Category: Health & Beauty
Green Wardrobe Tips for the Broke College Student
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Updating your fall wardrobe for college can be done frugally while also using eco-friendly options.

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Guest Post — Sunscreen and Cancer Protection: Is Cheapest Best?
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If you go to a pharmacy and peruse through the variety of sunscreens on the shelves, you may be surprised to find that the most effective ones are often the cheapest. Specialized creams tend to cater to particular customers who are either focused on how the product smells or feels on the skin with effectiveness being a secondary concern.

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Homemade Hair Conditioner
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I have to admit after some of the homemade recommendations I’ve tried, I’m much more skeptical now than I was a few years ago. When Simple Mom shared how she uses baking soda instead of shampoo, I’ll admit I tried it and was not pleased at all with the results. You can imagine my surprise when the apple cider vinegar rinse recipe I found worked better than commercial hair conditioners!

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15th Carnival for Green Living
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Welcome to the fifteenth edition of Tips for Green Living! We have so many good submissions, so let’s get started!. dining & entertaining Sam over at Best Cheap Weddings shares some ways to save cash and the planet with the post Best Cheap Green Weddings. Romance and Memories on a Green Budget. I am all for the “recycled” estate diamond ring! (Remember [...]

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What are Parabens, Exactly?
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Labeled as one of the new culprit for many a-modern defect is a group of preservatives called parabens. You may have seen the Breast Cancer Fund site’s rundown of them or just saw a lotion bottle on the shelf at the store proudly and boldly proclaiming the product “Paraben-free”. So what are parabens, exactly? Parabens are antibacterial and antifungal agents [...]

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Fourteenth Carnival for Green Living

Welcome to the fourteenth edition of Tips for Green Living! We have so many good submissions, so let’s get started! dining & entertaining Surbhi Bhatia talks about how to Dispose Mind Waste, Not Food posted at The Viewspaper. for the greenhorns You more East Coasters – winter has been pretty harsh for you this year. So Guffly shares How to [...]

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January’s Green Experiment: Line drying, Part 3

So did the benefits add up? Was all the effort of line drying worth it?

Meh.

First of all, after being ill last week and laundry piling up despite my new laundry schedule, I cheated.

Yes, O Internet, I cheated. I so cheated!

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Thirteenth Carnival for Green Living

Late? Yes. Unfortunately, allergies have been running amok with all this rain at the Green Apartment so last week was awful and this week was catch-up. Oh the joy! But, I do have a fabulous carnival for you! dining & entertaining Mrs. Green presents Price vs principles – 6 tips for eating organic on a budget posted at Little Green [...]

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A Year Ago at Green Your Apartment

A bit on how laundry can get greener and some great tips from around the web on how to live green. Read the post for the links!

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January’s Green Experiment: Line drying, Part 2

As I’m sitting to write this post, I am surrounded by drying clothing hanging from dining room chairs, my desk, and flung on the back of couch. There are even some hanging from hangers in the closet and the bathroom. From THREE DAYS AGO. The weekends are usually the craziest days at the GYA household, so instead of being put [...]

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