I just found out about this Kiehl’s program to recycle their empty containers. For every ten empties we bring in, we get one free full-sized product. I’m not sure that recycling at Kiehl’s is any better than through my town, but I’m always up for free stuff. And I like the idea of companies being responsible for their products from cradle to grave.

Gap is offering 30% off to people who bring in their old jeans to be recycled into insulation. Seriously—insulation. That’s pretty cool. I wouldn’t do this with perfectly good jeans that just don’t fit (that’s what the Salvation Army is for), but it seems like a good end-of-life for the jeans I can’t even patch anymore. Thanks for the tip, Lesley!

I’ve never been a girly girl, but I decided I couldn’t hit 30 without even knowing how to wear makeup. So this week I made an appointment for a consultation at Sephora. I chose Sephora not just because they’re across the street from where I work; they also have a “natural” label for some makeup lines.

I’m afraid this is the post that will push me over the line into hippy craziness, but I’m so surprised at the effectiveness of the Crystal deodorant I switched to that I don’t care. I know, I know, using a rock as deodorant? Wetting it down before rubbing it on my armpit did take some getting used to. But it works. Like all deodorants, rather than being absorbed into the pores, the Crystal deodorant stays on top of the skin and makes it too inhospitable an environment for the growth of the bacteria that’s the source of that particular rank smell.

What’s an IUD? This oblique little acronym stands for intrauterine device. (I’ll wait for the guys to frantically close the window as if they just clicked a NSFW link.) This is a little more personal than I expected to get, but I think birth control is an important environmental topic that everyone’s just a little […]