Showing posts with label earth day products. Show all posts
Showing posts with label earth day products. Show all posts
Guest Blogger: A Mom in Red High Heels explains "organic"
All of this "going green" has gotten slightly confusing even for me. In order to try and keep it all straight I have divided my makeup shelf into two categories "certified organic" and "chemical free." To help Beauty's Spot readers navigate the murky waters of earth friendly beauty products, Tammy from A Mom in Red High Heels has agreed to share her brilliant guide to sorting through the fields of green makeup springing up this season.
Organic Skin Care Product Labels By Tammy
Confused by what an organic product means? How does it compare to “natural” or “certified organic”? I needed to get the story straight in my own head so I did a little investigating. I found a resource called Organic-Skincare.com that helped clarify the terms for me.
Here is how they explain what certified organic is:
“When a label lists “natural” or “organic” ingredients this does not mean the same as certified organic. There is no authority governing the term “natural” or “organic” on labels.
However, there are internationally recognized certifying bodies (third parties) who govern the use of the term certified organic.
Certified Organic… What Does This Mean?
Independent certifying bodies operate according to strict international standards. The entire process of product development is rigorously monitored beginning with the seed…
* how it is grown* harvested* stored* transported* processed
Provided each stage is completed according to the international standards then the finished product will display the certified organic logo.
You will also see a list of beneficial ingredients on the label which are understandable rather than mysterious ingredients such as methychloroisothiazoinone which appears on some skin care product labels. (This toxic ingredient causes burning to skin and eyes and is harmful when absorbed by the skin).”
For more information about certified organic products, visit Organic-Skincare.com. A directory of where to buy certified organic products and Daily Organic news can be found on the site as well. I appreciate the information the site provided and I hope you find it useful as well.
I also found these little tidbits around the web:
Certified organic products must contain a minimum of 95% organic ingredients excluding water and salt/minerals, with a small allowance for natural, non-organic ingredients that must comply with very stringent processing criteria.
Keep in mind that even if a producer is certified organic, the use of the USDA Organic label is voluntary.
When you use high quality, certified organic products, ALL the ingredients are active. They are ALL beneficial and they all feed the skin.
Further information regarding consumer confusion on the regulating process can be found here.
I hope this helps clear some questions you may have regarding what exactly Certified Organic Skincare is or is not. If you have further information to share on the topic, please leave a comment below. Links are helpful for those seeking information.
Exclusive organic makeup giveaway for Beauty's Spot readers from Physician's Formula Organic wear!
On Tuesday, April 22nd, Physicians Formula is giving away 1,000 Organic Wear bronzers in order to help make our world a little greener with makeup that’s good for the earth and for us too!
The contest will go live tomorrow at noon and here is the link to the site (which will NOT be live until the contest begins): http://www.physiciansformula.com/EarthDayGiveaway/
- The First Mass-Market Makeup Line to Make “Green” History -
The first 100% Natural Origin makeup line available at mass-market with certified organic ingredients
The first 100% Natural Origin makeup line which is 100% FREE of harsh chemicals, parabens and synthetic preservatives
The first 100% Natural Origin makeup line in the U.S. to be certified by ECOCERT® Certified Organic
The first 100% Natural Origin makeup line featuring a patent-pending recyclable paper compact
The first 100% Natural Origin makeup line available at mass-market with certified organic ingredients
The first 100% Natural Origin makeup line which is 100% FREE of harsh chemicals, parabens and synthetic preservatives
The first 100% Natural Origin makeup line in the U.S. to be certified by ECOCERT® Certified Organic
The first 100% Natural Origin makeup line featuring a patent-pending recyclable paper compact
Help Elemis Skincare Plant 10,000 Trees on Earth Day!
All you have to do is visit one of the 185 participating spas (full list available at www.timetospa.com/earthday) or buy an Elemis product online at http://www.timetospa.com/ and Elemis will a plant a tree! (To learn more about the Elemis Skincare product line click here)
Read My Lips from theBalm
theBalm has been featured in O Magazine, Allure, Lucky, InStyle, WWD, Elle and Glamour Magazine. This fabulous makeup line has a vitamin infused Vegan Lip Treatment and all the proceeds go to Pug Rescue. 
Also new for spring is theBalm's reinvention of lipstick with Read My Lips which comes in 100% recyclable packaging. Really it feels much better to look hot and know your helping the earth at the same time. The vanilla mint flavored concoctions contain vitamins A and E along with olive and jojoba oils for a soft sexy stylish pucker.
Part of the reason I love writing about the beauty industry is because of companies that start like this one. "Marissa Shipman, Founder & CEO Marissa realized that there were a few simple products she needed to help her feel glam all the time. Then she decided that if she needed them, other women probably did too."
