Which Companies Are Totally Failing At Dealing with Microbead Pollution?
"The industry as a whole is failing to regulate the use of microplastics everyday products."
At Home Spa Treats and Tricks: From an Eco Chick Reader (and An Editor)
Some ideas for wonderful winter products and a bath recipe.
An Edible Soak: DIY Purifying Bath with Honey,Yogurt, and Banana
The ingredients are all natural, and you can make a yummy smoothie with the leftover ingredients the next morning!
Artful Undergarments: Rio Wrenn’s R.A.W. Eco Lingerie Collection
Portland, Oregon based textile designer Rio Wrenn has a unique vision for lingerie, combining modern eco friendly materials and dying techniques, antique constructions and ethical manufacturing to create her line, R.A.W. “I started R.A.W. in 2007, which is inspired by vintage undergarments ranging from the 1800’s to the 1950’s to…
Top 5 Fave Natural Beauty Products for Winter
During the winter, I use more products than at any other time of year out of pure necessity. In order to avoid dry, scaly skin and lips, I do a lot of scrubbing and moisturizing. This winter, I became even more of a purist (or what some may call a…
The Final Lowdown on Stopping Stink Naturally: Ask Chicky!
Eco-chick, I have a question. I have tried many, many eco-happy deodorants, and I always end up smelling quite unwholesome by the end of the day. I even had to make an emergency trip to Duane Reade today for some aluminum-B.O. warfare. Do you have any advice for us extra-stinky…
Dr. Alkaitis: Therapeutic Skin Food
The theory behind the Dr. Alkaitis skin care line is that taking good care of our skin is not just a matter of beauty, but of health and well-being. Alkaitis also believes that whatever we put on our skin, we should be able to ingest, so all of his products…
Bamboo: Ecofriendly or Not So Much?
I’ve heard bamboo flooring is more eco-friendly than traditional pine or oak. Is this true? —Cara Truhlar, Montpelier, VT At first glance, bamboo is as green as it gets. It grows like a weed (technically, it’s a grass) and can reach harvestable height in three to five years. This crop—also…
Make Your Own Soothing, Natural Bath Salts
Now that the weather is getting colder, hot baths are even more enticing after a long, hard day of work. Sometimes, there’s nothing you want more than to sink into a soothing, steamy bath full of scented bath salts. Of course, those bath salts sold at most stores are usually…
100% Pure
A couple of months ago I was standing in the check-in line at LAX and someone was frantically decanting lotion into a small container to bring onto our flight. I was standing next to him, and I could smell vanilla, coconut, and warm caramel. Being obsessed with scents, I had…
