Health and Beauty in Los Angeles. From Plastic Surgery to Whole Foods

Earth Day Faves - Good For You, Good For the Planet

Happy Earth Day, America! Time to get green! Let's celebrate the holiday with some goodies that are good for you and for Mother Earth. Al Gore would be proud...

FOR THE HAIR
Noah's Naturals Rosemary Mint Shampoo & Conditioner are pretty much made from everything that's good and nothing that's bad. That's right - no parabens, no phthalates, no petrolatums, no sodium lauryl sulfates or artificial colors, so don't worry, those scalp tingles you're feeling as you lather are totally normal.

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FOR THE FACE
Weleda's Wild Rose Facial Toner is a refreshing skin purifier that is made completely free of colors, synthetic fragrances and preservatives. You really couldn't choose anything better to smell or put on the face.

FOR THE LIPS
Coola Skincare LIPLUX - It's got UV and free radical protection, age defying, as well as being completely organic...it's the balm!! Aubrey Organics' Natural Lips Sheer Tint in Strawberry Glaze is a good for you as it looks on. Try not to lick your lips too much...

FOR THE LASHES
Physician's Formula Organic Wear Mascara is 100% free of chemicals, preservatives and has a 100% recycled eco-brush. You're pretty guaranteed that there won't be any sort of gross lash clumping. Same with Tarte's Lash Hugger - these naturally formulated mascaras come in a recycled aluminum tube. You're being green by making a trip to Sephora to pick one of these up.

FOR THE PULSE POINTS
red flower's Champa Organic Perfume Oil Roll-On will have you smelling just like ‘the flower of golden life in bloom' that it is. It's hand crafted in the wild and that's about as organic as you can get!

FOR THE GO
Harvey's Recycled Tote from its Treecycle collection is the perfect bag to carry around those used books from the flea market in as well as that spiffy new aluminum water bottle by Blue Q. The bag is made from old seat belts with eco-friendly ink...it doesn't get any more Earth friendly or Earth safe :)

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Modella's Fitted Weekender is made from recycled plastic bottles (don't need to feel too guilty for grabbing a SmartWater at the gas station) and will carry all the above goodies to your Joshua Tree weekend where you will be one with the planet...

Josie Maran's Earth Day Kit has everything you need to be green on the go. Her natural cosmetics include a cream blush, mascara, plumping lip gloss, eye liner and argan oil for the body in the set. Easy breezy.

FOR THE LATHERING
Lavanila's Vanilla Lavender Healthy Body Butter will not only relax you as you lather up (rub some on mid-work day and Friday will be here before you know it) but the 100% shea and cocoa butter blend is free from petrochemicals, parabens and silicons and has added Goji Berry anti-oxidants.

JASON's Natural EFA Hand & Body Lotion is paraben free, contains fatty acids as well as primrose and black currant oil all while restoring the skin and making it glow? Sign me up!

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liiv botanicals Vitality Body Lotion is full of powerful botanicals that are preservative-free and contain plant essence technology. You'll virtually be wearing that aloe plant that you walk past in the yard.

LA based nettiescrub's body balms are the perfect on-the-go moisturizing tool. Dry hands during this heat wave weather? No problemo - a little rub of this shea butter/soybean wax/olive oil blend and the hands will be as smooth as that baby's tush.

FOR THE HOME
Once you begin burning Infusion Organique's Indochine natural soy blended wax candle, you may never stop as the kumquat, peach, jasmine, grapefruit extract, and orange essential oil blend smells so good you could eat it...literally.

FOR THE FIESTA
Organicville's Pineapple Salsa is USDA certified organic, began, gluten-free, dairy-free with no extra sugar added. Looks like Mexican is going to be on the menu each night...

FOR THE BOD

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Alternative Apparel's Eco-Heather 3/4 Raglan Henley is one that you'll be keeping on all the time as it's made from organic cotton and recycled polyester...it literally feels like buttah! She'll steal it from your closet boys - good thing it's unisex!

Target's new Loomstate collaboration with Rogan Gregory and Scott Mckinlay has arrived just in time for the holiday - the 100% organic cotton Pelican print shirt will make your guy beach ready. Girls...post beach, take a cue from PINK and their organic T's - Save Water, Share A Shower. Sounds like a plan!

PS - Hanky Panky has an organic collection made from 100% organically grown cotton...wearing a thong never felt better!

Also, your bod will be thanking you each time you get a frozen treat from YogenFruz. The yogurt is full of 17 million probiotics and you've got a choice of non-fat, low fat and sugar free, not to mention the delish fruits to blend in. Strawberry, banana, cherries, oh my!!

FOR THE GIFTS

vertStop at Renata Helfman's eco-boutique Vert on Abbot Kinney in Venice. You'll spend hours at the shop devoted to the best organic products around including L'Artisan Parfumer, Nuxe, and Arcona.

FOR THE SOUL...GIVE BACK!
Kiehl's Limited Edition Superbly Restorative Argan Body Lotion is not only good for the skin (it's made up of fairly traded organic Moroccan Argan oil and Argan Leaf extract) but 100% of proceeds benefit Waterkeeper Alliance. Plus the labels are designed by Adrien Grenier, Erykah Badu, Kelly Slater, and a winning student team from Parsons The New School For Design. This makes Kiehl's even better in our book!

Smashbox's Mother Earth Palette contains 4 organic eye colors and a blush that comes in a recycled compact and carton and with each purchase, a tree will be planted by Trees for the Future. They're an organization that creates sustainability by reforestation - plant that seed!

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Lutz & Patmos' Leroy & Perry sister collection is their 100% organic and ecological line that uses green dyes and recycled yarns in its cardigans and wraps. Plus a percentage of the proceeds benefit the Alliance for Climate Protection.

Eufora is donating $3 from each purchase of their HOPE candle to the Childhelp organization that works with the prevention of child abuse. There are citrus hints in the candle which oozes the notion of springtime!

Cheers to Earth Day!

Story by Marisa Lynch.

 

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