http://www.gardengirlskincare.com/blog A blog about natural skin care, eco-friendly living and anything else that pops into my head! Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:58:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Now through Saturday, March 13th you can save a whopping $25 off all orders of $100 or more. And better yet? You'll also get free shipping! All you need to do to take advantage of this week's specials is to place an order at www.gardengirlskincare.com and use coupon code March8 when ... http://www.gardengirlskincare.com/blog/25-off-100-natural-skin-care/ I have been dying to get my hands on a steam cleaner. What better way to clean the house without chemicals? I had watched (an embarrassingly large number of times) the infomercial for the Shark steam pocket. I read reviews online which were mixed - so I checked into other ... http://www.gardengirlskincare.com/blog/product-review-shark-portable-steam-pocket/ I had seen the BeautyBlender on the Purely Cosmetics website many times and had read reviews of the funny pink egg on blogs but I just never felt compelled to buy it. What is it? It's a funky spongy pink egg thingie that is touted as "The Ultimate Make Up ... http://www.gardengirlskincare.com/blog/my-favorite-new-make-up-tool-a-pink-egg/ Of course they're not going to come right out and say that the current lining of their cans is bad, but major food manufacturers are getting the message that consumers don't want BPA leeching into their food and so they are slowly and quietly testing out alternatives that hopefully will ... http://www.gardengirlskincare.com/blog/bpa-in-can-liners-quietly-being-reviewed-by-manufacturers/ Ok obviously some signs of stress are abundantly clear - like rapid heart rate, a twitchy eye etc. But in this month's Prevention magazine, they listed a few signs that you might find surprising.  Sadly, I have experienced ALL of these firsthand... Weekend Headaches -"A sudden drop in stress can prompt ... http://www.gardengirlskincare.com/blog/3-surprising-signs-of-stress/ It was inevitable. Boys would get sucked into the beauty industry at some point. And it has happened. According to a recent New York Times article, boys from tweens through their 20's are now targeted heavily by the manufacturers of grooming products like hair products, deodorants, body sprays, colognes, etc. ... http://www.gardengirlskincare.com/blog/boys-and-their-axe-if-they-only-knew/ Yep - time for another completely random recipe blog posting. I'm posting this because these are on my mind - I have to make a new batch. For awhile I was really good about making these every couple of weeks so my kids had something healthy-ish for a snack in ... http://www.gardengirlskincare.com/blog/great-granola-bar-recipe/ In the news last week was an announcement from the FDA that they acknowledge that the chemical bisphenol A (or BPA) causes "some concern" and they are going to investigate it further. According to an article in the Boston Globe, while the FDA did say that there is not yet ... http://www.gardengirlskincare.com/blog/bpa-finally-getting-attention/ For the past few years, instead of buying extravagant gifts that we don't need, my husband and I have picked one thing that we wanted to have that is useful but fun. I know, not that romantic, but we are trying our best to keep things simple (which doesn't always ... http://www.gardengirlskincare.com/blog/our-fun-eco-friendly-christmas-present/ I have a great disdain for phthalates. I have posted many times about this category of chemicals that are used as a plasticizer and strangely also used commonly in fragrances (both perfumes as well as fragrances/scents for products). All Garden Girl products are phthalate-free for the very reason that there ... http://www.gardengirlskincare.com/blog/phthalates-in-the-news-again/