September 09 Product Reviews
At the beginning of each month the EcoTrendSpotter Team publishes a post which summaries of the previous months reviews.
Hopefully this will make life a little bit easier for you.
This Works – Award winning aromatherapy
Gossypium – New Fairtrade Underwear
EQUA – Autumn Ethical Fashion Collection Launched
Ascension (Formally Adili) – New Winter Collection
October 15, 2009
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Summer Eco Travel Essentials – Part 2 Eco Washbag
In Part 1 of Eco Trend Spotter’s Summer Eco Travel Essentials series we looked at Eco Travel Gadgets. However, in Part 2, we have looked at what you need to include in you holiday washbag.
Eco Holiday Washbag
We have selected a few key eco items you need to include in preparation for your travels, even if you are staying in the UK.
Weekender Waikiki fair trade Washbag
Whether it’s an overnight stay or your annual holiday, take all of your toiletries away with you in style with this traditional wash bag. This fair trade wash bag is made from 100% cotton woven on traditional handlooms. The factory in India is fully SA8000 accredited, an international certification guaranteeing workers’ rights, pay and conditions. It also guarantees that no children or indentured workers are used. The factory supports a local orphanage, so your purchase really does help a third world village in a direct way. The Wash bag benefits from a waterproof lining
£14.00 from Biomelifestyle
Green People Sun Lotion Spf15 with Tan Accelerator
Voted ‘Best Sun Protection’ by Natural Health & Beauty magazine. 3 layers of sun protection in one – UV protection, antioxidants & sun tan accelerator! This natural sun lotion is made without Parabens, Lanolin, phthalates, artificial perfumes, petrochemicals and colourants to bring you the purest sunscreen that nature can offer. If you have children why not try out Green People’s Organic Babies range.
£16.30 at Green People (Special Offer: Save £5.60 when you buy 200ml Sun Lotion SPF15 & 50ml SPF 22)
£14.00 (Organic Babies) at Green People (Special Offer: Buy No Scent Children’s Sun Lotion and get a mini Lavender one FREE)
John Masters Organics Rose & Aloe Hydrating Toning Mist
Contains active ingredients that tone and hydrate the skin: essential oil of rose to stimulate blood circulation, oat kernel to improve the skin’s defense against pollution and reduce inflammation, plus the valuable anti-oxidants from white tea.
- rose flower oil – soothes sensitive skin
- oat kernel – stimulates collagen production; revitalizing
- ylang ylang – antiseptic; nourshing
- white tea – anti-bacterial; defends against oil-causing bacteria
- aspen bark – new all-natural preservative
£21.00 from Love Lula
Balinese herbal Lulur natural soap
If you’ve had a hard day lying on the beach or hiking natural forests, this exotic soap will help ease your stresses and strains.
The lular hand-crushed spice mix used to make this soap is traditionally applied to the legs after long days spent working in the rice paddies, and now you can experience the soothing properties in your own home of on your eco holiday. Made by a small cooperative in Bali where the members of the cooperative benefit directly from every bar sold/
£4.00 from BiomeLifestyle
Green People Organic Toothpaste & Mouthwash
A natural toothpaste with traditional peppermint flavour. Ideal for sensitive teeth and gums, and suitable for all the family.
- Peppermint flavour
- Excellent cleaning properties
- Antibacterial and anti-microbial action
- Suitable for people with bleeding gums
- No hydrocarbon or aluminium contamination
This natural toothpaste is made without Fluoride, Triclosan, Sorbitol, Parabens, phthalates, artificial sweeteners, petrochemicals and colourants to bring you the purest toothpaste that nature can offer.
Organic Surge Fresh Ocean Shower Gel
Shower gel with a light refreshing scent. This body wash is a happy blend of 99% naturally derived ingredients and certified organic extracts. Rosemary stimulates cell renewal while lemon and lime revive your skin and senses.
For happy-ever-after skin – fresh ocean shower gel gently cleanses and moisturises your body while our organic essential oil fragrance blend transports you to early morning on a warm, distant shore. Organic Surge products are cleverly developed with no nasties or obscure chemicals for your precious skin to absorb.
