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Influenster: Green VoxBox Review

Jen — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:56:02 +0000

I was recently invited to sign up at Influenster to be part of a review panel of various green products. Influenster is an “Exclusive Community of Trendsetters Invited to Receive Free Products” and I was honored to receive the request. . The VoxBox showed up about 2 weeks ago and included:

I haven’t tried every product yet, but I have gotten a good start in sampling most of them.

Hands down my favorite is the Pureology Hydrate Light Condition. Made with organic botanical Peppermint, Sage, and Rosemary, it smells heavenly in the bottle, in your hair and even on your hands and body long after rinsing it out! A little bit goes a long way which is great since I tend to have to use a lot. Although it claims to be a “light” conditioner, it has the consistency of a creme rinse, which is mandatory for my thick curls. I have fallen in love with this product.

The Pureology Hydrate Shampoo has also worked great on my hair, although I will say I don’t keep up well with my coloring so I could not test it’s Anti Fade claims. The Multiweight Protein Complex: Soy, Oat, and Wheat and Signature Aromatherapy Blend: Ylang Ylang, Bergamot, Anise, and Patchouli make for a great lather and wonderful scented product.

Kiss My Face Peace Soap was another favorite from the bunch. This light Pomegranate Acai scented castile soap with claims to have 101 uses including body wash, veggie wash, laundry and more, has been a great addition to the house. Additionally, 10% of proﬁts from each product sold supports Seeds of Peace and their mission to help young people from regions of conflict develop the leadership skills necessary to advance reconciliation and coexistence. The only place this product fell short so far was the bubble bath. The suds disappeared almost instantly, but it still made for a great scented bath, so all is well.

I have been pushing the Desert Essence Oil Control Moisturizer on my 15 year old son. I was always blessed with fairly clear skin and I cringe at all the harsh chemicals he puts on his face. I love tea tree products, they leave me feeling so refreshed. It works as a great moisturizer, not greasy feeling at all and it almost has a tightening feeling.

On a shorter note, I’m not one to use sweeteners, my preferred option is organic pure cane sugar, so I have not tried the Zsweet products and honestly, I don’t know if I will. However, I did let my mother-in-law have a few packets and she liked it very much. I still have to try the Chocolate Chai, too. Maybe if I need to sweeten it up, I’ll try the Zsweet, stay tuned.

I also tried the Maxim tampon made with Organic and Natural Cotton, Chlorine/Dioxin Free, Synthetic Free, Wood Fluff Pulp Free, Hypoallergenic/Irritation Free, Eco-Friendly & User-Friendly, too. With the long list of healthy pluses and it did the job at hand, I recommend trying these as an alternative to their toxic competition.

Influenster did a great job putting together a variety of great eco-friendly products to try. I really can’t say anything bad about any of them. If you are a blogger check them out on Twitter and Facebook for upcoming boxes to review and too see what others are saying about their VoxBox green products. I think the next box headed out is for foodie bloggers. YUM! Would love to try to qualify for that! Can we squeeze it in with Green Biz??

Have you tried any of the products above? What do you think of them?

Disclosure: I received this VoxBox free of charge from Influenster. All ideas, thoughts, words and opinions are my own and are not influenced by Influenster or the product companies featured.

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Flaunt It! Monday: Tilvee

Jen — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 04:03:04 +0000

Happy Monday Morning! Hope everyone had a great weekend and is ready to get the new week started!

So, let’s get to some fun green stuff! I have another great company for you this morning. Tilvee: Eco Ethical Skin Care creates facial, bath and body products that are safe for you and the environment:

Our Commitment (from the site)

* To produce fresh, innovative, nutrient rich skin care products without the use of synthetic fragrances, harsh preservatives and ANY potentially harmful ingredient.
* To educate our customers about ingredients used in the skin care industry so they can make healthy decisions.
* To be on the forefront of research and efficacy of naturally sourced ingredients.
* To be committed to green business practices.

Tilvee also takes a great approach towards making sure their products meet healthy and safe standards, and also their business as a whole. They have a great Green Business Practices plan in place that covers every area of their business; paper, shipping, packaging, even their building materials. Additionally, I love their site design. It’s visually pleasing and easy to navigate.

So, I got to try out their Acai Pomegranate Rejuvenating Masque: (from site)

Unique dry masque formula rich Acai & Pomegranate that gently purifies & instantly softens.

