Three Natural Makeup Brands

e.l.f Mineral Makeup

E.l.f probably has one of the best steals for mineral makeup and natural makeup in general. Even at only $5 they still use 100% natural minerals, no chemicals or dyes, no parabens, and absolutely no animal testing. The packaging is also 100% recyclable and the company is an avid charity supporter. As a bonus, most of the other products they make also contain natural ingredients and are only $1 each.

Burt's Bees

This is one of the natural makeup products many couldn't live without. Burt's Bees uses natural ingredients and oils , along with Omega acids and antioxidants. In the end, products are 99.6% natural and who can beat the price?

Physician's Formula New Organic Wear Makeup

Physician's Formula has come out with the first ECOCERT certified organic natural makeup lines in the United States. The packaging is eco-friendly and the ingredients are 100% free of chemicals, parabens, and synthetic preservatives. They offer a small yet nice selection of products to help anyone in there mission to go green.


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Three Green Workout Tips

1.) Team up:
Working out with other people is one of the most effective ways to stick with your plan; keeping each other accountable helps you both get fit faster. Finding a jogging partner or a tennis opponent makes it easier to schedule your workouts (and harder to skip them); even better, sign up for a group race or join a larger team to play soccer, softball, volleyball, or any other sport you love. Bonus: The team will likely have a lot of the equipment already, so you can skip buying your own or share.

2.) Gear up Green:
If you're going to make working out a regular part of your life, you might need some gear—even go-anywhere workouts (like yoga) are easier with a mat, and a biking routine is impossible without a bike. But you don't have to buy all new products: Check the web or your local sporting goods store (or your closet) for deals on used bikes, weights, and other equipment. Eco-friendly yoga mats, which are made of non-PVC materials, are easy to find, and you might be surprised at how good your workout can be two water-filled jugs, a dining room chair, and an old crate.

3.) Inspire change:
If you've decided that joining the gym is the best way to go (at least for the winter) you can still encourage your local health club to make some green changes: restrict the use of towels, invest in energy-efficient machines, offer recycling bins for water bottles (or, even better, stop selling them altogether), set up the televisions to shut off when the machines aren't in use. Some gyms are even harnessing human power to supply energy and reduce bills. Every little bit helps. Then talk to your workout partner about switching indoor workouts for weekend hikes or bike rides; you'll be able to switch up your routine and get a better workout while making everyone a little greener.

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Tips for Saving Water

The FAO has warned that within two decades, the majority of the earth's population could face serious water shortages.

The culprit isn't so much population growth, but poor water management practices. For example, I live in Australia - the driest inhabited continent in the world; yet we appear to be one of the leaders in water consumption per capita.

The biggest water consuming industry is agriculture. The FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations) states 70 percent of all fresh water drawn globally is for agricultural use - higher in some countries.

While it would be easy to blame farmers, we are all in this together and we as consumers fuel demand for water hungry crops such as cotton. It takes around 925 gallons to produce a single pound of cotton and over half that water is lost through evaporation or other poor water management practices.

While there will always be X amount of water in the world, much of it will be useless or require a great deal of processing at the rate we're going - and that processing requires energy and creates by-products. Rather than us all looking towards processes such as desalination as the cure, as welcome as they are, we should see them as a sign that there's something very wrong in our approach to water.

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Eco-Friendly Wedding Tips

The term “green wedding” refers to weddings that are more eco-friendly and eco-conscious. According to a survey conducted by David's Bridal in 2009 almost half (48%) of the brides surveyed stated that they were committed to going green, this included registering for eco-friendly products. The wedding industry has ebbed and flowed into a sleek and stylish way to leave a smaller footprint on the Earth while still having a glorious wedding.

Here are a few ideas to go green for your wedding:

• Use recycled paper for the invitations
• Soy candles can be used instead of beeswax. Soy candles burn longer, slower and emit less soot than paraffin candles.
• Use a vintage wedding dress or find a designer that is made of cotton, hemp, and other organic blends.
• Serve an organic and local menu.
• Local wildflowers will also be a beautiful addition to adding nature to your special day

 

For a complete guide on how to have the wedding of your dreams while being green check out The Everything Green Wedding Book, published by Adams Media.

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Reducing Trash

We bundle up lots of bags of trash each week. Factories, hospitals, and all businesses create tons trash every day. We're running out of land for landfills (garbage dumps).

Some of the trash we make is dangerous. It's called hazardous waste, and disposing of it improperly can hurt the land, the air and the water. These are big Earth problems, but working together, we can solve some of them.

Buying less is one of the best ways to reduce trash. Like buying toys or food that is packaged in the smallest amount of packaging, or none at all. Don’t buy stuff that you’ll need to throw away, like paper plates or plastic utensils.

Also, there are lots of ways to reuse items instead of filling up our trash cans. We can pack “Earth safe” lunches with reusable lunch bags. Rechargeable batteries can be used over and over. Washable dishes can be used for years. Reuse a sponge or rag for cleaning up spills instead of using paper towels. How many shopping bags do you collect each week?

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