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Carnival Of all Things Eco

September 15, 2008 By Frugal Babe

The Carnival of All Things Eco is up at Focus Organic.  From Organic Makeup And Skin Care comes a great post about myths about organic skin care.  I love my simplified, easy, chemical-free hair and skin care routine.  I use baking soda to wash my hair and brush my teeth, and plain white vinegar in a spray bottle as a conditioner.  I use organic cocoa butter as a lotion, a Burt’s Bees deodorant, and have stopped using makeup all together.  My routine is cheap, easy, and it works.  I saw a picture of myself at a wedding we went to yesterday, and I honestly think I look better than I used to.  At a wedding in my pre-enlightened days, I’d have been wearing makeup, and some sort of goop in my hair.  Getting ready yesterday took me about 20 minutes, including showering, eyebrow plucking, and shaving.  I spend almost nothing on personal care products these days, and have more time to spend with my son instead of the bathroom mirror.  It’s a nice bonus that I actually look better than I did a few years ago, when I was using all sorts of products on my hair and skin.

Growing Groceries has a wonderful post about alternative uses for garden plants.  I’ve been picking squash leaves all summer to use in our green smoothies.  Good to see lots of other ideas here.

I also really liked the post from Green Thinking Blog about going meatless one day a week.  I decided to go vegetarian about three months ago, and I feel great about it.  I was vegetarian for a few years in the late 90s, but I feel like my reasons are much more clear this time, and I don’t feel like I’m missing out on anything at all.  Peter from We Overstep has a post about his raw vegan lifestyle.  We eat about 60% raw, and we’re a lot more vegan than we used to be.  But wow – that’s a lot of food that Peter eats!  I’ve found green smoothies to be an easy way to incorporate huge quantities of produce and sprouts into our diet, but I can’t say I’ve ever eaten 15 bananas in one day.

Sweet Solar Home has a post about pay-as-you-go solar energy.  I’m going to show this one to my husband, since we’re saving for solar panels right now.

Thanks for hosting the carnival Stephanie!

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