Today’s reader question comes from Karen, who asks…

I have a question for you. I’ve decided to start going green slowly, as you’ve suggested, and have focused first on body and cleaning products. With both of these, I am finding some difficulty in figuring out what products are actually green and which are not. Some products say they are biodegradable, some say eco friendly, some talk about fair trade, and as I’m sure you know the list goes on. How do you choose what types of products to use? Since you seem to really know about these things, I’d love …read more

My pal Julie, has a friend who recently opened a new shop – Celestial Kisses. The shop specializes in homemade, natural beauty products, so I thought my readers here might be interested in the Grand Opening Give Away going on there right now.
Here’s the scoop from Celestial Kisses owner:
“To celebrate the grand opening of Celestial Kisses Homemade Spa & Aromatherapy products, I’m offering a gift basket give-away!  I will be giving away an Egyptian Sunset gift basket which includes a bar of milk & honey soap (Cleopatra Bar), a milk bath, and a bottle of oatmeal & honey lotion …read more

We’ve already talked about how loofah is green, so it’s time to adore some Loofah Art from Eco Bags!
Whether you use these sweet creations in the kitchen or to polish your skin, there’s plenty to choose from.

They’re offered for $2.99 at Eco Bags. And they’d make very cute stocking stuffers, don’t you think?
(All images from Eco Bags.)
Click here to learn about all the current contests, themes and everything else going on at Tree Hugging Family in October 2008