£4.90 at Luxury Organic Skin Care
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June 18, 2009
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Eco Garden Essentials
© Sorven Media Ltd 2008
April 1, 2009
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ORGANIC SINGLE ROLL-UP BED
A compact and comfortable organic cotton roll-up bed, useful for occasional guests, camping, or just relaxing in the garden.
Hand made; outer cover is high-quality hand woven organically grown cotton, dyed using natural colourfast dyes. Manmade filling for long-lasting comfort.
This bed was designed in England and made in Kerala, India, in a factory fully accredited to SA 8000; this guarantees that no child or forced labour is used, and that all workers have bargaining rights and fair wages.
Single: 178cm long x 61cm wide x 4-5 cm thick
Each ORGANIC SINGLE ROLL-UP BED costs £65 and will earn you over 450 moreeco points and 45Kg’s of free carbon offset
March 27, 2009
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Elisha Dress
Pretty shift dress made from recycled vintage fabric.
The Elisha has a high neck and back, and a curved waistline. It is fully lined, falls just above the knee, and has a long zip fastening in the back.
The dress is made from recycled vintage cotton (occasionally silks, linens, and poly-cotton blends). No two items are the same – adding to the unique appeal of the si:su brand.
You can purchase this for £125 at Green Trading. Earn 869 points and offset 86Kg’s of carbon for free.
March 11, 2009
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1001 Ways You Can Save The Planet – Joanna Yarrow
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s the Joanna Yarrow book that will turn everyone into a superhero saving the planet.
Do my shopping and eating habits really affect the health of the planet? What is biodiversity and what can I do to support it? What are greenhouse gases and are they affecting our climate? Can I conserve enery around the home and save money at the same time? These questions and countless more are answered in the helpful suggestions presented in Joanna Yarrow’s book, 1001 Ways You Can Save the Planet.
A decade ago “recycling” was a mystery to many but today a new “three Rs” (reduce, reuse, recycle) is mainstream wisdom. A truly modern lifestyle means that you consider the most environmentally sound option before you clean, shop, cook, eat, relax, travel, and more. Whether it be in your home and garden, your workplace or community, the ultra-concise explanations, amazing facts and everyday nuggets of sage advice offered in this compact companion will capture your imagination and sharpen your desire to make your significant contribution.
And who ever said that changing your way of living should not be great fun or less than straightforward? 1001 Ways You Can Save the Planet banishes piety and offers a positive and uplifting treasure trove of environmental advice, from the benefits of becoming a beekeeper to simple but easily overlooked measures such as re-using your birthday candles, avoiding stand-by mode on electrical appliances, drinking water from the main supply rather than bottled mineral water, skipping the weekend shave and putting a brick in the bathroom cistern.
- A portable collection of explanations and insights as well as brilliant yet simple practical ideas that will have a real ecological impact.
- Shows how being an eco-champion in your home, your work and your neighbourhood can also benefit you individually – making you feel better and even saving you money.
- Explains how you can exercise consumer power to enhance global well-being – by rewarding companies and organizations that try to behave ethically and responsibly.
- Offers a positive “doer’s” program of moderate and realistic measures and an appendix of essential contacts.
About the Author: Joanna Yarrow is a consultant, writer and broadcaster dealing with green lifestyle issues, she is the green expert for This Morning and contributes to a number of other television shows and publications. Joanna Yarrow is a founding director of Beyond Green a strategic consultancy who help a range of clients turn green principals into reality. Specialising in helping people understand environmental principles and apply them in their own lives, Joanna has a masters degree in sustainable development
These are available from BigGreenSmile for £7.99.
Plus earn 55 MoreEco points and also offset 13.9 kg’s of carbon for free.
March 10, 2009
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Green People Mother's Day Organic Night Treats
Give Mum gorgeous skin with this organic trio for night-times! Night is when skin renews so give Mum the ultimate beauty treat with these gorgeous night creams for the face and eyes. She will be able to enjoy these beautiful creams night after night as she only needs to apply a tiny amount of each.