WHAT IS IT:
Our Acai Pomegranate Rejuvenating Masque is an innovative dry masque formula that purifies, instantly softens and boosts the skin’s radiance. Pomegranate and Acai deliver powerful antioxidants to fight free radical damage and aging. Rhassoul clay detoxifies, improves tone, texture and elasticity. Bamboo gently exfoliates to reveal smoother skin.

I loved this masque! Be forwarned that it will make a bit of a purple red mess and temporarily turns your finger nails a little purple. I guess it’s really no different then if you were eating a Pomegranate. However, the result is insanly soft skin with a kind of tingling feeling. I just mixed it with a very small amount of water, but I will be trying their Cranberry & Honey recipe soon! I also got my husband to join in the mini-makeover and it really calmed red flakiness he suffers from. While we were at it I slapped some on my mother-in-law (no, not literally) the next morning and she was very happy with how clean and smooth her face felt. All of us were very happy with this Masque!

Want to try some of this great product? Then get your entries in below! Tilvee will be giving one of my readers a full size Acai Pomegranate Rejuvenating Masque! Do as many of the below as you wish and leave a separate comment for each one.

Visit Tilvee and comment here on which product you would love to try
Blog about this giveaway and link back to this post.
Tweet this giveaway
Stumble this giveaway
Use other forms of social networking to spread the word about this giveaway.
Subscribe to my feed to stay up to date with the latest from Eco-Office Gals.
Buy anything from Tilvee and comment 5 times that you did! (I will confirm)

One winner will be chosen on Wednesday 2/25/09. Please don’t forget to leave a separate entry and any entries that show obvious laziness i.e. a simple “Thanks for the great giveaway” will not be published therefore not counted. It’s just not fair for the people that do know how to follow simple directions. US residents only. Thanks!

Jen

Random.org picked commenter 168. Congrats!

Becky

I would love to try the Tea Tree Facial Cleansing Bar.

Thanks!

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Flaunt It! Monday: Faerie Made

Jen — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:43:01 +0000

Happy Monday! Let jump right in and strut some stuff! Faerie Made Soaps is our company for the week. A little background from the site:

Faerie Made® is a woman owned business located in Asheville, North Carolina creating quality artisan soaps and fine skin care products from natural ingredients.

The mission of Faerie Made is simple: to provide high quality natural artisan soaps and body care products as we support other small businesses on the local and global scale while walking as gently as possible upon the earth.

Located in the mountains of North Carolina, our handmade soap, fair trade shea butter products, hemp lip balm, body care products, and products for skin care are made from natural ingredients in small batches.

Faerie Made sent over their sample pack so I could try several of their products including:

.10 oz facial elixir, a .25 oz sample each of our toners (rose and neroli), one each of our facial masques (Glacial clay and rose argiletz) and one half ounce sample each of our soaps we recommend for face (lavender citrus, oatmeal honey, and sea spa).

Tina was also awesome enough to add a sample of her Muscle Rub after listening to me whine and cry about my sciatica.

So, what did I think of the products?

I’ll start with my first round of mini-makeover, I needed to take a new picture for a blog I will be guest writing for, many of you have complimented on that picture and I will say my skin looks pretty dang good! That day I used the Rose Masque, Oatmeal Honey Soap, Neroli Toner and the Facial Elixir. I’m going to start with the Facial Elixir I fell in love the first time I applied it. Just two little drops covered and made my face feel silky smooth and it smells really great! I will say that although the Rose Masque did a great job, I didn’t care for the smell of it; a strong clay/dirt smell, waiting for it to dry up so I could wash it off was a bit of a struggle. The toner is very light scented, more my style and the soap was great.

The second round included the Glacial Milk Masque, Sea Spa Soap, Rose Toner and Facial Elixir. This was my favorite combo of the two. The hubby and I both participated in this makeover. He has terribly dry skin and I saw a massive improvement the next morning. The Glacial Milk Masque had a much lighter scent, seemed to dry quicker and I really liked the Sea Spa Soap. Elixir still reigned as the favorite and, unfortunately we drained the sample that day.

Currently I am using the last soap, Lavender Citrus, which I like and the toners. The muscle rub also has a non-medicinal scent, covers well and is not greasy. I can’t attest to the functionality of it yet since my sciatica gets so intense when I get it that meds often don’t help. It’s gone now, but who knows what combination of anything actually did the trick!