"So she went to Amazon, bought 11 books on how to make makeup and started mixing in her kitchen. "I went crazy. I had a web site designed, got incorporated, worked out a budget, and hired a chemist." And the rest is history! Well, not yet but with her great ingredients, gorgeous colors and fabulous scents, Marissa is certainly making makeup history. "
Also new for spring is theBalm's reinvention of lipstick with Read My Lips which comes in 100% recyclable packaging. Really it feels much better to look hot and know your helping the earth at the same time. The vanilla mint flavored concoctions contain vitamins A and E along with olive and jojoba oils for a soft sexy stylish pucker.Part of the reason I love writing about the beauty industry is because of companies that start like this one. "Marissa Shipman, Founder & CEO Marissa realized that there were a few simple products she needed to help her feel glam all the time. Then she decided that if she needed them, other women probably did too.""So she went to Amazon, bought 11 books on how to make makeup and started mixing in her kitchen. "I went crazy. I had a web site designed, got incorporated, worked out a budget, and hired a chemist." And the rest is history! Well, not yet but with her great ingredients, gorgeous colors and fabulous scents, Marissa is certainly making makeup history. "WWD Features Totalbeauty.com
WWD agrees that conflict-free diamonds, hybrid cars stuffed with organic beauty products and eco-spa trips, are fabulous prizes for writing simple beauty reviews at totalbeauty.com. Click here to write your review!Eminence Organics
THE ORIGINAL HUNGARIAN ORGANIC SKIN CARE LINE IN NORTH AMERICA SINCE 1958 Proudly free of Parabens, Sodium Lauryl Sulphate, Mineral Oil & Petroleum
I have made no attempt to be even handed about my love for Eminence Organics. Simply put Eminence is my favorite skincare line of all time. I had no idea I was helping the environment by emptying my pocket book for great skin! With all of my posts about their new Citrus-C product line I still had no idea I was fighting global warming with my vanity. For every two products purchased from the Citrus-C line, Eminence will make a donation of 2 energy credits to the clean energy fund as a contribution towards clean wind power energy for North America
"Eminence is committed to doing our part in sustaining the environment, contributing to a healthy life style and educating spas on the benefits of having a greener business," said Boldijarre Koronczay, President of Eminence Organic Skin Care. "Every contribution, large or small, helps."
Over the past years, Eminence has stepped up its green factor, enlisting wind and solar power energy in the making of their products, using recyclable packaging, vegetable-based inks in their printing, and using post consumer recycled paper. All of this while maintaining their position as the leader in quality organic skin care.
The beauty industry has gone earth-day bananas!
Totalbeauty.com has fabulous amazing prizes and contests for earth day along with quizes and guides to green your beauty routine! Best. Earth Day. Ever.More Bliss in Celebration of Earth Day!
Bring in your old bliss bag to any spa location on April 22 and they will give you 20% off any purchase of bliss and Laboratoire Remede products. More bliss all around!
Among Bliss fanatics like myself it is no secret that a little blue bliss bag is as much a treasure as the glittering little beauty product gems that are delivered inside them. I personally have used my small bliss bag as a camera case for the last 8 months. Bliss has picked up on their clients' craving for more of everything bliss and in the name of earth day are making this lovely little offering. 
Among Bliss fanatics like myself it is no secret that a little blue bliss bag is as much a treasure as the glittering little beauty product gems that are delivered inside them. I personally have used my small bliss bag as a camera case for the last 8 months. Bliss has picked up on their clients' craving for more of everything bliss and in the name of earth day are making this lovely little offering. Monkee's gets in on the Earth Day Fun too!
Monkee's of Chapel Hill carries
Tory Burch
Milly
Trina Turk
Sigerson Morrison
Donald Pliner
Diane von Furstenburg
Robert Rodriguez
Tibi
Cole Haan
Taryn Rose
Juicy Couture
Kate Spade
Marc Jacobs
Stuart Weitzman....and many more.
Milly
Trina Turk
Sigerson Morrison
Donald Pliner
Diane von Furstenburg
Robert Rodriguez
Tibi
Cole Haan
Taryn Rose
Juicy Couture
Kate Spade
Marc Jacobs
Stuart Weitzman....and many more.
The Green Spa Network: I have found great love.
I started this blog in part because of my obsession with all the words that account for the S.P.O.T. in Beauty's Spot. (Spa. Product. Organics. Travel.) And today, just in time for my week long celebration of earth day, I have found a holy grail like website that combines and expands on all four obsessions- The Green Spa Network. With 12 seed spas, a green spa toolkit, green spa news, links to help green your routines at home, I could spend the next week lost in this majestically cavernous spa site. Product Rave: Cargo Plantlove Lipstick in Cherry Bliss
I am a very lucky woman. Every Thursday evening I get to hang out with my two lovely friends Nancy and Bill. They are retired and probably in their seventies, although we have never talked about age specifics. Tonight they declared "You are a new woman! Look at that lipstick!" In fact this is the reaction I got all day. I don't know how it's possible that a certain color of lipstick can change my mood for the better, increase my performance at work, and make me feel entirely sexy all the time, but it is in fact possible AND I get to be of service to the planet while doing so. I told you all about CARGO Plantlove Lipsticks last week but I'll repeat myself just because I really think every woman should have a tube. Why wouldn't you want a product everyone can get excited about? From UNC undergraduate students to lovely, meditating, earth-friendly retirees like Nancy and Bill everyone loves the PlantLove.
"PlantLove™ Botanical Lipstick
What it is:
"A lipstick tube made entirely out of corn - a renewable and abundant resource. This environmentally-friendly innovation also emits less greenhouse gases, which many scientists believe to be the major cause of global warming. The outer carton is made of flower paper embedded with real flower seeds. Simply moisten, plant, and wait for a bouquet of wild flowers to grow!"