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Top Drawer Sachets for Scent and Shooing Moths


Sometimes my daughter Syd’s drawers smell a bit gamey, like her soccer uniform after a match of  living up to her title as “the finisher”. She’s a darling girl, don’t get me wrong. But she has a frightful habit of  tossing items into her drawers to avoid that exhausting chore of putting them in the hamper. Enter drawer sachets. They give off that happy floral odor that can even compete with dirty socks.

Here are a few nicely packed bundles gathered from from the natural garden.

Show at top, and pretty enough to give as a …

Clorox: Greenwashers or Converts?

Who would have ever imagined the day when Clorox, makers of the ubiquitous chlorine bleach, would come out with a line of eco-friendly cleansers? 
But here they are, 7 Green Works natural products such as bathroom cleanser, dishwashing liquid, and glass  & surface cleaner. Fragrance comes from essential oils, there is no phosphorus or bleach, and cleaning agents are coconut based.
Green Works has been endorsed by both the The Sierra Club and the Design for the Environment Program. It will be very interesting to see over time if Clorox is …

Ode to a Rich Hippie

For richer or poorer, we make promises on the fragrant vow of a bohemian wedding. A spritz of bliss, a splash of devotion as you wade through the musky fog of a purple haze. Spring back flower child, as you transform chameleon-like to a foxy lady. Or perhaps play a little hoochie coochie during this summer of love. Experience one of these many personas presented by Rich Hippie wildcrafted perfumes.
Aptly named, Rich Hippie creator Nannette Pallrand stays true to the lifestyle of her California home base. Made using traditional methods …

A Hippie Moment: Light the Lotus

Even though they are invisible, scents have a powerful impact on your mood, and, sometimes, candles just aren’t potent enough on their own. Any green shopper knows that most air fresheners are harmful to your health and the environment. And, while boiling cinnamon or cloves gives off a pleasant fragrance, who has time for that every day?
Get in touch with your former hippie self instead. With the Lotus incense burner, hand-carved by artisans in Vietnam, the solution is as simple as lighting a match. Featured at

PATYKA: Organic Self-Care in a Bottle

When it comes to treating myself well, let’s just say it’s taken time, but I now consider myself an expert in the art of self-care. My focus covers the insides and outsides; spirit and body; brain and brawn. I take time to read, practice yoga, run, laugh, love, take naps, get manicures, share with friends, go to therapy. All in the spirit of living life now rather than waiting for”¦something to justify being nice to myself.
One of my self-care tactics is using sweet-smelling, good-feeling lotions, oils and perfumes. But the greening of my habits …

A New Method


We all know Method as one of the originators of eco-friendly cool. The masterminds behind this company turned the consumer packaged goods industry on its head when they came up with the idea to develop a line of cleaning products that were both green and stylish enough to openly display in the home. I’m guessing most of us have at least one Method cleaning product we swear by, but I’m not sure how many of us are aware of their body line. I’ve been using the lotion and shaving cream for a while now, …

Scents & Sensibility

I’ve never been the kind of woman who commits to one scent. When faced with the endless rows of fragrances in my local beauty store, I find myself waffling between musky and floral, flirty and feminine. My scent has to match my mood, so my perfume collection reflects the range of emotions that encompass my personality each day. I’m always looking for brave new brands that challenge the status quo, which is why I was so excited when I found Tsi-La Natural Perfumes.
Tsi-La was started by model Annie Morton and her …

A Static Cling Solution


I revealed to you my unusual love of laundry in Stay on the Line, and my musings on our general obsession with whitening. Would you believe I’m back to talk more about laundry?

I’ll get right to the point, lest I start waxing poetic about things like organic towels and green machines.

We’ve all been there – the usual morning rituals completed with ease and efficiency, teeth flossed and lips lined – when we lift the comb to our locks for one last brush-through. Oh, the horrible sound of it! Of hair …

The Odd Logic of Air Fresheners

It happens to the best of us: our homes get that not-so-fresh scent. And when we walk in the door and catch a big breath of stale, the first thing we’ve all been instructed to do is to reach for an air freshener.
This baffles me. Conventional air fresheners often contain unsavory ingredients such as dichlorobenzene and naphthalene (a carcinogen used in pesticides). Pre-packaged chemicals and artificial fragrances are the very antithesis of fresh, healthy air!
There are plenty of simple ways to freshen your home without resorting to artificial, chemical-laden sprays:

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