Mommy Goes Green

Have you tried EcoTools?  I’m definitely a fan. Now is your chance to get 2 free sets of EcoTools!

To encourage women to get gorgeously green with their beauty routine, EcoTools will collect used cosmetic brushes and bath + body care products to swap them for an EcoTools alternative. The Look Gorgeous, Love Green Campaign strives to show women that EcoTools will keep them stunning – and sustainable.

Examples of items to swap include:

• makeup brushes
• body washes and scrubs
• body lotions/butters
• hand creams
• body mists
• bath sponges

For each item turned in, participants will receive a coupon for a free EcoTools alternative! (up to $7.99 value, limit 2 coupons per person)  To continue to show respect to the earth, items collected will be recycled. 

MAIL TO:

Look Gorgeous, Love Green Campaign
c/o Skirt Public Relations
2320 N. Damen Ave., #2D
Chicago, IL 60647

Please provide full name, mailing address and email address when submitting products. EcoTools coupon will be sent to participants within a month of receiving swapped product.

Are you a mama trying to go green? I have a bunch of fun products to pass on to you to get your “going green” going on.   Check out the products below and find out how you can win over $50 worth of green goodies for your home and baby! 

Earth Friendly Products is a family business that is committed to educating consumers, providing convenient, alternative cleaning product choices, and encouraging use of non-toxic cleaning products.  Their manufacturing plants are in the U.S. and they source their ingredients locally.  What a great business to support.  Their Eco Breeze Fabric Refresher is a great replacement for that “other” fabric refresher you keep on hand.  The Eco Breeze is totally non toxic containing ingredients you can pronounce like grapefruit seed extract, lavender and mint oil.

 

 

EcoTools are a staple in my cosmetic bag.  I use the Recycled Retractable Kabuki Brush every day and have one to pass on to you, too.  You will love it – it’s SO soft on your face. 

 

 

ThinkBaby bottles are BPA free, lead free and phthalate free. One of the coolest things about these bottles is that you can convert this 9 oz bottle into a sippy cup when your baby gets to that point. 

 

Ecover Washing-Up Liquid is great for hand washing dishes and uses plant based ingredients for their lemon and aloe vera scents.  The liquid is biodegradable and the bottle is recyclable.

  

GreenRoom is a line of eco-friendly stationary and notebooks made with recycled paper and printed with non-toxic soy ink.  I got journals and folders for my birthday and can’t wait to use them to keep tabs on my newborn.  They come in a bunch of modern and bright designs and are sold at Target.

 

 

Dapple Baby makes products specifically for households with kids. All Dapple products use natural-based ingredients that are environmentally-safe, biodegradable, and free of parabens, SLES, and phthalates, as well as synthetic dyes or fragrances. This winter, we’re all going crazy trying to keep our kids from getting sick so I have Toy and Surface Cleaner for you to keep the germs at bay!

 

 

Sinupret is an herbal sinus support product with a blend of European Elder, Common Sorrel, Cowslip, European Vervain and Gentian.  It’s a product out of Germany that came to the U.S. in the last year or two and I’ve seen a lot commercials for it lately.  There is also a Sinupret for Kids product that Dr. Bob Sears recommends – we’ve just started using it for our daughter.  ( disclaimer: remember, I’m not a doctor so you should check with your doc first before using new products ).

 

Jenerations Baby is a line or organic hair and body care products for kids.  The founder, a mom and hairstylist, wanted to create a line of salon quality products that moms could feel good about using on their kids.  The Shampoo Bodywash is sulfate and paraben free and has mild ingredients, including extracts of comfrey, chamomile and rosemary. Plus, NO lavender or tea tree oils, which may cause unhealthy increases in hormone levels.

 

 

 

FREE STUFF: 1 lucky winner will get ALL of these green goodies! You can enter in any of these ways – 1 entry for everything you do!

1.  Leave a comment telling us what kind of green products you are interested in for future reviews.

2.  Vote for Mommy Goes Green at The Bump Mommy Blogs contest – make sure after voting, you come back here and leave ANOTHER comment telling us that you voted for us.  We’d be grateful! – MUST BE DONE BY MONDAY OCT 19

3.  Follow us on twitter @mommygoesgreen and retweet this contest.

4.  Blog about this giveaway and put the link in the comments.

Leave your comment by Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 11:59pm PST. Contest open to all U.S. and Canadian residents, ages 18+. We will choose 1 winner, at random, and notify them by email. Privacy Policy.