Tina is giving one reader a full size of my favorite the Facial Elixir! To enter do any (or all) of the following, for each one leave a separate comment for a separate entry! US residents only, please.

* Visit Faerie Made and comment here on which product you would love to try.
* Blog about this giveaway
* Tweet this giveaway
* Stumble this giveaway
* Use other forms of social networking to spread the word about this giveaway.
* Buy anything from Faerie Made and comment 5 times that you did! (I will confirm)

One winner will be chosen on Wednesday 2/18/09. Please don’t forget to leave a separate entry and any lame entries that show obvious laziness i.e. “Thanks for the great giveaway” will not be published therefore not counted. It’s just not fair for the people that do know how to follow simple directions. Thanks!

Random.org picked commenter #15! Congrats, Sheila!

Good Luck,
Jen

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Flaunt It! Monday: EcoStore USA

Jen — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:54:33 +0000

I dropped the ball last Monday. I wasn’t feeling so great and I spent the entire day in bed, barely keeping up with email and obviously not posting another great review and giveaway. However, Flaunt It! Monday is back this morning with another great green company.

EcoStore USA was originally founded in New Zeland fifteen years ago and is now branching it’s way over to the United States. It’s marketing tag line is “No nasty chemicals” they offer green and clean concentrated products at a wallet friendly cost. Their product line consists of Baby Care, Bath & Body, Hair, Household & Petcare. For Flaunt It! Monday I decided to go with hair. Why? If you have met me in person you already know that hair is a challenge for me. I have curly hair and LOTS of it! If any of their products were going to be put to the test, it was hair!

The products reviewed (from the site):

Rosemary Orange Shampoo: Combining nature’s best products and aromatherapy Ecostore USA has created a wonderful shampoo that will bring volume and life back to your hair.

Rosemary Orange Conditioner: Rosemary Orange Conditioner gives body to oily, lifeless hair. This gentle formulation is made with NO NASTY CHEMICALS that could possibly strip hair of essential oils.

Vanilla Shampoo: An alluring combination of eco science and aromatherapy our Vanilla Shampoo is nourishing for the scalp. This is an excellent product for chemically treated hair.

Vanilla Conditioner: Ecostore USA does not put damaging chemicals into their hair products. Using the finest therapeutic grade essential oils, the Vanilla Conditioner will bring life back to chemically treated hair.

They also added 2 bars of soap to the package. I have only used the LemonGrass Soap so far, but it smells awesome and lasts forever (which would be why I haven’t had the chance to open the second bar)!

I put these products to the test on my family and here are my thoughts:

Scent: Overall the Vanilla products were my favorite scent. Even my neighbor and Mother-in-law apparently sneaked a sniff when visiting the facilities since they both commented on the Vanilla Shampoo/Conditioners.

Shampoo results: Both shampoos worked equally well. They lathered up and washed well. My husband suffers from extreme dry scalp and even thought the vanilla may have removed the dry skin from his hair. A little goes a long way. I have had these bottles in my house for over a month and both are still a little less then half full. These are not HUGE bottles so that is pretty impressive with 5 people in the house.

Conditioner results: This is an area you will really make or break it with me. Conditioner in my hair has to be about the consistency of mayo to get any real results. Unfortunately, this conditioner was much thinner and it took huge amounts to cover my hair. It did work and made my hair soft and manageable, but the amounts used made the bottles disappear very quickly. That said, it DID work well on the rest of the family (since they are not a direct descendant of Carrot Top). Final decision, if you are blessed with normal hair and not a thick frizzy mop you are definitely good to go with these products!

EcoStore USA has given me a great opportunity to introduce hair products to my family and now they are going to give you an opportunity, too. One of my readers will win a Shampoo & Conditioner combo, of their choice, to try on their family.

To enter do any (or all) of the following, for each on leave a separate comment for a separate entry! US residents only, please.

Visit EcoStore USA and comment here on which product you would love to try.
Blog about this giveaway
Tweet this giveaway
Stumble this giveaway
Use other forms of social networking to spread the word about this giveaway.
Buy anything from EcoStore USA and comment 5 times that you did! (I will confirm)

One winner will be chosen on Wednesday 2/11/09. Please don’t forget to leave a separate entry and any lame entries that show obvious laziness i.e. “Thanks for the great giveaway” will not be published therefore not counted. It’s just not fair for the people that do know how to follow simple directions. Thanks!

Random.org picked comment #76: Jayne I would really like to try the Aloe Vera Conditioner! Thank you so much!

