Seventh Generation 100% Recycled Facial Tissue
Another nobrainer purchase is recycled facial tissues because once again, the only change you need to make is choosing the product at the shop. Everything else remains the same. Seventh Generation product a 100% recycled facial tissue that is made from 100% recycled paper of which a minimum is 80% post-consumer. What does all this mean? Simply put, less trees need to be cut down to make this dispoable product. As stated on the Seventh Generation website, if every household in the US replaced just one box of 85 sheet virgin fibre facial tissue with a 100% recycled one then 280000 trees would be saved.
Gone are the days where recycled means hard and scratchy. The Seventh Generation recycled facial tissue is soft, hypoallergenic and no added fragrances or dyes. It is whitened with a chemically safe process rather than with harmful chemicals such as chlorine. they are available in 85, 100 and 175 count boxes.
Newman’s Own Organics Special Blend Coffee
Who would have thought Paul Newman’s food empire would have grown as much as it has back when he first introduced his salad dressing. A stunning example of a company that tried to do the right thing from day one. Too many celebrities look to put their name on something and hope to gain a monetary value from the sale. Paul Newman just wanted to do something for the community.
Newman’s Own Organics has partnered with Green Mountain Coffee to help product a fine range of organic Fair Trade certified coffees. The Newman’s Special Blend is a blend of medium roasted Central American and dark roasted indonesian coffees. This keeps both the light and dark coffee lovers happy.
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Bigelow Natural Organic Fair Trade Ceylon Black Tea
Bigelow is the type of company that deserves more media coverage. They provide a quality product in competition with some of the large consumer goods players and still manage to compete on price, taste and more importantly corporate responsibility. Solar power, paperless offices, reduced transportation emission and recycled packaging are a few of the ways they try to make the world a better place all the while producing great tasting products.
Their all natural organic Ceylon black tea is USDA (www.usda.gov) organic certified and also Fair Trade certified. There is no excuse for buying nnon Fair Trade teas and coffees these days. There are plenty to chosen from and they are not all premium priced. Each bag is individually to maintain freshness.
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Alba Botanica Coconut Milk Facial Wash
Alba Botanica have a range of skin products that use ingredients from the Hawaiian Islands. You can tell them fro the distinct yellow and green packaging. Being the environmentally responsible company that they are, the packaging can be recycled and their website includes details of the types of plastics in each container so you can ensure it conforms to your local recycling programs.
The Alba Botanica Coconut Milk Face Wash starts off with coconut milk and papaya fruit extract that combine to remove impurites whilst supplying natural fatty acids to help restore moisture levels. Jojoba and flax seed help provide a soothing benefit. This face wash is especially good for dry skin and can be used morning and evening and to remove makeup for all skin types.
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Beauty Without Cruelty Organic Hand and Body Lotion
Beauty Without Cruelty dates back to 1963 when it was founded by the trustees of an animal welfare organization. Through the years it has changed, however the focus has always been on offering a line of cruelty-free products. They don’t rely on fancy branding, just a name that explains everything they believe in and follow without exception. All their hair, skin and body care products are 100% vegan/vegetarian and derived from plant based ingredients. The products with fragrances are created with 100% pure, organic Oshadhi essential oils and are free of parabens. It goes without saying that there is no animal testing either.
The BWC Organic Lavender Highland hand and body lotion is suitable for all skin types and especially those with dry skin. Jojoba oil and shea butter combine with the well known properties of lavender oil to sooth and repair the skin. It absorbs quickly and is especially useless after bathing or showering or in the case of hands, anytime after yu have washed them.
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Toms of Maine Natural Clear Body Bar
A quick visit to the Tom’s of Maine website and you can see what their values are and how they run their business. The business practices area is large and clearly outlines their values and beliefs, environmental responsibilities and basically, how they maintain relationships with their customers, retail partners, suppliers and employees. Sometimes it is obvious that all the words are just marketing spin, however, that is definitely not the case with Tom’s. You can even help the decide which community projects they should sponsor.
Product-wise, Tom’s of Maine focuses on mouth products and also has some deodorants and soaps. One of their soaps is the Natural Clear Body Bar that comes in unscented/fragrance free and lavender. All ingredients are listed and most importantly, also the purpose and source. The latter is important for products such as glycerin which can be sourced from plant or animal. Glycerin based soaps help the skin retain its own moisture unlike other soaps.
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Bigelow Organic Green Tea
Bigelow Tea produces some of the finest teas in the world. They manage to do this whilst keeping and eye on how they do it and not just the end product. As their website says, “it’s just the right thing to do.” Some of the things they do from a corporate prespective include 85% biodegradable or recyclable packaging (including teabags), solar panel installation at their headquarters, almost paperless office and consolidating shipping loads to reduce the number of miles travelled for deliveries.
All the above is great, however, the products also need to taste good. There is something about the green tea you get in a Japanese restaurant because it always taste better than the off the shelf versions. It’s pleasing to finaly locate a product that almost tastes the same. The Bigelow Organic Green Tea is the product.
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