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The summer months are all about skin: how it looks, how it feels, what shows, and who knows. Any way you go, it's important to cover up. SustainLaners have plenty of ideas for products that keep both your skin and the rest of you healthy. Check out reviews for TerraTints lip care and color, Beecuticals Organics after sun products, and a great organic soap that wont dry you out. See a video review for a natural indy beauty company in the Green Video of the Week, and read up on the latest skin care news in our In the News section. |
Featured Product: Herbal First Aid Kit
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 Dry, chapped lips aren't just ugly, they hurt. Keep reading to see why Jessica T. trusts Alba's TerraTints for function, beauty, and sustainability.
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Eat For Healthy Skin and Hair
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 The old adage you are what you eat not only applies to overall
health, but to the health of our skin as well. As the largest organ in our bodies, our skin needs specific nutrients to keep it healthy and happy during the summer onslaught of sun, sand and chlorine. Some big ones:
Vitamin A Vitamin A helps keep our skin healthy and acne free. Good sources of Vitamin A include carrots, spinach and low fat dairy products.
Antioxidants The same chemicals that help destroy the free radicals in our body leading to better overall health are needed to destroy the free radicals attacking our skin. Good sources of antioxidants include blackberries, blueberries, strawberries and chocolate.
Essential Fatty Acids or EFAs EFAs are responsible for healthy cell membranes which
act as barriers to harmful invaders and as the passageway
for nutrients and waste products. Good sources for EFAs include Salmon, Canola, and Flax and Hemp seeds.
Lycopene Turns out tomatoes are even better for you than we thought. New studies show that in addition to eliminating free radicals from the body, lycopene acts as a natural sunscreen. It only counts as an SPF 3, but that's plenty if you are not in direct sunlight.
Green Tea The benefits of green tea to skin health are unparalleled. It eliminates free radicals, has anti-inflammatory properties, and helps rejuvenate cell membranes. For a full list of it's benefits, click here.
Water The simplest remedies are often the best. Before you do anything else, stay hydrated. Water helps your skin stay soft and moves waste in and out of your cells more efficiently.
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Featured Business: Beeceuticals Organics
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Our skin needs powerful supplements to battle summer activities and weather. What it doesn't need are petrochemicals and parabens. Read on if you are curious to find out why Carol W. thinks BeeCeuticals products are good from hive to husk. Click for Beeceuticals OrganicsI am a Huge Fan of BeeCeuticals Organics  "This company is great. I use all of their products now. I got
introduced to the body balm and it really helped me out. They have great..." click here to read more
Have you used any Beeceutical Organics products before? How about a different natural skin care brand? Share your review at
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| SustainLane City Rankings in the News
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SustainLane is more than just a website for finding and reviewing green products and businesses. We also have a Green Ad Network where Internet publishers go to find eco-friendly advertisers, and a kids site where children learn about health and sustainability from a lovable Green Gorilla. Our most well known undertaking is our US City Rankings, a biennial study where we rank the 50 largest US cities in terms of sustainability. Click here to read an interview with our founder and CEO James E. in advance of the publication of our 2008 City Rankings, due out this October.
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Staff Pick: Organic Soaps
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Summer Skin Health in the News
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More than 1 million Americans are expected to be diagnosed with skin cancer this year. Take a moment to read the articles below and make sure that neither you nor your loved ones are one of them.
General tips on how to protect your skin from summer by WebMD.
Some great sunscreen myths and facts from NBC. Did you know that adding a slice of lime to your favorite summer drink can result in a condition called Margarita Dermatitis? Honestly, we couldn't make that up. Some recipes for natural, home-made skin solutions and hair care. Thoughts about these headlines? Email us at community@sustainlane.com and let us know!
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Summer Skin and Hair Products to Avoid
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We visit SustainLane to find healthy, eco-friendly products, but in spite of their best intentions, some just don't pass the grade. Here are a few summer care products SustainLaners take pains to avoid.
Alba Sunscreen
 Gentle on animals - not so gentle on you!  "The Environmental Working Group conducted a study of sunblocks
measuring their effectiveness and toxicity, and this sunblock didn't
fare so well: it's effective and not tested on animals, but it contains..." click here to read moreSun Protecting Hair Conditioner
Sticky Protection"The idea seemed like a good one - condition my fried hair while
protecting it from the sun. Unfortunately, the theory of the product
didn't translate into beautiful hair for me. After using this
conditioner, my hair..." click here to read moreDo you have any summer body care products you want to warn the rest of us against? Write a review at SustainLane.com and let us know!
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Green Video of the Week - Organic Beauty Expert
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The Organic Beauty Expert reviews a new independent, natural skin care line offering seasonal products. This way you can tell by your face cream when it is time to take down the Christmas lights...
Have any ideas for next weeks green video of the week? (the topic is "Green Summer Cooking") E-mail us at community@sustainlane.com and let us know!
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| Upcoming Events
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Q Jam: An Environmental Sustainability Fair and Music FestivalTo educate and inform the citizens of Albuquerque
about the benefits of living green. We have exhibitors ranging from alternative
fuels, to recycling, to green building practices and more. May 24Albuquerque, NM
qjam.com
Green Your Career Workshop
This three-hour honds on workshop for anyone looking to get involved
in the emerging green economy can help prepare you with where to look for jobs
- and how to position yourself to land one. May 27 Berkeley, CA greencareers.wordpress.com
Sustainable Brands '08
Sustainable Brands is where top brand leaders meet to discuss
sustainability as the new frontier for driving revenue growth and
enhancing brand equity. June 2 - 5 Monterey, CA SustainableLifeMedia.comearthNOW expo
A national business to business
conference and expo where retail store owners, vice presidents, managers and
buyers can learn how to develop and implement green practices in their retail
store operations.
June 4-5, 2008
Las Vegas, NV www.earthnowexpo.com
Mayor's Green Fair
An opportunity to learn about local environmental groups and activities while enjoying live music from local bands. June 13, 2008
Ann Arbor, MI
LOHAS 12 ForumA four-day business conference that brings
together leaders from Fortune 500 companies, LOHAS businesses, the
entertainment industry, and celebrities to focus on how to educate, shape and
influence consumer behavior and purchasing decisions while promoting
lifestyles of health and sustainability. June 18 - 21 Boulder, CO LOHAS.comE.C.O. Trade Show
ECO Wholesale Trade Show. Eco is the acronym for environmentally
conscious and organic. ECO's invitation is for exhibitors
from around the world that support sustainable lifestyles. August 24 - 27 Las Vegas NV www.globalecoshow.comGreen Festival DC
Enjoy more than renowned
authors, leaders and educators; how-to workshops; cutting-edge
films; activities for kids; organic beer and wine; and a unique
marketplace of more than 300 eco-friendly businesses Nov 8 - 9 Washington, DC
greenfestivals.orgGreen Festival San Francisco
Enjoy more than renowned
authors, leaders and educators; how-to workshops; cutting-edge
films; activities for kids; organic beer and wine; and a unique
marketplace of more than 300 eco-friendly businesses
Nov 14 - 16 San Francisco, CA
greenfestivals.orgAustin Green Living & Home Products
Expo
This Home & Garden style show features green building, organic
gardening/native landscaping, sustainable interiors, renewable energies,
alternative fuels, organic and fair trade productsJanuary 9 - 11
Austin, TX
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