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Green Your Bath with Natural Sponges
POSTED 18 Sep 2008 COMMENTS
So you've made the switch to all natural body wash? Good for you—the fewer chemicals you use, the better. But take a closer look at your shower: are you cancelling out that eco-friendly soap with a $2 plastic loofah sponge from the drugstore? Come on. You can do better. Try a scrubber made from loofah (which is a vine-grown vegetable that, in its natural state, looks like a cross between an eggplant and a zucchini) for working up a lather and exfoliating at the same time. The greenest way to do this is to grow your own, let it dry out, and then cut and sew the edges together....+ READ MORE