VEGAN PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS THAT MAY ALSO BE ECO-FRIENDLY

Man, it's getting damn near impossible to shop with confidence these days!  Am I friendly to the earth, friendly to animals, friendly to humans or am I saving one but killing another?

One name I trust is PETA.  The list will help you narrow down which Vegan products are ALSO eco-friendly.  Not all are, but the descriptions are brief.  You'll find the right ones easily.

Make someone else's day magical!
Mackenzie

#ECOFRIENDLY
#NATURAL
#VEGAN

PART TIME HALF ASSED VEGAN NOTES - send a message

One of my previous posts for women only mentioned This is L feminine hygiene products available at Target.

However, I also wrote an ECO-FRIENDLY EVERYTHING post and ECO-FRIENDLY WATER ON THE GO post.  We have to get a grip on the single use plastic we're using.  No more plastic choking our marine life.  Nothing like tying things neatly together.

I just sent the following message to support@ThisIsL.com

I was wondering if the plastic strips and wrapping on your feminine hygiene products are actually plastic, or if they're biodegradable.  There's a company in Indonesia called Avani making certain "plastic" products out of cassava starch.  Zero negative impact to the environment.  I'm hoping you'll take your positive efforts one step further and switch to a biodegradable packaging and wrapping material.

Keep up the great work - just go one step further to biodegradable wrapping!

Best regards,

Please take a minute or two and copy/paste the message in an email to support@thisisL.com.  

We'll start one company at a time and rescue our planet!  If you take a look at their mission on their website, you'll see they're already committed to good causes.  

I believe they'll listen to us.

Make someone else's day magical!

Mackenzie 

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY LIQUID HAND SOAP - FROM LIVEGREEN

The quest continues for products that are safe, effective and get good marks from Environmental Working Group.  These are all available from www.livegreen.life/peace.

What you need to know about LiveGreen: their mission is to make healthy living affordable.  Membership shopping ($99/year includes free shipping and a tree planted).

If you saw my post with the dead fish, you'll know why I'm on a mission of my own to help Florida's ecosystem.  We can't survive if the planet is in distress, and buying products from companies who share those values will help our descendants have a healthy planet to call home.  Healthy and natural and organic mean nothing if all you do is believe the marketing banner on the label. 

EWG is a trusted source that vets the ingredients.

Brand / scent / EWG score / Note

A La Maison	fig and basil	2	low hazard
A La Maison	fresh sea salt	2	low hazard
Avalon Organics	refreshing lemon glycerin	4	moderate hazard
Avalon Organics	rosemary glycerin	4	moderate hazard
Avalon Organics	lavender	5	moderate hazard
EO Everyone	meyer lemon and mandarin	TOP	top marks incl manufacturing process
EO Everyone	apricot and vanilla	TOP	top marks incl manufacturing process
EO Everyone	lavender and coconut	TOP	top marks incl manufacturing process
EO Everyone	spearmint and lemongrass	TOP	top marks incl manufacturing process

PART TIME HALF ASSED VEGAN NOTES - Skin Care Products at LiveGreen

There's more to being vegan than eating plant based.  There's also the products in the bathroom.  My cousin's friend is an affiliate for LiveGreen, which is member-based online shopping for all-natural pantry, personal care, household and other products.

You can shop by standards, like vegan or gluten-free or Kosher, etc.

I did a little cross-checking on skincare products available on the LiveGreen site and found the following products get good marks from the Environmental Working Group.

PRODUCT TYPE	SKIN TYPE	BRAND	PRODUCT DESCRIPTION	EWG GRADE*
face wash	acne
overnight cream	acne	Andalou Naturals	Clear Overnight Recovery Cream	3
face wash	all	Blum Naturals	Daily Facial Wash Lavender	4
day cream	antiaging	Reviva Labs	InterCell Day Cream w/ Hyaluronic Acid	1
Eye cream	antiaging	Olivella	Olivella Contour Eye Cream	5**
face wash	antiaging	Avalon Organics	Wrinkle therapy cleansing oil	1
face wash	antiaging	Derma E	Vitamin C Micellar Cleansing Water	3
face wash	antiaging	Olivella	Face and Body Bar	1
Moisturizer	antiaging	Beauty without Cruelty	Vitamin C Renewal Moisturizer	3
face wash	dry	Beauty without Cruelty	Herbal Cream Facial Cleanser	3
face wash	dry	Desert Essence	Gentle Nourishing Organic Cleanser	1
Moisturizer	dry	Beauty without Cruelty	Daily Moisturizer	4
Eye cream	Eye and neck	Blum Naturals	Eye and Neck Cream	5**
face wash	normal	Beauty without Cruelty	Herbal Cream Facial Cleanser	3
Moisturizer	normal	Beauty without Cruelty	Daily Moisturizer	4
face wash	oily	Earth Science	Clarifying Facial Wash for Oily & Combination	4
Moisturizer	oily			3
Eye cream	puffy eyes	Alba Botanica	Fast Fix for Puffy Eyes	3
Eye gel	sensitive	Alba Botanica	Hawaiian Green Tea Eye Gel	2
face wash	sensitive	Burts Bees	Face Towelette - Sensitive	3
face wash	sensitive	Desert Essence	Gentle Nourishing Organic Cleanser	1
Moisturizer	sensitive
Eye cream	undereye circles	Alba Botanica	Fast Fix for Undereye Circles	3
face wash		Blum Naturals	Daily Cleansing and Make Up Remover	1
overnight cream		Alba Botanica	Natural Even Advanced Sea Plus Renewal Night Cream	5**

Join and shop at www.livegreen.life/peace

Annual membership is $99.  Shipping is always free.  They plant a tree for every new membership.  Households of 2 or more will save lots and lots of money, even compared to amazon.

* 1 low concern / 3 moderate concern / 5 moderate concern

** all ingredients low concern except for fragrance

#livegreen

#allnatural

#skincare

#treatyourselfdontcheatyourself

Make someone else's day magical!

Mackenzie