Congrats!

Jen

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Flaunt It! Monday: ecodiscoveries

Jen — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:05:30 +0000

And we’re back with another Flaunt It! Monday. I hope you had a great weekend.
This week we are featuring the ecodiscoveries cleaning line. Here’s a little background from the site:

Ecodiscoveries brings you the power of nature to tackle today’s toughest cleaning chores. They’ve designed the industry’s most effective and safest line of enzyme and plant-based liquid cleaners for you, your family, and the environment (indoors and out). Ecodiscoveries has won the Champion Status for EPA’s Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative:

EcoDiscoveries received this high honor because its formulations meet the stringent criteria of environmental consideration. EcoDiscoveries products are fully biodegradable to help protect aquatic life in both fresh and salt water. The SDSI project is part of the Design for the Environment (DfE) certification program that helps consumers make healthier and more environmentally safe choices about products.

I received the box from ecodiscoveries and was quite taken aback from what they sent – the ENTIRE line! I don’t think I have ever had so many cleaners to choose from! I actually decided to bring my not-so-green neighbor, Kim in to get her input on the products.

Kim is a stay-at-home mom of three kids, 2 dogs and 1 husband and has only recently learned about the green movement from me. Her review comes from the perspective of someone completely used to main stream cleaners & products. We split the bottles based on what we thought would be of most use to each of us. Neither of us have a nursery so we didn’t review it, but rather used the bottle for an extra airzyme, since we both wanted to try it.

Jen’s Products:

multizyme – all-purpose enzyme cleaner. This was my favorite. I’m all about multi-purpose cleaners nothing better then one bottle to get the job done! This one worked on everything; microwave, TV, wiping the cabinets, appliances & counter tops down. It cleaned up nicely with little effort.
tub & tile – removes bathtub soap scum. It did it’s job well. I didn’t have any tough cleaning to challenge it with, but the tub & tile is clean.
glass – streak-free windows and mirrors without ammonia. I used this on the outside windows. I hate to say my windows were much dirtier then I thought. This glass cleaner cleaned them up amazingly well and didn’t streak. My husband also used this to clean his truck window and was happy with the results.

Kim’s Products:

kitchen – sparkling counters and appliances. This was my favorite of the four. It cleaned up all the counter tops, stove top & appliances very easily without any real elbow grease. Additionally, I used it to spray and mop the floor and was impressed with the results.
moldzyme – mold and mildew cleaner. I put this to the test in my enclosed shower that has bad mildew stains on the glass door. Unfortunately, it did not work well. Overall, it didn’t handle the tougher jobs as I hoped it would, but for lighter jobs it did the trick.
bathroom – chlorine-free sink and vanity cleaning. This item worked well for my general bathroom cleaning of counters, sinks, tub & toilet.

airzyme – fragrance free odor eliminator. We both tested this product and we are both in agreement that overall it does the job of eliminating most common household odors. However, with stronger cooking odors, it didn’t seem to eliminate as we had hoped it would.

Packaging:

Ecodiscoveries refills come in small, 2oz. concentrated bottles. The starter pack includes 1 spray bottle and concentrate. The refills come in 2 pk refills. This reduces shipping costs & waste! When I received the box it was very light, I never imagines there were eight bottles of cleaner in it!

In Summary:

Kim: Overall, I like the cleaners. They’re less harsh due to the lack of chemicals typically found in mainstream cleaners. They’re easier on my hands and I’m not breathing all the vapors. The hardest part for me was getting used to the lack of “clean” scent associated with cleaners I normally use.

Jen: I was overall happy with the cleaners. They list their ingredients as well as a wealth of additional information on their site so you can make educated choices. I like the concentrated refills and the ability to use one bottle over and over therefore reducing waste.

Ecodescoveries will be awarding one lucky winner the entire line of cleaners! For entries do any of the following:

Visit ecodiscoveries, search for a location near you and comment here as to where you can buy ecodiscoveries near you.
Follow ecodiscoveries on Twitter
Tweet about this giveaway
Stumble this giveaway or the ecodiscovories site
Use the share button on this button for any of the other social bookmarking options.
Subscribe to the Eco-Office Gals feed so you don’t miss out on all the great green info, reviews and giveaways!

Leave a separate comment for each one you do! Each comment is an entry. US residents only please. Winner will be announced Wednesday 1/28/09 … Good Luck!