What does the Mother’s Day Organic Night Treats pack contain?
- Vita Min Fix 50ml – A nourishing 24 hour cream which nourishes and revitalises skin. Amazing results when combined with Fruitful Nights!
- Fruitful Nights 50ml – This beautifully-scented night cream minimises fine lines and makes blemishes and pigmentation marks less apparent.
- Eye Cream 10ml – A nourishing night cream with soothing vitamins and minerals to gently moisturise and refresh the delicate skin around the eyes.
Personalise your gift
Why not personalise your gift? For a £2.50 charge Green People can add a gift tag with your own special message – just tick the “Gift Wrap” button at the checkout. Remember Green People can also send your parcel onto an alternate address!
Buy this collection for just £25.00 and save £7.28!
Plus earn 173 MoreEco points and also offset 17.3 kg’s of carbon for free.
March 4, 2009
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Love Lula Luxury Chocolate Pamper Hamper Gift Set
This Love Lula Luxury Chocolate Pamper Hamper Gift Set contains;
Booja Booja Organic Champagne Truffles (150g)
A deeply luxurious truffle inebriated with organic Champagne packaged in a luxurious gold & black box.
Natural Magic Mini ‘Complete Bliss’ Organic Candle (approx 25 hours burn time)
Moroccan Blush Rose creates an unmistakably soft scent, created especially for those indulgent moments. Perfect for stressful times, headaches and pampering.
John Masters Organics Blood Orange & Vanilla Body Milk (236ml)
A luxurious organic body lotion which replenishes your skin with a quickly absorbing, delicate blend of milk thistle, aloe vera and essential oils of blood orange and vanilla. Smells divine!
Bod Bath Salts Sachet (125g)
For sensuous bath times, these salts encourage playfulness and love whilst uplifting your spirit.
Heyland & Whittle Bed of Roses Soap (120g)
Enriched with cocoa butter this mild but fragrant soap fills the room with heavenly scents for you to relax and enjoy.
John Masters Organics Lip Calm (4g)
Made of the finest in organic ingredients, John Masters Organics Lip Calm not only soothes and protects your lips from the weather, it rejuvenates your spirit!
This luxurious gift set is ideal for those special people you want to pamper that little bit more..
Stockist: Love Lula
Price: £62.50
MoreEco Points: 434
December 5, 2008
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FIN's Organic Cotton Shirt Dress
FIN’s organic cotton shirt dress has a denim feel and great versatility. Feel free to add a fitted top underneath and wear with or without jeans or tights. Safari style button fastening at sleeves, rounded hem with stitch detail and integrated self tie belt. FIN’s signature embossed silver buttons at front.
FIN is an innovator in environmental and socially sustainable production. Using high quality organic and Fairtrade cotton as well as alternative fabrics like peace silk and adhering to Fairtrade principles throughout, FIN creates ethical and effortless chic for stylish women everywhere. The FIN collection is also 100% carbon neutral.
Stockist: Davidoll
Price: £144
MoreEco Points: 876
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Essential Trading Organic Chocolate Spreads
We love having organic chocolate spread on our toast each morning.
The ethical cooperative Essential Trading has just launched not one, but three brand new certified organic and Fairtrade chocolate spreads: Dark Chocolate Spread (which is also certified vegan), Hazelnut and Chocolate Spread and Duo Swirl Spread, which is a mix of milk and white chocolate. We can’t wait to taste Essential’s new goodies.
Essential Trading is an independent co-operative business which is working to resist the trends of mass-produced supermarket foods, and are instead developing their own organic range, guaranteed GMO free with no unnecessary additives. Their quality foods are designed to contribute towards a good diet and assist in leading a healthy lifestyle, whilst also being produced in a manner which protects the environment.
You can Buy Essential Trading products from either Ethical Superstore or Ecotopia. enjoy Spreading!
November 8, 2008
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