Congratulations to Christina from Beaverton, Oregon for winning the Green Goodies Giveaway!

In the last couple years, I’ve become really sensitive to smell and while I’m pregnant, it just gets worse.  The upside is that I stay away from a lot of chemicals that probably aren’t good for me (or the baby) anyway.  The downside is that a lot of products have yucky chemical smells to them! 

One of my favorite “get out of jail free cards” is to run out for an hour to get a pedicure.  Unfortunately, the nail salon is one of those places that just wreaks of chemicals and while I tolerate it once in awhile, I’ve been staying away while I’m pregnant.  In the meantime, I’ve found some great products to give myself a pedicure (until my belly gets too big to touch my toes!).

Nail Polish- a lot of manufacturers have removed the three ‘big’ toxic ingredients ( formaldehyde, tolulene and DBP ) in the recent past but not all of them have so make sure you check on your favorite polish to see if it makes the cut.  I’ve been using Earthly Delights in Halcyon this summer, and have found that it works just as well as some of the products I’ve used in the past like OPI or L’Oreal.  I’ll be trying out Suncoat next, it’s water based and they’ve removed more chemicals than most other polishes.  I have to mention the cool feature of Sula polishes – they are paint and peel – ditch the nail polish remover!

Polish Remover – look for polish remover without acetone – that’s the ingredient in conventional removers.  Good brands include: PeaceKeeper Eco-Easy Nail Polish Remover, Priti Soy Remover and Suncoat Natural Nail Polish Remover.  With water based nail polishes ( like Suncoat or Honeybee ), you can try putting your fingertips in water for a few minutes and then scraping off the polish.

Tools – EcoTools has a bamboo nail file and recycled steel nail file.  I’m a fan of EcoTools not only for their eco-friendly efforts but because you can easily find their products at places like Walgreens and Target.

The next time you need a new cosmetic brush, get yourself EcoTools.  I’m super impressed by the quality of the products I’ve used and the affordable price tag.

The Recycled Retractable Kabuki brush has the SOFTEST touch on my face.  I seriously look forward to using that on my face everyday, it’s a delight.   Besides the heaven on earth feeling, the case is made from recycled aluminum and the bristles are 100% cruelty free.  $7.99

Fortunately, I have pretty tame brows but with all the great tools in the Recycled Brow Grooming kit, I’ve managed to pump up my tweezing ability.  I love the travel size as it doesn’t take up much space in my makeup bag.  I originally thought the tweezers would be too small to manage but they work great!  The mirror that is included has suction cups to stick to onto another surface for close up tweezing.  The kit also comes with spoolie brush, brow brush and safety scissors.  The tweezer and scissors are made from recycled aluminum and the brush handles are bamboo.  $9.99

What I like most about the Cleansing Sponges is that they are reusable, just rinse and air dry.  It’s recommended that you replace monthly.  With 12 to a package, you’ll be buying these 1x per year - at $2.99 per package, SUPER affordable. They are made with natural soybean oil ( instead of petroleum-based foam ) and 100% cotton.  $2.99

The 5 piece Bamboo Brush Set comes with a mineral powder brush, concealer brush, eye shading brush, baby kabuki and hemp linen/cotton bag to carry them in. While the bristles were not as heavenly soft as the big kabuki, I think that can only be attributed to the smaller brush size ( shorter and fewer bristles ) as they are constructed with the same bristles.  All handles are made with bamboo and the ferrule is recycled aluminum. $9.99

You can find EcoTools are many local drugstores and grocery stores including RiteAid, Safeway, Target, Ulta and Walgreens.  

The best part is that I get to give them away and get you HOOKED, too!

FREE STUFF: 3 Lucky Winners will get a set of their own EcoTools!  To enter, check out the EcoTools website and tell me what your favorite product is.  Leave your comment by Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 11:59pm PST.  Contest open to all U.S. and Canadian residents, ages 18+.  We will choose 3 winners, at random, and notify them by email.  Privacy Policy.

Congratulations to Amanda from Minneapolis, Tamara from Pensacola and Mona from New York for winning!