All the best!
Jen

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2009-01-29 03:16:13 UTC

There’s one About 4 miles from me! YAY!

Life Smart foods
42359 Garfield Road
Clinton, MI. 48038

Congrats Heather!

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Green Options: Web Hosting

Jen — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:23:16 +0000

Hosting websites takes HUGE amounts of energy. You may not think of it when you sit in your home office and your host serves is located in some other state. However, if you ever have a chance to go to a corporate office that has their own servers, take a walk in the room. I guarantee…. it will be sub zero in there, bet you thought I would say hot right? No, they keep it climate controlled at super cold levels so the servers don’t over heat.

Many people choose their web host for various reasons. Cost, uptime, features available, etc. Although, you may not take the time to consider where the energy comes from when you are deciding.

There are several options for green hosting, here are a few for you to check out:

HostGator: When I started Eco-Office Gals, HostGator was recommended because I was going to be using WordPress for my platform. However, when I checked out the site and saw they had recently made the move to wind powered hosting, I felt it was a good fit for me. My choice has been very satisfying, they have top notch customer service and were quick to follow me on Twitter and offer assistance when I sent out a question to my followers!

The basics:

130% Wind powered from local Texas wind farms. They’re not just neutralizing our environmental impact, they’re reversing it!
Green-e Certified RECs: All of HostGators REC’s have been registered, verified, and retired from the market.

Flaunt It! Monday Sponsorship

Jen — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:10:51 +0000

What is it?

Eco-Office Gals is always looking for small businesses growing green. The Flaunt It! Monday series is where Eco-Office Gals reviews your eco-friendly product and business and offers a giveaway for readers to get to know you, your product and your website and enter for a chance to win your product. I do not take payment for these reviews and giveaways, I may include certain facts at your request about your product but I will not lie or give an opinion that is not my own. It has yet to happen, but should I completely dislike your product I will contact you and give you the option of not having me post the review and giveaway.

Please see detailed Giveaway Guidelines.

Who makes a good sponsor?

If you have a TRULY green product and want it flaunted, you make a good sponsor. If you want an honest, unrehearsed review of your product, you make a good sponsor. My reading audience is mainly female, moms, small business owners, and greenies but we also have a readership of all genders, age range and backgrounds.

What do I need from you?

I need you to contact me with your product or site information. If your product is a good fit you will send the item agreed on to Eco-Office Gals for review. If I do not feel your product, company, organization or group is eco-friendly and something readers would like to know about, I reserve the right to not accept your product and will not do a review or post on my site.

When Eco-Office Gals flaunts you and announces the winner (giveaway runs for 3 days), I will then forward the winning email to you. You will then be responsible for getting the prize out to the winner promptly. Products sent to me for review will not be returned or forwarded to the winner.

What’s in it for you?

You will be flaunted for 3 days. Eco-Office Gals submits the giveaway to various online giveaway sites, twitter and other social networking groups. I drive traffic to your site by asking the reader to visit your site as part of the entry. They will be asked to comment about their favorite product, facts about your product or business or find a location where your product can be found in their area. You are given a 125×125 ad spot in my sidebar for the entire month of the giveaway. I link back to your site several times within the post. My site receives 500-600 unique visits per day during these giveaways. I have a 4/10 Google PR and 210,754 alexa rank. I review not only your product, but your site, customer service and anything else I feel worthy of mention.

My goal for Flaunt It! Monday is quite simple, word of mouth is the best advertising. I want to get my thoughts out about your product. If my readers know about your product they will, hopefully, use the greener choices you bring to them the next time they need to make a purchase.

See previous Flaunt It! Monday Posts.

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Flaunt It! Monday: The Green Apple Bag

Jen — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:45:23 +0000

Flaunt It! Monday is back! If you’re still in holiday mode and miss out then us working folks can’t give you anymore sympathy!

Today’s review is this great reusable shopping bag from The Green Apple. I had the opportunity to use this bag Saturday for my big monthly shopping. I have about half a dozen or more of the $1 bags you can pick up from various grocery stores and this one got added to the bunch. The fact that I remembered them is amazing in itself! My bagger at checkout showed no mercy on these bags either, so it was really put to the test. More on my thoughts in a bit.

First let me tell give you some background on the Green Apple Bag (from the site):

The Green Apple Bag is a high quality bag utilizing Woven RPET, a durable eco-friendly material made of post consumer recycled plastic bottles. Instead of ending up in landfills, these bottles can be used for a sturdy material which will be able to be used for years to come by you and your family.

