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Video: Raining Rose Lip Balm Company

John Simonetta — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:58:23 +0000

This is a guest post by John Simonetta, owner of Proforma Simonetta Freelance, an eco-friendly promotional items consultancy (see proformagreen.com). John’s blogs are designed to keep us up to date on the “greening” of his industry.

Raining Rose, Inc. was at the 2009 Dallas ASI show last week showing their line of 66% organic lip balms. They are USDA organic certified and I think these are great products for any Ecopreneurist looking for a different spin on giveaway items.

Raining Rose has a neat back story for aspiring Ecopreneurists. They began in 1996 as basically a family hobby with a basement kitchen workshop and are now a growing leader in their field producing all-natural products in an 18,200 square foot building in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

From rainingrose.com “The company’s original owners refined the products, creating pure, and often vegan formulas, of the highest quality ingredients. [Since] January of 2003 [Raining Rose] has focused their efforts on delivering quality products to their customer on time, incorporating the tried-and-true family recipes with luscious new creations.”

Here is more information on the line from Steve.

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If you are in the promotions business contact Lisa Wagner at Raining Rose, if not email info@proformagreen.com or your local promo item dealer for pricing and information.

OBV :: A World First In Biodegradable Beauty Packaging.

Emma Pezzack — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:27:39 +0000

I’ve been waiting (patiently and not so patiently) to see how long it would take for truly biodegradable packaging to hit the markets. Sure the market has been working on bioplastic polymers for sometime but there are still issues with heat & cold tolerances that make usage limited. Enter Organic Essence! This is truly the ultimate in green packaging; using recycled paper pulp, soy inks, organic adhesive and even organic glaze on the outer surface. While the jars are not exactly my cup of tea in terms of design, I’m giving these guys major kudos for developing what is sure to revolutionize the way our organic & natural beauty products are bottled.

Made in the USA: Colette Unisex Organic Onesies

Jennifer Lance — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:51:01 +0000

When I had my first child, what few items I bought were always unisex. I knew I wanted two children, and I also wanted to reuse whatever clothes and products we would need. Colette Kids offers unisex designs for little ones, and the best part is they are organic!

Made in the USA, Colette Kids onesies are constructed of 100% USDA Certified Organic Baby Rib cotton that is combed for softness and comfort. The graphic images have cute names and stories, like Charlotte the Pig. “Charlotte is an explorer. She likes bok choy and the water barrel.” Each item of clothing is silk-screened by hand.