Tropical Traditions Non-Toxic All Purpose Cleaner Review and Giveaway

Since trying to make greener choices in our home from the things we use on our skin to the things we eat and clean with, I have discovered Tropical Traditions. They have an abundance of natural and organic items and products from their famous coconut oil to hygiene products, food, cleaners and more!

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Natural Remedies When Illness Strikes

Guest Post: Natural Remedies When Illness Strikes
By Jennifer at Hybrid Rasta Mama

Image credit: www.thirdage.com

Cold and flu season is upon us which is made abundantly clear by the barrage of commercials encouraging us to buy every cold and flu remedy under the sun. However, not all of us prefer to use the standard over-the-counter treatments when we fall ill.

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Rockin’ Green Soap Review

We have already made the switch to natural hair and skin care products, but I’m not going to stop there, I am on a mission to make our entire home “greener”. I discovered a natural laundry soap called Rockin’ Green Cloth Diaper and Laundry Soap.
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Lalabee Bathworks Review: Natural Skincare for Baby

When our children are newborns, they don’t require frequent bathing...meaning, of course, they don’t need a bath everyday like they may when they are older. Now that Baby Boy is reaching toddlerhood, he often looks like this after meals:

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My True Nature Review and #Giveaway

Back in the summer I won a My True Nature gift set that included their baby bubble bath and baby shampoo and body wash. These products are all natural with certified organic ingredients, which make them right up my ally.

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GoGreen Cloth Diapers Review

We’ve been experimenting with cloth diapers and I think my favorite so far is the GoGreen Champ 2.0. They have some cute colors and styles available. D helped me pick out this one:

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50% off Organic Hair Oils from Tropical Traditions #naturalhair #naturalproducts

Tropical Traditions is an online store known for their natural and organic coconut oil, foods, household cleaners and natural hair and skin care products.

Right now they have their organic hair oils on sale for half price. Available in Unscented, Lavender and Rosemary, these 8oz bottles are normally $28.00, but they just $14.00 (unscented is $13.75) until November 6th!






 Their Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil in the 16 oz.jar is currently buy 1 get 1 FREE at $19.95 each! This sale ends tonight at midnight!

Visit their website to check out the rest of their great natural and organic items and see what you can find on sale!! Happy Shoppping!

Natural Remedy for Eczema

 When Baby Boy was just an infant he had some eczema patches on his face, they itched him terribly and he would scratch his face to the point of making it bleed.
Since, he was so tiny I was hesitant to use anything on his sensitive face, I just tried to keep it washed and clean with a warm wet wash cloth, at that age all I used to bath him with was water. Here is a photo of him that shows the irritated skin on his face. He was just 3 weeks old in this photo:

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Natural Remedies for an Eye Infection

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Most of you know I’m big on natural remedies and herbal therapies. With so many adverse effects of medications, which contain chemicals that can alter brain chemistry and/or hormones, they usually cause more harm than good. If possible, I try to treat my children’s ailments naturally.
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Go Green Giveaway Event!! #greengiveaway

The Go Green Giveaway Event is finally here! Welcome to over 50 giveaways of $25 or more all relating to “green”, natural and eco-friendly living!

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Lady Bug Jane Natural Lip Balm Review #greengiveaway

I don’t often wear a lot of make up, but one thing that is a must is lip balm! I like my lip balms natural and flavored. When I heard about Lady Bug Jane Natural Lip Balms I was excited to get some for D and I. I wanted to try their Crazy Coconut flavor and D, of course wanted the Vanilla Cupcake lip balm.
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Roll it Rite Review and Spotlight #greengiveaway

How many times have you caught the kids making a mess with the toilet paper…unrolling it all over the bathroom? And how many times have you pulled off more paper towels than you meant to? Roll it Rite is an eco-friendly company that has made an efficient way to cut back on the waste of paper products and save you money. They created foam inserts for paper towel and toilet paper rolls that create resistance and help avoid and reduce waste of up to 50%…
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Sweet Aromas 4U: Natural Candles: Go Green Sponsor #greengiveaway

Sweet Aromas 4U is a company run by certified Aroma-therapist Serena Gibson. Serena makes some of the most creative candles I have ever seen! And they are made from natural waxes and scented with essential oils. We got the opportunity to enjoy a few of her candles, Serena sent us her most popular item, the vintage gown candle tart, a cupcake candle tart (per D’s request) and her comb and brush candle tart set (so fitting for our blog). D is in love with them! They smell so go and sit so pretty on her bookshelf.

