| WELLNESS / ECOSALON HOME Sep 19, 2008 at 5:00 am by Sarah Irani Petroleum: There's More Around Than You Know As we become culturally more oil-conscious - conserving where and when we can - it can be shocking just how pervasive petroleum products are. It’s not just about filling up your car or agricultural chemicals anymore: oil is hidden everywhere. Here’s a short list of petroleum-based products that you might not have even considered.  Toothpaste: If you see mineral oil on the ingredients list, well, guess what, you’re putting petroleum on your teeth. Mineral oil is prevalent in many cosmetic products, so check ingredients and go for natural options.Candles: Paraffin is a petroleum products, so candle-lovers would do best to stick to beeswax, palm wax or bayberry candles.Foil Packaging: The thin, shiny packaging used for potato chips and granola bars contains mylar, a petroleum-based plastic. Be aware and buy bulk when you can.Vitamins: Unless you are taking vitamins made from 100% whole food sources, your synthetic vitamins are likely made using petroleum-derived solvents.Re-usable Shopping Bags: Uh oh! And you thought you were saving the world from plastics! Unless your reusable bag is made of canvas, it’s likely a petroleum-based plastic. ...Read MoreRelated Posts ↓ |
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| FASHION / ECOSALON HOME Aug 28, 2008 at 5:00 am by Allison McCarthy Flower Power I’m not usually a girly girl, but lately I’ve been getting in touch with my floral side. Stuck in the rut of San Francisco’s foggy "summer", I needed to find a way to bring some sunshine into my wardrobe. Kim White’s vintage floral bags are my bright solution ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| FASHION / ECOSALON HOME Aug 21, 2008 at 5:00 am by Allison McCarthy Fall Color Trend: Purple Eggplant, aubergine, plum, violet, mulberry – any way you slice it, purple is the hot color for fall. This is not your color-sucking pale lavender circa 1987 purple. We're talking rich, deep hues. Too much of the shade and you’ll end up looking like the grape man in Fruit-of-the-Loom commercials, but a tasteful splash of the bold color will ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| FASHION / ECOSALON HOME Aug 19, 2008 at 5:00 am by Kim Derby A Sweet Ending for Candy Wrappers Candy is a girl's best friend, no wait, that’s diamonds. I’ll tell you what candy does do - it creates cavities and a boat load of trash. Take all those candy wrappers, put them together and what do you get? Would you believe…a handbag? Believe it. The ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| FASHION / ECOSALON HOME Aug 11, 2008 at 11:50 am by Carlie Partridge Life in the Bag If you haven't seen these gorgeous Amazon Life bags before, you've been missing out! Amazon Life allows you to tote a piece of the Amazon Rainforest with you - in an entirely sustainable and socially-sound practice. Through an exclusive process, latex is extracted through living rubber trees through a minimally-invasive process that ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| FASHION / ECOSALON HOME Aug 11, 2008 at 9:40 am by Allison McCarthy Fab Eco Find: See by Chloé Shopping Tote If there’s anything you’ve learned about me over the time you’ve been following EcoSalon, it’s that I’m obsessed with anything that has the Stella McCartney stamp. Stella has since moved on to bigger and better ventures, but all Chloé collections, including the more youthful ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| FASHION / ECOSALON HOME Jul 15, 2008 at 11:35 am by Kim Derby Tuberose Lavender Tote Is Eco *and* Vegan An oversized tote with plenty of wiggle room is just what summer ordered. Make it with eco-ultrasuede instead of leather and you get this feminine Tuberose Lavender Vegan Tote by AmyKathryn. It’s large enough to support your busiest ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Aug 20, 2008 at 10:22 am by Sarah Irani 10 Handy Green Gadgets You'll Love to Use Just because we women like the latest green design and fashion trends doesn't mean we're not into green technology, too. I happen to be equally techie and earth mama myself - and I know plenty of women who are nuts about technology. Here are some useful green gadgets you'll have fun with: ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Aug 7, 2008 at 5:00 am by Mike Sowden Weird Science: Why Are CFL Light Bulbs Shaped Funny? What is going on with the shape of lightbulbs these days? Take the reassuringly familiar incandescent light bulb. In essence, the same design that Humphry Davy first unveiled in 1809 - two wires connected to a battery, touching the ends of a filament ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| ARTISAN / ECOSALON HOME Jul 11, 2008 at 4:45 am by Kim Derby It’s in the Box Does anyone else feel slightly light-headed at the thought of hearing paper versus plastic one more time? I’m just guessing, but the question is posed to me at least once a day. Of course it’s a very good question, but sometimes I just want to scream “neither, nada, none of the above”, especially when it comes to my lunch. ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |