you put on your body is as important as what you put in it. Why not use beauty products kind to animals, kind to the planet, and kind to you?

What’s the solution?After much research concerning cosmetics which are safe, yet provide the desired results, I’ve found a great website to share: Holistic Beauty.

Can Eyelash Extensions Really Be Safe?

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I tend to worry more about what I put into my body than what goes on the outside. When in fact the chemicals found in lotions, makeup and hair dyes are something I need to consider when using these products on my body.   Recently I have been using the eyelash extensions from “Xtreme Lashes” and I began to wonder how safe this new affection with eyelash extensions really was and was it worth any risks involved?  After researching, I was able to find one of the ingredient’s in the adhesive, “formaldehyde” linked to cancer.

Spray Lotion Mist From Ola Hawaii.

Ola Lotion Mist It could be that I’ve just returned from a holiday in the tropics but I LOVE these organic & natural Spray Lotion Mists from Ola Hawaii. The sweet, zingy, fresh smell of pineapple + lime is super delish but there are all kinds of scents to choose from if citrus isn’t your thing.

Keep it stashed in your bag during Summer heat to spritz

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It’s Eco-Friendly Sunscreen and Natural Bug Repellent Season

smartshield eco-friendly sunscreen and natural bug repellentIt’s official, I got my first sunburn this weekend. It was only a light burn, but somehow I always forget the sunscreen during the first warm days of spring. Fortunately, I remembered to protect my children with SmartShield when we headed down to the river. One added bonus to this “serious sun protection” is it contains natural cedar bug repellent, which kept the “eye bugs” from swarming their faces.

SmartShield is an “eco-friendly” sunscreen and bug repellent combination, but it does not appear to be all natural, as there are some ingredients I do not recognize. I researched several of these ingredients on Skin Deep, as Smartshied itself has not been rated, and I discovered they contained a low to moderate hazard. The Environmental Working Group has done an extensive study on sunscreens and found that:

Our comprehensive scientific review indicates that 85% of 1,015 sunscreen products offer inadequate protection from the sun, or contain ingredients with significant safety concerns. Only 15% of the products on the market are both safe and effective, blocking both UVA and UVB radiation, remaining stable in sunlight, and containing few if any ingredients with significant known or suspected health hazards.

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