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Sweet-Aromas Aromatherapy: Guest Post

What is Aromatherapy?

Aromatherapy is when natural oils are extracted from flowers, stems, leaves, roots or other parts of a plant to enhance and assist with psychological and physical well-being. The inhaled aroma from these "essential" oils is believed to stimulate brain function. Essential oils can also be absorbed through the skin, where they travel through the bloodstream and can promote whole-body healing. Aromatherapy is used for a variety of applications, including pain relief, mood enhancement, relaxation, romance enhancement, sinuses, healthy hair growth and more!

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Eco Lips #Giveaway

You may recall our review and spotlight post on Eco Lips and their amazing lips balms last month. Eco Lips has agreed to sponsor a giveaway for my awesome follows in honor of D's Birthday Bash. Eco Lips will be giving you all a chance to win their Eco Lips Gold Balm on an Eco Clip.

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Our first cloth diaper experience brought to you by Mother Ease Cloth Diapers

For a while now I have been wanting to give cloth diapering a try. I cringe at the thought of all the waste of disposable diapers, the chemicals in them and the cost of buying box after box of them!
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SoleRebels Shoes: Go Green Event Sponsor Spotlight

It is my pleasure to share with you all, my latest eco-friendly find, SoleRebels. SoleRebels is a company in Ethiopia that makes shoes from recycled materials.  When resources are limited reusing things becomes a way of life, and in Ethiopia recycling is a way of life. SoleRebels takes used tires to makes, preventing them from filling up landfill, and makes awesome shoes with them. SoleRebels has created so many jobs for the people of Ethiopia, the founder of the company, Bethleham was recently awarded Outstanding Buisness Woman of 2011 making her the first Ethiopian to ever win the award. SoleRebels is also a member of the World Fair Trade Organization.

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Going "No-'Poo": Guest Post

This guest post is coming to you via Brittany of The Pistachio Project

Ready for an extremely crunchy topic? No 'poo! No, I am not talking about not going to the bathroom, I am referring to the method of not shamPOOing your hair.

Before you start thinking, EWW, gross! Let me explain. No 'pooing does not mean that you are not washing your hair. Although some die hard crunchies will go that far and only wash with water. It does not begin that way and it does not have to end that way.
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Go Green Giveaway Event

Want to meet bloggers, gain followers and have fun? I would like to announce the Go Green Giveaway Event!!! I am accepting submissions from bloggers who would like to participate! Please see complete details and fill out the form below and send it in!


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Make Your Own Baby Food

When it was time for Baby Boy to start eating food, I knew I wanted to make it myself rather than buy from the store. Carrots seemed to be the most recommended first food, so I took some baby carrots, washed them and cut them up.

I steamed them until they were soft and put them in our Ninja. See the jar of coconut oil in the background? I add about 1/4 teaspoon to each batch of food I make, it is very healthy and beneficial to the body in many ways, but that is another post in itself!

I store the baby food in the freezer in ice trays (fellow mom blogger Shay gave me that idea, thanks Shay)!

And here is Baby Boy trying his carrots for the first time:

I have since made apples, bananas, green beans, sweet potatoes, squash and pears for Baby Boy. Chopping them up and steaming or boiling each one until they are soft.

For the sweet potato, I poke whole in them with a fork and run them under warm water, I them wrap them in foil and bake at 410 for 45 minutes.

And we have organic, homemade baby food with no preservatives or additives.

Do you (or do you plan to) make your own baby food at home?

 

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