Articles tagged “Eco-Friendly Bathrooms”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

How to Make A Bathrobe From Old Towels By Elizabeth Seward IN Fashion & Beauty Oct 7 2008 Here's an idea for your old towels: fashion a comfy bathrobe out of them! + READ MORE

Green Toothpaste Ideas, Beyond Tom's of Maine By Elizabeth Seward IN Fashion & Beauty Sep 30 2008 Toothpaste can be kind of tricky. We use it to clean our mouths and yet, we're told not to ingest the paste on the back of the tube. If there are so many chemicals in toothpaste that it's unsafe to swallow it, should we really be putting it in our mouths? This question has been raised more and more lately and people are starting to come up with some answers. + READ MORE

Inside the Alter Eco House (Slideshow) By Team Planet Green IN Alter Eco Sep 26 2008 MORE Features of the House: Energy: The home comes with a two year insurance policy underwritten by Bayer that guarantees the homes heating and cooling bills do not exceed $51.00 per month. The home has a hybrid of lighting designed... + READ MORE

Inside the Alter Eco House (Slideshow) By Team Planet Green IN Alter Eco Sep 26 2008 Features of the House: Certification: US Green Building Council LEED "Platinum" Home Candidate ? Highest rating in the world for a green home. Flooring/Carpeting: Reclaimed hardwood flooring from Carlisle Floors in Beverly Hills Reclaimed Jerusalem stone floor in the... + READ MORE

Stuff Happens Video: Don't Flush Away the Environment By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Sep 22 2008 How much water does your toilet use? How do toilets even work? Where does all that water and waste go after you flush it down? What is the environmental impact of all that flushing? Bill Nye explains all when he takes a close look at the bathroom and toilets in this online clip from Stuff Happens. + READ MORE

Roadie Blog, Week 7, Wet and Wild By Team Planet Green IN Battleground Earth Sep 15 2008 It's sunny in Lake Mead, a gentle 106 degrees under a cloudless and sweltering sky as the buses pull up in front of Wayne Brady. I'm so excited when I see him; I've watched every episode of Who's Line... + READ MORE

Make Your Own Toilet Bowl Cleaner with Baking Soda By Elizabeth Seward IN Home & Garden Sep 12 2008 Have you ever thought about making your own toilet bowl cleaner? I think a lot of us believe that we have to have strong chemicals to clean dirty items like toilet bowls. That's simply not true. You can make a great cleaner for your toilet bowl at home and with natural ingredients. + READ MORE

Green Your Bath with Natural Sponges By Blythe Copeland IN Fashion & Beauty Sep 12 2008 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

Green Your Tooth Brushing in 3 Steps By Brian Merchant IN Food & Health Sep 10 2008 It's a nightly, and every morning ritual: twice every day, you stand in front of the bathroom mirror and brush your teeth. That's a lot of tooth brushing sessions. And that's about 730 opportunities for greening. So what can you do to make brushing your teeth a little greener? You can start with the products you use. + READ MORE

Make Your Own Egg White Mask—Treats Acne By Lynda Fassa IN Fashion & Beauty Sep 4 2008 OK, I'm going to get right to the point—because when your skin breaks out, there's no time to lose! And this might be just the solution—it's all natural, probably something you already have in your house—plus it works like crazy and is super-cheap. + READ MORE

Stuff Happens Episode: Bathroom By Team Planet Green IN Stuff Happens Sep 2 2008 Bill Nye looks at sludge, sewers, showers, soap and more in this episode of Stuff Happens dedicated to the exploration of the bathroom. From the depths of the infrastructure to the dilemma of the disposable razor, the Science Guy helps... + READ MORE

Make Eco-Friendly Tooth Whitener with Lemon and Salt By Jeannine Ouellette IN Fashion & Beauty Aug 29 2008 Did you know that a DIY rinse of lemon juice and salt solution can work wonders for whitening your teeth at home? With this simple, homemade tooth whitener recipe, you can avoid the potential problems from chemical exposure to commercial whitening kits, strips, gels, and systems. Studies show that the surface-bleaching agents in commercial whiteners may be detrimental to nanomechanical properties of teeth. + READ MORE

Living with Ed Episode: Bill and Marios Makeovers By Team Planet Green IN Living With Ed Aug 15 2008 Ed tries his own unique bathroom design with an electric hand dryer. He later goes to give green advice to the entire family of filmmaker Mario Van Peebles. While Ed is at Mario's evolving green home, Rachelle and Hayden... + READ MORE

Kill That Clog the Green Way By Leslie Billera IN Home & Garden Aug 13 2008 Pouring tons of liquid chemicals down the drain or toilet to knock out a clog is just not cool. The toxic fumes pollute your home, seep into the water stream, chip away at the integrity of your pipes, and to top of it all, are super expensive (not to mention the potential call to the plumber should the voluminous glug glug glug of chemical drain openers simply not work). + READ MORE

Five Reuses For: Coffee Mugs By Natalie Cook IN Home & Garden Aug 7 2008 Is your kitchen cabinet overloaded with coffee cups? If you have more mugs than you can shake a stick at, read these five reuses that can save those cups from going to the can. + READ MORE

Rules for Remodeling Responsibly By Elizabeth Seward IN Home & Garden Jul 28 2008 Remodeling. It's a creative and fun way for a person to finally put their own personal touch into a home. It's expression via home décor at its finest... and it can also be a pain! Remodeling is accompanied by headaches for many a homeowner. It can be expensive and difficult, not to mention time consuming. + READ MORE

Little, Little Boxes By Megan Cohen IN Home & Garden Jul 25 2008 Micro-dwellings reduce the residents' ecological footprints to the tiniest possible minimum. The next time you're at a moment when moving houses is an option, think about the eco-impact of heading to a new place that has one or two bedrooms fewer than your current residence, or giving up some inches and slimming down to... + READ MORE

5 Reuses for: Shower Curtains II By Team Planet Green IN Wrecklamation Jul 16 2008 Thinking about changing up the color of your bathroom, but don't want to abandon your favorite shower curtain? Wipe your weeping eyes and read my five reuses for it. I promise your rubber ducky patterned prize won't have to... + READ MORE

Living with Ed Episode: Two Busy Begleys By Team Planet Green IN Living With Ed Jul 13 2008 Rachelle is asked to help design an eco-friendly skin spa belonging to her new friend, Renee. Rachelle begins by consulting Janis; Janis is an artist, colorist and longtime friend. As they meet, Janis convinces Rachelle to add some color to... + READ MORE

Greenovate Episode: Gigi Bermingham By Team Planet Green IN Greenovate Jul 9 2008 Gigi Bermingham is a realtor who loves her Pasadena, CA home but it's just not working for her. This 1600 square feet, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house is too cold in the winter, too hot in the summer and too... + READ MORE