Dr. Bronner’s Organic Fair Trade Shikakai Soap. In honor of Earth Month, THREE lucky Eco-Chick readers will win and Eco-Starter Kit from Target. Making small changes, even during typical daily routines such as brushing your teeth and washing your hair can have a positive impact on the Earth. The Target Eco-Starter Kit includes the following items (for more ideas visit the new eco-boutique ): Target Eco-Starter Kit: * Home Organic Towels. * MORE

Use diluted soap (not detergent, something natural like Dr. Bronners ) to spray on the plants. Aphids suck! Sap that is, from your gorgeous plants. Distorted leaves that drop and sticky honeydew are tell-tale signs that you’ve aphids. A smudge of black is mold from the honeydew, and ants may show up for a nice little feast. Before ants and disease show-up, here are some suggestions for how to get rid of those little buggers! The aphids are eating your collards…what to do? MORE

Dr. Bronner’s Baby Mild Castile Soap is gentle enough to be used in delicate areas, like around the eyes. Lighten up your beauty routine for travel this summer, trading out bulky, heavy items for multipurpose products that will keep you feeling pampered and pretty, even in the heat and humidity. MORE

I use straight-up organic coconut oil (I like Dr. Bronner’s because their plantations are closely monitored for worker’s rights) warmed up between my palms, or Dr. Hauschka’s Neem Oil. Me with shorter (straightened) hair because I couldn’t get it to grow. . Hair is such a weird thing, isn’t it? It’s dead material that grows, it’s reactive to the environment (especially moisture), yet it feels alive. MORE

I also love: High-quality organic virgin coconut oil from a fair-trade company like Dr. Bronner’s. I also love: Dr. Hauschka’s Neem Hair Oil Related: Lindsay’s Favorite Body Oil from Marie Veronique Organics Main image via Flickr User Capitan Giona. I’ve written before about my love for skin and hair oils, and that’s because they work better than any other treatments I have tried. MORE

Body care brands like Dr. Bronner''s and Alaffia are doing this. "If conscientious consumption means we avoid contributiong to suffering, palm is clearly problematic." ~ Mark Hawthorne. My vegan lifestyle is a continuous evolution - I''m constantly learning something new about food, nutrition, the environment, ethics, politics, etc. No wonder many people find veganism intimidating - there''s a lot to consider! MORE

Melt the butter or coconut oil (Dr. Bronner’s is the BEST) in a skillet. I’ll admit it; I go a little hog-wild this time of year at the farmer’s market with the fruit. I can feel the season where I get to eat perfectly ripe peaches, plums, apricots, nectarines, strawberries, blueberries and raspberries just slipping away from me, so I buy extra, and then… it gets a bit soft before I get a chance to eat it. And then what? MORE

The amount of information packed into its label is impressively done, without getting to the point of saturation like a Dr. Bronner’s soap bottle (not that we don’t love Dr. Bronner’s too!). Among the companies we love here at Green Living Ideas is an international tea wholesaler called Tealet. The company was founded by a Elyse Petersen, who completed her MBA at the University of Hawaii who was a leader of the Net Impact chapter. MORE

If a company effectively makes sustainability core to business strategy, there naturally won’t be a conflict between departments, said Darcy Shiber-Knowles, director of operational sustainability and innovation at Dr. Bronner’s , during the thinkPARALLAX panel. MORE

I recommend Dr. Bronner’s. We love to sleep in a supercozy natural bed. Quality sheets are one of the best bedding investments you can make—but accidents happen, and if a stain of some kind gets on the sheet it can be detrimental. Luckily, there are many possible solutions for stain removal without chemical additives. Act Fast. Keep in mind that it’s easier to get a stain out if you start soon after it happens. MORE

Pure Castile Soap (I like Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soap). A couple of years ago after being fed up buying bottles of “green” window cleaner that never offered a larger sized re-fill version–I started making a few of my own cleaning products for everyday use around the house. Since then I have enjoyed a home free of that stinky cleaning product smell-which absolutely nauseates me just thinking about it, and keeps my lean budget a little meatier. MORE

Green Lifestyle companies we love Dr. Bronner's farmers markets Kashi package recycling Recycling sustainable brands TerraCycle Tom's of MaineTerraCycle shares the stories of five great brands that are making a difference for your body and the planet with sustainable practices and products. The post 5 Brands Doing Good for Your Body and for the Planet appeared first on Green Living Ideas. MORE

I wash my face with Dr. Bronner’s Tea Tree Liquid Soap. I’ve romanticized the idea of making my own all-natural soaps for a while now, even giving them out as gifts, but the problem is that I can’t seem to find the time to do it! Making our own cleansing products after work probably isn’t going to happen for most of us. But you can’t just grab just any old soap off the shelf either. MORE

“Within the last year, Clif Bar, Aveda, Dr. Bronners, Organic Valley, Perdue Farms, Penn State, University of Pittsburgh, Denison University, University of Dayton, and many more have announced or build and seeded pollinator-friendly solar project.” ” + Rob Davis and Dr. Brock Harpur Images via Schuler Publicity. Goodbye, dirty old coal-fired power plant. Hello, sunshine, bees and butterflies. MORE

Melt the butter or coconut oil (Dr. Bronner’s is the BEST) in a skillet. I’ll admit it; I go a little hog-wild this time of year at the farmer’s market with the fruit. And then I end up with overripe summer fruit. Here’s what to do with it. MORE

Dr. Bronner’s Peppermint soap. The British toothbrush D.R. In New York City’s East Village over tea and soba and kinpira at Soba-Koh Restaurant I asked John Patrick, the design force behind John Patrick Organic (check out coverage of his Autumn, 2011 collection here ) about his favorite things that he absolutely can not live without, and about his design journey so far. An eternal supply of South River Miso. Short grain brown rice. MORE

Melt the butter or coconut oil (Dr. Bronner’s is the BEST) in a skillet. I’ll admit it; I go a little hog-wild this time of year at the farmer’s market with the fruit. I can feel the season where I get to eat perfectly ripe peaches, plums, apricots, nectarines, strawberries, blueberries and raspberries just slipping away from me, so I buy extra, and then… it gets a bit soft before I get a chance to eat it. And then what? MORE