Candles are a great way to make your home, bedroom or kitchen smell wonderful! Candles are also a great way to add subtle but decorative design to your home. Most candles, however, can be harmful to the environment and our bodies – candles can contain parabens and other harsh chemicals that do damage to the environment and your insides. Well, Green House Soy Candle Company makes 100% soy candles so they are eco-friendly and completely and entirely non-toxic to the human body. The candles come in delectable scents, some of which include: Iced Cinnamon Roll, Lemon Cheesecake, Sugar Cookie Cutout, Banana Nut Bread and Baked Apple Pie. Read more below:

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Soy wax is natural, biodegradable, eco-friendly, and made from renewable resources. Soy wax is non-toxic and does not produce the dangerous toxic soot that paraffin candles do. Soy wax supports American farmers – unlike paraffin, which promotes dependence on foreign oil products. Soy wax is water soluble and cleans up easily with water. Soy wax burns at lower temperatures, which means your candle lasts longer than a paraffin candle.

[Source: Green House Soy Company]

Heating a pool can be such an energy-draining process! It also can seriously increase your monthly electric bill. So – it is both wasteful and expensive. Fortunately, Hammacher Schlemmer has provided a way to seriously reduce both of these unfortunate repercussions of a pool heater. This Solar Pool Heater is an alternative to expensive and non-environmentally friendly pool heaters because as stated in the name, it is solar powered. This heater uses the sun to generate energy and thus heat your pool. It is eco-friendly, and will help keep your energy costs low. Read more below:

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This is the device that heats an above-ground swimming pool using solar power. Extending your swim season while reducing your pool heating costs, it provides 2,500 BTUs per hour, effectively raising the temperature of a 6,000-gallon pool by 5º F in 10 days. The heater attaches to your pool’s pump-operated water filtering system. Water is warmed as it circulates through the heater’s coiled, black 20′ long heating system that is exposed to the sun’s energy, passing back into the pool. Up to four heaters may be linked for faster heating. Includes all hardware and accessories needed for installation. Includes protective cover for off-season storage.

[Source: Hammacher Schlemmer]

Area rugs are a great form of home decor. They are an excellent way to add personality and color to a room. They are also a great way to protect the carpet in your kids room from usual wear and tear. Well, Merida Home is a company that makes sustainable and eco-friendly area rugs that are built to last and not harmful to the environment. The rug featured here, called the Archipelago Kids Rug is made from recycled material and comes in four different vibrant colors. Read more below:

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Since our founding in 1978, Merida has been committed to sustainability, distinctive design and superior craftsmanship in designing and manufacturing our natural fiber area rugs.

Inspired by children’s drawings, the designs in the Kids Wool Rug Collection are at once delightfully familiar to a child, yet sophisticated enough to appeal to adults. The bright palette of colors helps reflect a fresh aesthetic and a modern design sensibility that bridges the gap between modern design and the traditional nature of children’s decor.

[Source: Merida Home]

Yoga pants are comfortable for exercise, lounging, running errands, etc. You can wear them for just about anything and they are comfortable and don’t give off the “I rolled out of bed in my PJ’s look.” Well, the brand Yoga Matters has give us another reason to love yoga pants. This brand has a pair of 100% certified organic yoga pants that are made from organic cotton and also made in the United States. In addition, these pants are trendy, durable, and come in a variety of colors and styles, all while being eco-friendly as well! Check out Yoga Matters clothing line because they have adopted environmentally conscious practices and have an array of different types of clothes. Read more below:

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CERTIFIED ORGANIC COTTON.  MADE IN CALIFORNIA.

