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Seedbombs Away!

Becky Striepe — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:00:47 +0000

My pal Lucille over at Feelgood Style recently posted about the Lush Seed the Nation Contest, and it reminded me that I’d been meaning to write a follow-up to this post on walk by guerrilla gardening from December.

With the idea of seed bombs gaining a little more attention lately, I thought it might be cool to revisit them here. Last time we talked seed bombs, it generated quite a bit of discussion, including some great points in the comments that felt like they warranted their own discussion.

So here you go! A couple of things to keep in mind when you’re whipping up a batch of seed bombs!

Earth Day 2009 : Ready, Set, Grow! Lush Launches “Seed the Nation” Contest

Lucille Chi — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:41:15 +0000

Today, while walking with my dear friend after an uplifting yoga class, we were lured into a Lush shop (by the colorful poster above) to plant a seed bomb any place in the city that needs native wildflowers!

It gets even more adorable:

The Lush crew is set to do good across North America to see customers “dig in some soil, plant a few seeds, or mend a sagging fence. One good deed inspires anothor” ~ Guerilla Gardener, David Tracey

Feel Like a Spa Treatment? Geo Phyzz Brings it on Home

Kay Sexton — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:19:37 +0000

Lush are famous for their fresh cosmetics, and for producing vegan, organic products for the most sensitive skins. So I was delighted to be reminded that at this time of year, when many of us are feeling pale and fragile, they have a product that gives the deep-cleansing goodness of a spa visit, without the cost, fuss or doubt about what’s being applied to your body.
I’m talking about the fizzing, mineral-packed bath bomb, Geo Phyzz. It’s got Hawaiian sea salt, blended mineral-rich volcanic clay all blended with seaweed, sandalwood and cypress. The scent of the product is not at all girly – it’s refreshing but not sweet and best enjoyed in a bath that’s not too hot, so you can imagine you’re lying on a tropical beach, inhaling the scents of the shoreline and the fragrance of tropical trees. Your masculine other half will find this treatment as pleasing to his nose as you do, so why not treat him to one?

The really good thing about this bath treatment though, is that the sea salt is slow-dissolving, so you can scoop it from the bottom of the bath as you recline and use it to massage any areas of your body that require some exfoliation, like those pale and puffy hips and thighs and those callused, hard-working winter feet!

Contains: Coarse Sea Salt, Hawaiian Sea Salt, Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Perfume, Cypress Oil (Cupressus sempervirens), Pine Absolute (Pinus), Sandalwood Oil (Santalum album), Seaweed Absolute (Fucus vesiculosus), *Limonene, *Linalool, Gardenia Extract (Gardenia jasminoides), Colour 42045

* Occurs naturally in essential oils

“Ask Me Why I’m Naked” Campaign Reveals The Need To Reduce.

Emma Pezzack — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:39:03 +0000

Lush Cosmetics have always been ahead of the game when it comes to reducing packaging. Their line of solid shampoo bars, conditioners, body butters and soaps are freshly cut for each customer and don’t require packaging. However, they’re about to take that concept to a whole new level. In an effort to reinforce the message that we need to reduce waste through re-thinking packaging of consumer goods, what better way to emphasize the point than to enlist your sales team to reduce their own packaging. This Wednesday, August 27th, Lush salespeople in 25 stores across America will be wearing nothing but aprons saying, “Ask me why I’m naked.” Customers are also being asked to take action and will be urged to ‘go naked’ by purchasing products with no packaging.