Woven RPET material is one of the highest quality fabrics found on the market today. This material gives a unique quality and caliber over many bags sold worldwide. We are proud to be able to provide a healthy, yet classy, solution for the environment. We think you will agree.

I do agree! I was amazed how soft the material is! This was the first product upcycled from plastic I have had the opportunity to use and I was impressed. When I first got the bag I had my friends and family check the bag out and guess what it was made with. Since they know how I am always reviewing all these green products they gave a shot with answers like hemp or organic cotton. Their eyes popped when I told them soda bottles!

As I mentioned, I had a bagger this weekend that showed no mercy. He stuffed the bags overfull. Since this bag is much taller (17” tall x 13” wide x 6.5” deep & 25” long handles) then the others, it took the worst of his abuse. The bags were insanely heavy, and I did hold a few of my dollar bags on the bottom for fear of busting them. However, I carried the Green Apple Bag on my shoulder and it passed the test. The material is great and the quality is top notch, with an embroidered logo and front pouch for shopping list, keys or any other small items you may want to use it for.

I want to get the word out about Green Apple bag and it’s top notch quality! Lesa will be awarding one lucky winner a Green Apple Bag. For entries do any of the following:

follow The Green Apple Bag or Eco-Office Gals on Twitter
Tweet about this giveaway
Stumble or blog The Green Apple Bag or this giveaway
Join the Green Apple Bag Fan Page on Facebook
Use the share button on this button for any of the other social bookmarking options.
Email 3 friends about this giveaway using the new Eco-Safe buttons on the bottom of this post. Copy jsmith at eco-officegals dot com in the email.
comment about your tip or trick for remembering your reusable bag
Subscribe to the Eco-Office Gals feed so you don’t miss out on all the great green info, reviews and giveaways!

Leave a separate comment for each one you do! Each comment is an entry. US residents only please. Winner will be announced Wednesday 1/14/09 … Good Luck!

As info I subtracted myself from the entry count.

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2009-01-15 01:41:25 UTC

Misty VanEpps Says:
January 12th, 2009 at 8:36 pm

Subscribed.

Jen

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Flaunt It Monday! Nurture My Body

Jen — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:24:48 +0000

Monday morning once again! Last week was a crazy week of monsoon rains. The rest of the country had some freak weather, too and I hope this post finds all of you safe and warm.

Another week of pampering your winter skin. This time by Nurture My Body. Their products are 100% biodegradable, cruelty-free, and do not contain harmful synthetic fragrance oils, preservatives, petroleum products, FD&C colorants and dyes, parabens, phthalates, or other toxic chemicals. Additionally, they come to us with an endless list of credentials to make sure you are using a safe and eco-friendly product!

This company is run by a husband and wife team Patty & Rich. I met Rich on Twitter and he has become a fun Twitterbud on my follower list!!

All my products came in a very timely manner. Since I had such an issue deciding from all the great products I left it in Rich’s hands. The following are the site descriptions of the products that were sent to me (feel free to click the links for the full description):

Herbal Body Wash

Organic Herbal Body Wash blend contains essential oils of red mandarin for its ability to balance your skin, its natural antioxidants that help protect your skin, cedar atlas for its grounding and soothing effect on irritated skin, and rosemary verbenone to improve your circulation.

Citrus Hand and Body Lotion

Our Organic Citrus Hand and Body Lotion blend contains essential oils of bergamot for its relaxing quality and ability to care for oily skin, white grapefruit for its ability to help tone the skin tissue, and lavender for its quality to penetrate quickly while rejuvenating the skin and relaxing the mind.

Lavender Toner

Our Organic Lavender Toner contains Certified Organic lavender for its anti-inflammatory properties that instantly remove redness and irritation. It is ideal for sensitive skin and skin prone to dryness; it also enhances the regeneration of your skin cells.

I will immediately start with a slight repeat from last week. There is really something to be said for natural fragrance. It is such a HUGE difference from the many companies out there that throw a bunch of junk together to try to make something smell like the real thing!

The Citrus lotion is wonderful! Smells like I rubbed down with raw fruit, seriously!! It’s not a thick lotion, but it covers well and my skin feels very soft this morning.

