Friday, August 8, 2008
Wisteria Lane resident Nicolette Sheridan uses Mrs. Meyer’s products to keep her house clean and smelling fresh – she likes the line because their liquid products are all biodegradeable, and they “make her whole house smell incredible.”
The brand uses naturally derived ingredients from corn, sugar cane, coconut, and palm whenever possible – and stick to synthetics that have been proven safe when there’s no natural alternative. And we bet Nicolette’s golden retriever Oliver would be glad to know that the brand never tests on animals.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Gwyneth Paltrow, who started going green when she had children, reportedly turned to Earth Mama Angel Baby’s Natural Stretch Oil during her pregnancies with kids Apple and Moses to prevent stretch marks from forming.
The oil is light, absorbs easily, and hypoallergenic. The Stretch Oil formula relies on healing calendula, calming chamomile, Vitamin E, and borage and neroli oils to keep skin looking good and stretch mark-free.
Of course, we can’t promise it’ll keep you looking as good as Gwyneth.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Ever wondered what happens to that leftover rubber after the shape of your flip flop is stamped in it? VivaTerra’s come up with an ingenious, eye-catching way to recycle the leftovers – so eye-catching, in fact, that this Flip Flop Door Mat was featured on Project Runway.
Since they’re made of rubber, they’re durable and weatherproof – you can dirty them up, hose them down, and continue to enjoy the bright, colorful patterns unique to each rug. Organic Style’s also got a similar one!
Friday, July 18, 2008
InStyle came up with a list of the celeb couples it considers to be the most eco-friendly, from buying organic cotton clothing to making green home renovations like installing solar panels and water purification systems.
Here are the top 5:
Jessica Alba and Cash Warren
Newlyweds Jessica Alba and
Cash Warren are determined to raise their
newborn daughter in a green household. Not only has Alba stocked up on organic-cotton onesies, she’s also doing eco-friendly renovations on the new family’s home. “I would like to see a cleaner earth for my child,” Alba said recently.
Milo Ventimiglia and Hayden Panettiere
Onset romancers Hayden Panettiere and Milo Ventimiglia have more than just their leading roles on Heroes in common. Both stars are staunch vegetarians and Panettiere recently risked arrest to protest the killing of dolphins in Japan. As a result, Ventimiglia watched the petite actress get honored by the Humane Society with their Gretchen Wyler Award for activism.
Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton
Aussie actress Cate Blanchett and her playwright husband,
Andrew Uptown were hired as Creative Directors of the Sydney Theatre Company, but they are determined to change the organization inside and out. The
parents of three recently pledged to use solar panels and gathered rainwater in order to take the building off the grid. And they practice what they preach at home—their Sydney mansion recently underwent an extensive greenification.
Adrien Grenier and Isabel Lucas
Entourage heartthrob Adrien Grenier and girlfriend Isabel Lucas are a match made in hippie heaven. The actress has joined Hayden Panettiere in the movement to save the whales, while Grenier has spoken out in support of everything from eco-friendly building (his Brooklyn home is equipped with solar panels) to alternative energy sources to vintage clothes recycling. The couple both star in Grenier’s Alter Eco show on the Planet Green network.
Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry
New parents Halle Berry and Calvin Klein model boyfriend
Gabriel Aubry are raising a green baby! Berry spent a reported $60,000 on her environmentally-friendly nurseries which she stocked with organic cotton baby clothes.
Check out the rest of the list here.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Cashmere Mafia and Charlie’s Angels star Lucy Liu mentions Dr. Bronner’s All-One Hemp Pure Castile Soap as one of her beauty essentials. Liu alternates Dr. Bronner’s with several other products to shampoo her always-shiny hair, commenting that she “loves herbal scents because she’s a little bit allergic to frangrance.”
The soap contains 100% organic, fairly-traded ingredients and is scented with organic essential oils. It’s also not tested on animals, and the label is printed with soy ink on 10% hemp/90% post-consumer recycled paper. The brand has been making soaps for 60 years in America, and the Bronner family has been making soaps for 150 years – always with no chemicals and natural ingredients. The wild success and ethical practices of the company even prompted the creation of a documentary film, Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soapbox.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Daily Greenz #162
Those years dating Leo must have rubbed off on her - no Evian for this icon. Brazilian supermodel Gisele has been spotted with her reusable Sigg water bottle in hand time and time again.
The lightweight aluminum bottles are easy to carry, whether you’re running around town or jetting around the globe, and they come in an array of colors and patterns. Plus, using them helps cut down on the billions upon billions of water bottles thrown away each year. And we know this probably doesn’t concern Gisele, but it’s significantly cheaper to use a reusable water bottle and water filtration system than to buy disposable water bottles.
But using reusable water bottles isn’t the only effort Bundchen is making to do her part for the environment.
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Daily Greenz #157
Greenzer applauds stars who use their celebrity status to raise awareness about living eco-friendly, from cruising around in hybrid cars to composting. Julia Roberts is particularly committed to reducing the amount of waste she and her family produce. Roberts used chlorine-free, non-toxic diapers for twins Hazel and Phinnaeus and was introduced to gDiapers when newest addition Henry came along. The flushable diapers, comprised of a reusable outer cover and flushable lining, cut down on the 50 million disposable diapers that are tossed in landfills yearly and don’t begin to decompose for up to 500 years. GDiapers’ Cradle to Cradle certification means that every material used to make these flushables is absorbed back into the ecosystem with no negative impact.
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