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. Click here to read more

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Boy, do we love playing the reclaim game. In our buy it, trash it culture, it’s almost a thrill to come up with creative ways to make old things new again. Laura Bergman, creator of Bottled Up Designs, feels the same way. Bergman has been reclaiming antique glass and bottles from the natural wooded habitat and rural farmland in Pennsylvania Amish Country, where she lives. Not only does she create unique jewelry pieces out of this reclaimed glass, but she also provides the history of each glass item.

The Vanilla Extract Bottle Earrings are handcut from empty bottles of vanilla, a staple item in every kitchen. These delicate amber glass oblong hoops dangle from sterling silver wire, and the edges have been filed for a smooth, rounded edge. Click here to read more

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The National Resources Defense Council explores the negative impacts liquid coal would have on the economy, communities, and the environment. This ‘cure-all’ for our dependence on fossil fuel releases twice as many emissions as per gallon as regular gasoline. Is this proposed solution really in the public interest, or only in the interest of coal companies?

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Handlebar, Fu Manchu, pencil – the varieties of mustache are endless. This Organic Cotton Mustache t-shirt, brought to us by the hilarious folks at Partybots, pays homage to a few.

But it’s not just funny – it’s smart too. You can buy it in either 100 % organic cotton or eco-heather, a blend of recycled polyester, organic cotton, and rayon made from naturally occurring polymers. Plus, you don’t have to be able to grow one to enjoy it, because it’s available in women’s and kids’ sizes too. Click here to read more

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We’ve mentioned before that the beauty industry is pretty much self-regulated, and the fragrance industry is no exception. Whereas perfumes used to be made with blends of essential oils to create fragrance, most cosmetics companies now depend on cheaper synthetic replicas of scents.

Some of the most popular, most expensive fragrances contain hundreds upon hundreds of chemical compounds – most of which are volatile organic compounds. And ingredients like formaldehyde, ethanol, d-limonene are suspected carcinogens, respiratory irritants, and neurotoxins. And we’ve already talked about the dangers of phthalates, which are used abundantly in perfumes to help scent last longer.

Ecco Bella’s Eaus de Parfum are hand-crafted using traditional perfumery techniques, not manufactured in a laboratory using scores of chemicals that haven’t been properly tested for safety. Click here to read more

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