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Tree Hugging Family - Living Green

May 27th, 2008

Organic Tees for Summer

From Under the Canopy, choose between several 100% organic cotton tees with green messages and a nice modern fit. Oh, I’m sure you noticed they are literally green — a soothing shade. But they have white and black as well.
What do you think of the organic tees?
Images shown: Naturally Green and Green is Groovy […]

By Peggy -- 2 comments

May 14th, 2008

Green Product Review - Options Besides Disposable Maxi Pads & Tampons

So far during my little adventure into greener female products we’ve only looked at disposables products;

Basic cons of conventional products
Natracare Tampons & Pads Review
Green Product Review: Seventh Generation Chlorine-Free Ultra-thin Pads with Wings

Really though, you don’t even have to go there. You can use reusable pads and cups. I discussed this before in an extreme […]

By Jennifer -- 26 comments

May 7th, 2008

Green Product Review: Seventh Generation Chlorine-Free Ultra-thin Pads with Wings

So far for my special week or so feature on green feminine care products we looked at a basic cons of conventional products and a review of Natracare Tampons & Pads.
First a speech:
Now the last review brought up some concerns because I said, “A tampon is a tampon” - likely some of […]

By Jennifer -- 4 comments

May 4th, 2008

Everything you ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask about green tampons & sanitary napkins

This week, we’re going to take an in-depth look at greener tampon and sanitary napkin options. We’ve looked at this before when Tree Hugging Family went extreme green - but more in passing. Luckily, for you, I’ve used many of the greener feminine products out there, so I’ll post some reviews. At the end of […]

By Jennifer -- 1 comment

April 10th, 2008

Dry Cleaning Alternatives

Since we discussed essential oil use with laundry yesterday, why not talk about dry cleaning today?
I have to admit that I’m a casual person. Most of my clothes are comfortably cottony. And some are wonderfully organic cottony. So, I don’t visit the cleaners except on very rare occasions.
What can you do if your dress code […]

By Peggy -- 0 comments

March 26th, 2008

Why Choose Organic Cotton Clothing

This week we’re talking about some places you can shop for men’s organic cotton clothing, so now seems like the perfect time to talk about why anyone should buy organic clothing.
Conventionally Grown Cotton:

-Accounts for a quarter of the pesticides used worldwide.
-Pollutes our groundwater, leaving a mess for future generations.
-Also, preparing conventional cotton (after farming ends) […]

By Peggy -- 0 comments