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Eco Friendly Duds, Eco Friendly Suds? 10 Tips to Green Your Laundry
Photosource: flickr.com By Brit and Shana Organic cotton, hemp and recycled PET, are fabulous alternatives to water and pesticide heavy conventional cotton; however, clothing ‘use’ actually has a...
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‘Greener’ Showers Start with the Curtain
Photosource: designspongeonline.com By Erin Dale My mother recently replaced her shower curtain. I caught her carting the old one toward the trash. “Wait!” I cried. “Can’t you at least recycle that...
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Vintage & Consignment the New Green….or is it Black?
Photosource: www.tias.com NY Times reported this week on the latest surge in consignment & thrift store shopping. Rising oil prices? Tightening of the credit markets? Increases in foreclosures?...
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Toxic Showers: Study Confirms PVC Curtains Problematic
Organic cotton shower curtain featured above in www.greenearthmarket.com By Shana The LA Times reported this morning that PVCs and other toxic chemicals are released from shower curtains according to a...
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Synthetic Dyes: A look at Environmental & Human Risks
By Brit Since antiquity, fabrics have been dyed with extracts from minerals, plants, and animals. In fact, dyeing historically was a secretive art form; the most beautiful and exotic pigments reserved...
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Hot Summer Trends from a Greener Eye: Swimsuits & More
By Erin Dale There’s no time like summer to flaunt the hottest trends. The weather is gorgeous, and you may be feeling more adventurous than in winter, when you cowered in your cozy knits. There are...
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Welcome to a New and Improved Green Cotton
Over the weekend, Green Cotton underwent some significant upgrades that I am very excited about and would like to share with you: 1) Green Cotton’s new domain. We switched to a new host so now we...
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New Post on Natural Dyes: Are they a Viable Alternative to Synthetics?
Dear Readers, I posted a new entry on “natural dyes: alternatives to synthetics” on Green Cotton this weekend. For those of you still checking this website, I wanted to call your attention to the new...
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Green Cotton Has Moved!
Green Cotton has moved to a new url – www.greencottonblog.com! We are still powered by WordPress, but are operating under our own url on a new host, with lots of new exciting features. For the latest...
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Steve & Barry’s No Longer Making the Cheapest Dress in the World
Incredible news this week on Steve & Barry’s–if you have not heard already, they filed for Bankruptcy on Wednesday and will be going into liquidation asap. According to NY Times DealBook blog,...
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