The Herbal wash is very sudzy. I have mentioned in a past posts my issue with natural cleaners and soaps. I would find that any products that I don’t want to soap up do and those I do… don’t. But this past my test, a little bit want a long way! Thumbs up!

The lavender toner, I had to read up on this one since I had never used toner before. Just spray on before applying your face creme. So, I did and applied last week’s face creme on top. It was the flowery scent with the lavender again, not my favorite, but since I am continuing to see great results from last week I am willing to add this to my regimen to battle the crease.

Once again some really great products and I LOVE the blue bottles that can be reused once you empty the original contents.

Rich and Patty are offering one of my readers a wonderful Gift Box valued at over $50.00. Check out Nurture My Body and look around their products, come back here and tell me what you’d pamper yourself with for an entry. Tweet or stumble this post for an extra entry. If you haven’t subscribed to my feed be sure to do so for another entry. Make sure to put each thing you do in a separate comment for a separate entry! A winner will be picked Wednesday Dec. 17. Good Luck!

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2008-12-18 02:09:15 UTC

Danielle E Says:
December 16th, 2008 at 7:03 pm I’d try the Citrus Body Wash. It sounds wonderful.

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Flaunt It! Monday: Organically Happy

Jen — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:50:56 +0000

Good Monday morning! We have another company to flaunt to you! Organically Happy is another great company I found on twitter. Organically Happy is an organic boutique style site that searches for product lines that meet their organic and chemical free requirements. They bring you upscale trendiness with the assurance that the products have been thoroughly researched! Their product line includes bath and body, face care, fashion and more. The site is very pretty and their is so much to choose from!

So, the customer service. Shame on you FedEx! Yah, some FedEx guy is walking around with the Chocolate face mask, anti-aging balm & lip-balm I was supposed to try. It never made it to my hot little hands… and I was so looking forward to tasting trying that chocolate face mask! So, Debra was very quick to send my second delivery which came in Saturday night… the delivery guy looked awful young, but I didn’t get close enough to see if I could smell spa products! Customer service for FedEx BAD… for Organically Happy Very Good!

Round two was a full size Trevarno organic rose & jojoba moisturizer. A description from the site:

A luxurious organic cream moisturizer to nourish, condition and protect the skin. Roses are used for their rejuvenating and healing effect on the skin and anti-inflammatory properties. This moisturiser is slightly heavier in consistency than the Day Cream and is particularly suitable for dry skin types and more mature skin protecting the skin during harsh weather conditions.

Also available with SPF 15, see Suncare menu for details.

Contains pure distilled Organic Rose Flower Water blended with Organic Damascena Roses in Jojoba Oil, Organic Calendula in Olive Oil, Sesame with Carrot Oil, Beeswax, Cocoa Butter, Grapefruit Seed Extract, Vitamin E and Rose Essential Oil.

All Trevarno products are certified by Organic Farmers and Growers, one of the UK’s largest organic certification bodies.

So, my thoughts… this creme is so thick and creamy! And one application lasts all day. I have this little crease under my left eye, I guess it’s the way I sleep… anyway I swear it has faded some in just two days! My mother-in-law tried some and she loves it, too. I told her I would split the bottle up with her so she can use it. I will say this though, if you consider buying this make sure you love roses. You will smell like roses, real roses not some chemical imitation fragrance. It was a little overwhelming on the first application. I have a super sensitive sniffer and since I’m not much for flowery scents I initially thought this was not going to work for me. I was thinking about giving my Mother in law the whole bottle. However, I put some more on that night and my sniffer adjusted to it much better. My ultimate seller was the next morning; it’s cold and the heaters dry my face out so bad! When I woke up yesterday morning and didn’t feel like my skin was going to crack apart and fall off my face… then my faded crease discovery! YEAH! I LOVE IT!

So, guess what! You can smell like roses, too! One of my readers will win this great face creme to try. Check out Organically Happy and look around at their products, come back here and tell me what you’d put on your wish list for an entry. Tweet or stumble this post for an extra entry. If you haven’t subscribed to my feed be sure to do so for another entry. Make sure to put each thing you do in a separate comment for a separate entry! A winner will be picked Wednesday Dec. 10. Good Luck!

UPDATE: Use coupon code supergreen for 15% off.

This giveaway is for US residents only. Since cost is incurred by the donor company, I cannot ask them to ship outside of the United States.

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2008-12-11 03:35:01 UTC

Congrats, Lori!

Grow Green!
Jen

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Flaunt It! Monday: Organically Happy