Classic Fit Pant

*Fitted through the waist and leg with a slight bootcut flare.
*Band around hip is a contrast color to the body color.
*Made from Certified Organic Cotton (exclusive of trim) with a touch of Lycra for fit and function.
*Made locally in Southern California at small, privately-owned factories

[Source: Yoga Matters]

For those of us that love yoga, we understand how essential the yoga mat is to the practice. It’s important to have a supportive and durable mat that will enhance and not hinder your practice. With this Natural Fitness Pro Yoga Mat, you get all of the desired qualities in a yoga mat plus more.  This mat is made from natural rubber which is both eco-friendly and helpful for providing a stable cushion for your body while practicing. In addition, the mat is biodegradable so it will not harm the environment when you can no longer use it – instead of having it end up in a landfill, it can be recycled. This mat has many more fabulous features, and to find out all about it, read more below:

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The Natural Fitness Pro/ProXL is not only an eco-friendly yoga mat, but can also improve your yoga practice with its exceptional traction and comfort. This 69″ or extra long 75″ biodegradable yoga mat is two-sided (reversible) featuring a different earth themed color on each side for your aesthetic sense.  Natural rubber has superior rebound, so the mat will provide the perfect stable cushion needed for all poses.  Made from open cell natural rubber, a biodegradable material that is sustainably harvested from rubber trees and manufactured without hazardous phthalate plasticizers and PVC, this eco yoga mat is not only safer for your health and our environment, but has the best performance that your practice deserves.  Nothing feels or grips like natural rubber!  Additionally, this is the only natural rubber mat that has a natural, renewable, and biodegradable inner stability mesh.  Most internal mesh fabric used in other mats is synthetic from polypropelene, polyester or nylon, while the Natural Fitness rubber yoga mats use a natural cotton mesh that will “completely” and safely biodegrade in a landfill.

• Eco-Friendly: Contains no PVC, cadmium, lead or phthalates.
• Made primarily of dry, open-cell, natural rubber (a renewable resource made from rubber trees and containing no PVC) making this the ideal mat for the yogi concerned about the environment.
• Biodegradable.
• Reversible – two colors per mat
• All materials in this mat are approved by the FDA for use in rubber products in continuous contact with food and drugs.
• Provides a thick, textured surface for extra stickiness and grip.
• Superior traction and high-rebound, firm cushion.

[Source: MatsMatsMats]

Everyone uses some sort of cleaning product to clean their home. While we think that most products are helping us sanitize and tidy up, the reality is that many products that we use are highly toxic and quite harmful to the environment. With these products, from the line “Martha Stewart Clean,” you don’t have to worry about either of these issues. Martha Stewart Clean products are made from plants and minerals which means that they are eco-friendly, contain no harmful ingredients and can be used on all of your dishes. Read more below:

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Martha Stewart Clean Dish-Hand Soap is gentle on your hands because it contains no harsh sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), but it’s tough on grease and dries without leaving streaks or spots. Its 99+% plant- and mineral-based formula contains no phosphates, and you can use it safely on all kinds of dishes, including fine china. It comes in a handy pump bottle, with a front label that peels off so you can display the beautiful clear bottle on your sink.

• 99+% plant and mineral based
• Leaves dishes streak-free
• Tough on grease
• SLS free
• Produced with no animal testing or animal by-products
• Certified by EPA’s “Design for the Environment”

[Source: Martha Stewart Clean]

In an effort to make our lives as “Green” as possible, the Company AussieBum has really done something one-of-a-kind. Not only have they created a pair of eco-friendly underwear, but a pair of eco-friendly underwear that is made from BANANAS! How cool does that sound? These AussieBum Underwear are made from banana tree bark. The cotton is 100% organic. This type of underwear is truly unique in the sense that it really is utilizing various methodologies to promise eco-friendly living. Read more below:

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This range is a world first in underwear – it is made from the weave of the bark from the banana tree, and soft organic cotton, ensuring ultimate comfort, with an eco friendly flavour that will keep you coming back for seconds.

27% Banana Fibre, 64% Organic Cotton, 9% Lycra.

[Source: AussieBum & Ecouterre]

It’s not possible to have too many bags! For groceries, personal items, toys for your kids, or work-related things, totes make it possible for you to transport things to wherever you need to go. The problem is that often times we use plastic grocery bags or bags made from other non-recycleable materials. Well, this Recycled Fabric Reusable Shopping Tote is an awesome alternative to those types of bags. This bag is eco-friendly because it is made from recycled fabric, it’s also spacious, water resistant, and has cushioned arm straps to ensure comfort! In addition, it is lightweight, and you can use it over and over again! Read more below:

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Make every shopping trip a bit more comfortable with this bag. Made of premium recycled fabric, this reusable tote has cushioned handles that makes carrying it around town ultra comfortable!

