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If you are frequently noticing that the skin on your hands is red and irritated after handling certain household cleaning products, it may be time for you to find alternatives to using harsh chemicals to clean. Not only do some cleaning products have harmful effects on the skin, but putting them into the environment can be bad for the overall health of the planet. Fortunately, there are many ways to get your indoor living environment clean and fresh without using products teeming with necessary chemicals and heavy perfumes. For instance, many household Read the rest of this entry »

Edible Flowers

Beautiful flowers have a pleasant fragrance while also providing health benefits. Lavender blossoms create aroma that causes a soothing feeling for individuals. Gardeners often dry lavender to use during winter months to induce sleep. The essential oils in lavender and other plants add scent to lotions, soaps and candles. Several attractive flowering plants have additional health and beauty uses. Various parts of many flowering plants including leaves, stems, petals and buds are edible in salads as a raw ingredient. Alternatively, oils from blossoming plants can Read the rest of this entry »

Green girls gotta stick together and that means talking about all the ways we can have a little green in our lives.

Whether you are trying to keep a green home by getting your natural gas through places like New York Natural Gas Rates or insisting on green cleaning products, you have to live green as much as possible – not just for you, but the environment as well. Being a green girl also means you have to be aware of the environmental ramifications that can arise whenever you put on make-up or wash your hair.

It’s true! Each and every day we purchase beauty products and sometimes we aren’t really sure what we are buying. While not a typical practice anymore, you still want to be on the lookout for products that test on animals. Another thing you want to be careful of is the ingredients in some of these products – make sure that they aren’t harmful to the environment.

And if you are totally paranoid and unsure if you can trust the store-bought products there are a few household solutions that can help you look great, too. Like, did you know that lemon juice can be used to help lighten your hair? It’s true and if you aren’t sure what brand to trust in the store there are tons of green beauty sites online with helpful, household tips like these.

As a green girl, you gotta stay green but that doesn’t mean you can’t look good while doing it.

We have been encouraged to recycle for several years now. the more you do it, the easier it gets. You may have curbside pick up of sorted items, or you may have single stream recycling pick up. Many communities have consumers sort their recyclables by rules set by the recyclable buyers.

Your public works department will have lists of approved recyclables available for your specific locale, and bins to put items in. It is good manners as well as good sense to rinse out food containers. If you Read the rest of this entry »

As women, we are expected to be more nurturing and care more about the condition of our planet than the other sex. It’s a gross generalization, but like it or not, women are frequently expected to take the lead in living a greener lifestyle. One of the pastimes that fit this stereotype is gardening. Gardening is considered the idle hobby of the woman who’s quietly raised her kids and now has extra time to care for a garden. The truth is, many busy, active Read the rest of this entry »

There are several ways that you can conserve energy and keep more money in your wallet while doing so. Some of the simplest ways to do this are ideas that some may not think about.
One way to conserve energy is with your washing machine. You can save about 150 pounds of CO2 for gas water heaters and 500 pounds for electric heaters per year by turning the water setting to either cold or warm instead of hot.
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Consumption of nonrenewable energy sources has a huge impact on our environment. Establishing good energy conservation habits today, will help to provide a healthier environment for our children.

Integrating energy conservation habits into our daily routine does not have to be difficult. We can start with small steps, like turning lights off, and monitoring heating and cooling. Information and conservation advice is widely available today, and is easily found on line.

Energy conservation not only improves the environment, Read the rest of this entry »