TOOLS FOR GREEN LIVING.FEELING BUGGED? Does warm weather leave you deciding whether to be eaten alive by mosquitoes, use dangerous bug sprays, or stay inside? Bugs B Wear has a solution that will allow you to enjoy being outdoors. Simply fill its attractive sterling silver jewelry with a citrus-scented oil to naturally repel mosquitoes, gnats, bees and wasps. The oil is 100 percent plant derived and consists of a combination of citronella citronella, common name for a grass, Cymbopogon nardus, the source of oil of citronella, used in perfumes and soaps and as an insect repellent. The plant, with bluish green, lemon-scented leaves, is cultivated in Java and Sri Lanka. , mint and lemongrass lemongrass, n Latin name: Cymbopogon citratus; part used: leaves; uses: antitussive, antirheumatic, antiseptic, anxiolytic, antibacterial, antifungal, insomnia, vomiting, high blood pressure, fever; precautions: none known. . A variety of earrings, necklaces, pins and anklets n. pl. 1. socks that reach just above the ankle. Noun 1. anklets - a sock that reaches just above the ankle bobbysock, bobbysocks, anklet all come with a velvet pouch to store both the jewelry and oil. Styles cost $28, including the oil, which can be refilled for $5. CONTACT: Bugs B Wear, (877) 877-7879, www.bugsbwear.com. --Molly Dubow ALL CREATURES WELCOME ... If you have a pesticide-free lawn this spring, why not advertise it? environmental decisions involve everyone (edie) will help you make a statement among the sea of pesticide warning signs staking out your neighbors backyards. One side of edie's bright yellow sign proclaims "Pesticide-Free ... All Living Creatures Welcome"; the other reads "Environmental awareness begins in your own backyard." Each recyclable plastic sign is available for $8, including shipping and handling, and a portion of the proceeds is donated to Breast Cancer Research and Citizens for a Better Environment. CONTACT: edie, 2614 East Beverly Road, Milwaukee, WI 53211/(888) 721-4137. --M.D. SKIN-SATIONAL The philosophy of Morganics Essential Botanicals is to use natural before artificial, vegetable based before animal, reusable before disposable. With that in mind, the company has developed a full line of skin care products, from gentle scrubs and moisturizers moisturizers hydroscopic agents, applied to the skin and hair, as creams, rinses or shampoos, to increase hydration of the stratum corneum. Examples are propylene glycol, glycerine and lactate. to shampoos and bath salts, good for both you and the Earth. The bio-energetic ingredients in Morganics' Facial Care System act synergistically syn·er·gis·tic adj. 1. Of or relating to synergy: a synergistic effect. 2. Producing or capable of producing synergy: synergistic drugs. 3. to revitalize your skin, slow the effects of aging and provide environmental protection against skin damage for men and women of all ages. Product prices range from $7.95 to $29.95, and gift boxes are also available. CONTACT: Morganics, (800)820-9235, www.morganics.com. --M.D. GOES WITHOUT SAYING As if you needed another reason to buy a box of really good chocolates ... Well, okay, here it is: Belgian chocolatier Guylian is putting its confections where its mouth is by dedicating a large public awareness effort, and a large chunk of money, to Project Seahorse, a research team dedicated to conservation of the seahorse worldwide. Besides helping fund new studies on seahorse behavior and ecology, Guylian is printing an alert about the threats to seahorses on every package of Guylian Chocolate Seashells. Each eight-ounce box, sold in retail outlets for around $9, contains marbled white, milk and dark milk chocolates with hazelnut praline filling sculpted in 11 seashell See C shell. and seahorse shapes, CONTACT: Guylian USA, (800) 803-4123. --Jennifer Bogo PLANTER IMPOSTERS When it comes time for spring planting, pushing heavy clay pots around the back deck is enough to make you rethink your annual dedication to petunias. Now, thanks to the Eco-Planter, you can still get the look you're after without slipping a vertebrae Vertebrae Bones in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions of the body that make up the vertebral column. Vertebrae have a central foramen (hole), and their superposition makes up the vertebral canal that encloses the spinal cord. , and with saving a few resources to boot. Made of 100-percent recycled plastic (the equivalent of 2,500 square feet of recycled stretch wrap for a 14-inch pot), the lightweight Eco-Planter can easily be loaded into a car, carried into a garden or across that deck. It's also fade resistant, and unlike terra cotta cot·ta n. pl. cot·tae or cot·tas A short surplice. [Medieval Latin, of Germanic origin.] clay, is unbreakable, even during winter freezes. Prices for the Eco-Planter, available in retail stores in 14-, 18-and 24-inch sizes, range from $12 to $40. CONTACT: WorldWise, (800) WorldWise, www.worldwise.com. JUST FOR STARTERS Pamper pam·per tr.v. pam·pered, pam·per·ing, pam·pers 1. To treat with excessive indulgence: pampered their child. 2. your infant with new products from earth friendly baby, a Vermont-based company offering only natural alternatives for your newest addition. To its natural lavender cleansing bar, earth friendly baby has added a chamomile chamomile or camomile (both: kăm`əmīl', –mēl') [Gr.,=ground apple], name for various related plants of the family Asteraceae (aster family), especially the perennial Anthemis nobilis, shampoo and bodywash, calendula calendula (kəlĕn`jələ), any species of the genus Calendula, Old World plants of the family Asteraceae (aster family). The common calendula (C. daily care cream, and red clover rash care cream. All earth friendly products (ranging from $1 to $8) are hypoallergenic hy·po·al·ler·gen·ic adj. Having a decreased tendency to provoke an allergic reaction. hypoallergenic (hī´pōal´urjen´ik), adj , 100 percent biodegradable, pH balanced and not tested on animals. Ingredients are also completely natural--no artificial coloring, fragrance or synthetic detergents of any kind. An offer for a free starter kit can be found on packages of Stonyfield Farm's certified-organic yo baby yogurt through June 2000. CONTACT: earth friendly baby, (888) WashBaby, www.earthfriendlybaby.com. --J.B. |
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