It features a soft, water-resistant finish, and folds into its interior pocket and snaps shut. Throw it in your purse or keep it in your car for whenever you need an extra bag. It holds up to 3 shoeboxes, that’s over 3x that of a standard plastic grocery bag.

Additional product features:

• Premium recycled fabric (55%/45% recycled/standard polyster)
• Low-impact dying and finishing
• Cushioned handles
• Water-resistant
• Carrying Capacity: 30lbs

[Source: Green Home]

The types of shoes that we wear are of utmost importance – as we only have one pair of feet. It is crucial that we protect our feet and wear shoes that ensure the maximum comfort. Well, with this Terra Plana EVO Barefoot running shoe, you get all of the best qualities in a pair of shoes and more. These shoes are known for being eco-friendly, as they are made from recycled materials. In addition, this company is one that understands how precious our planet is and makes products that are environmentally conscious. The theory behind this shoe is that it gets you as close as possible to being barefoot (they are uber lightweight) while still actually wearing shoes on your feet! Read more below:

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The EVO is designed to be the ultimate minimalist running shoe. The TPU Cage has breathable mesh and lightweight micro fiber reinforcements for maximum breathability and support while only weighing in at 7 ounces.

The updated slim line VivoBarefoot shape and new ultra thin (4mm) soft rubber sole give maximum barefoot performance and response.

The EVO is like running barefoot, but a little bit better.

VivoBarefoot, launched in 2003, is the original barefoot shoe collection with a patented ultra thin puncture resistant sole that allows your feet to be as millions of years of evolutionary design intended – Barefoot!

The EVO is part of this back-to-basics design based on the simple principle that being barefoot is the healthiest way for you and your feet to be.

Protects, Stimulates, Strengthens, Realigns, Improves Health

[Source: Terra Plana]

There is a huge market out there for anti-aging products – people want something that will help turn back the hands of time and make their skin look young and fresh. The problem with many anti-aging products that are out there is that they are made with ingredients that are both toxic and not eco-friendly. Well, with Marie Veronique Organics Anti-Aging  Products, you can have everything you were looking for in a product line and more. These products are made non-toxic and non-harmful ingredients. They are completely organic and will help make your skin look and feel as though it has been renewed and revitalized! Read more below:

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It all started in a kitchen. Not a garage like most Bay Area startups. Of course the kitchen was the perfect place for former chemistry teacher Marie Veronique Nadeau to experiment. Fueled by a desire to age gracefully, she created a line of ecologically responsible, natural and transformative anti-aging products. At 62, Marie’s smooth skin is living proof that our products work wonders.

Like mother, like daughter. Dr. Jay Nadeau followed in her mother’s scientific footsteps, becoming a Professor of Physics at McGill University. She regularly consults with the company to integrate the best of science and nature into our products.

To market, to market. Marie quickly realized that two science geeks needed some expert marketing help to tell the world about MVO. Hillary Peterson, with 20 years of marketing experience, became a partner. As a melanoma survivor, Hillary is passionate about creating and marketing products that are safe and effective.

Science and nature have a good thing going. That’s why we pay attention to both so diligently. We use scientific studies and direct research to better understand the aging process. Then, we turn to nature to find ingredients to minimize or counter those effects.

No toxins. Not ever. At MVO what we put in our products is as important as what we don’t. You won’t find toxins, petroleum-based products, nanoparticles, or anything else that’s potentially harmful. We don’t need those ingredients to make your skin look and feel younger.

Sustaining the planet. It’s probably no surprise that our entire company is dedicated to sustainability. Wherever possible we use natural, organic and fair trade ingredients, packaged in 100% recyclable materials. And we source them as close to our Berkeley headquarters as possible to keep our footprint super small.

[Source: Marie Veronique Organics]