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Casa Quickie: Herbal Carpet Cleaning
If your house is smelling a little stale due to dry Winter air, try this tip. To make your whole house smell amazing, sprinkle dried lavender on your carpet before vacuuming. When you vacuum your carpets, the lavender scent will spread throughout your entire home.
In the News: Rammed Earth Construction Gets Updated
From adobe to cob masonry, people all over the world have built with earthen materials to create their homes. Now, one form of earth building — rammed earth — has been given a technological update. In the San Francisco Chronicle article "Sonoma Couple's House Shows Mexican influence," husband and wife Bruce Needleman and Edna Hayes recount the process of building their beautiful earthen home.
Recipe For Clean: Furniture Polish
Have you assembled your home cleaning kit yet? If you have, you're in luck, because I have a great Recipe For Clean for furniture polish. Use it to get your home so fresh and so clean.
Round-up: Natural Air Fresheners For Your Home
Got a stinky smell in your home? You might want to pause before turning to that can of synthetic air freshener.
Did you know that most synthetic air fresheners — such as Lysol — do little to nothing to freshen the air?
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Taste Test: Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters
Last week, my desk was covered with bags of Cape Cod Popcorn. This week, it was another comforting snack — pouches of Granola Nut Clusters, a new item from granola bar pioneer Nature Valley. The product, which is offered in four different flavors, comes in 5-ounce resealable bags for a reasonable price ($3.79).
Beauty Byte: Burt's Bees Wants to Regulate "Natural" Beauty Products
I have always liked Burt's Bees products, but now I have an even better reason to admire the brand. According to Women's Wear Daily, Burt's CMO Michael Indursky wants to lead an effort to regulate the so-called natural-beauty industry.
While shoppers are increasingly drawn to natural and organic beauty products, there is very little regulation of the category.
Product of the Day: Nature Calls Toilet Deodorizer Drops
I'm not that puzzled that there's a product called Nature Calls Toilet Deodorizer Drops ("anti-poo magic!") that if you put in your toilet water "prior to doing your business" it will "obliterate all unpleasant odor." What puzzles me is that it's being sold on Urban Outfitters' online store. Is this really the brand synergy you guys wanna get going?
Yikes: We Put Hundreds of Chemicals on Our Bodies Each Day
Earlier this year, I asked you to estimate the cost of all the beauty products you wear each day. Some hovered around the very inexpensive $10 range, while others danced around $1,000. However many beauty items you put on daily, have you ever stopped to think about how many chemicals this equates?
Tame Your Frizz With Tips From John Frieda
Lack of body or too much frizz: "Most people fall into one [category] or the other," explains hair guru John Frieda. The solution? "A product and a technique," he says.
Many Probiotics Short on Bacteria
With claims that they improve digestion, bolster immunity, and fight acne, it's no wonder that probiotic supplements are big business. Newsweek reports that sales of these supplements have more than quadrupled in the last 10 years. I will admit, I'm a fan these friendly bacteria found in yogurt and miso, but it's the quality of the supplements that's raising eyebrows.
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