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We Are the Champions, My Friends

Today, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics released a new report, Market Shift, which documents how they worked with cosmetics industry leaders over the past 7 years to raise awareness about personal care product safety. Through the Compact for Safe Cosmetics, companies voluntarily … Continue reading

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Our New Brick and Mortar Friend: The Local Market

The Local Market opened less than a month ago in Falls Church, VA. The store features locally produced breads, dairy products, sausages, condiments and in-season fruits and vegetables from farms within a 100-mile radius of the store. The owners, husband … Continue reading

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Always Look on The Bright Side!

Herban Lifestyle is featured this month in The Bright Side Project! The Bright Side Project was started by Miss B and Miss K as a way of bringing a bit of sunshine into people’s lives. And the lovely design, upbeat … Continue reading

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Props to Miss Malaprop

I recently had the good fortune of being interviewed by Mallory, author of Miss Malaprop, a blog dedicated to highlighting the best in “independent designers & artists, eco-friendly and sustainable products, New Orleans & Gulf Coast based businesses and issues, and people … Continue reading

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Thanks, Posh Mom!

I just came across a review of my mint chocolate chip lip balm on the The Posh Mom Life. I was happy to find out about their website, which is a place filled with all sorts of great information on beauty, … Continue reading

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Belated Thanks to Chaptastic

I just came across this post from Chaptastic, which was posted back on January 26th. Chaptastic is a blog that reviews lip balms of all kinds, but shortly after the inauguration, they expanded their coverage to include balms in general. … Continue reading

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O-BALM-A in Ottawa

Yesterday I received a Tweet from M Chen of M Chen Wears in Ottowa, Canada. She wanted to let me know that she had included my O-BALM-A lip balm in her blog post on fun Obama schwag on Etsy. She had … Continue reading

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Belated Thanks to the Washingtonian and Mom-entum!

  I’m behind the times, still catching up after a business beginning to 2009. But I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the wonderful mentions I’ve received over the last couple of months. To start the year, Washingtonian.com interviewed ecoblogger … Continue reading

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Kudos from Balance/Act

Yesterday we were featured in a post on Balance/Act, a blog on sustainable living in the DC area. Balance/Act covers a range of green topics, and provides lots ideas for local sustainable shopping and environmental resources. Here’s what they said … Continue reading

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We’re In Daily Candy’s Guide to Green DC Today!

Seven years ago, a colleague introduced me to the NYC version of DailyCandy. With it’s witty write-ups, cute illustrations, and spot-on recommendations for the latest, greatest products and services, I became an instant fan. It became an invaluable guide for finding … Continue reading

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