Budget Beauty Finds

There’s no need to convince–when I wax on about Target, I’m usually preaching to the choir. It takes restraint to avoid this big box, but when a publicist pitched something, I was reminded of some fab deals at Target and another budget retailer. The pioneer of designer fashions for the masses, Target has long since [...]

Alicia Silverstone To Expand Beauty Collection

Actress, author and outspoken vegan Alicia Silverstone is expanding her EcoTools collection with three planned additions and updates to three sets. The April 2011 launch set for release at Walmart, Target, and Walgreens will include bags to store tools on the go, and brushes. The offerings will be made from materials including hemp, recycled PET, [...]

10 Trends To Hit Grocers In 2010

The 10 trends to hit supermarkets this year include more environmentally friendly plastics, skincare-cum-clothing products, energy and relaxation drinks, and the use of bamboo across many categories, according to Datamonitor’s Product Launch Analytics report. Among the strange predictions are meat-flavored products, such as Das Lolli Man Bait (meat flavored lollipops), Mo’s Dark Bacon Bar and [...]

Bamboo: Sustainable Ingredient Du Jour

Bamboo is quickly becoming ingredient of choice for companies in the cosmetics and personal care industry looking to improve their sustainability credentials, according to the recent Consumer Packaged Goods trend report from market researcher Datamonitor. According to Datamonitor’s Product Launch Analytics, the number of new products utilizing bamboo both within packaging and as an ingredient [...]

The Forbidden Fruit

The bane of hemp’s existence is its roots with the Marijuana plant, which unlike hemp, does have a considerable THC content. Hemp on the other hand, or industrial hemp, as its referred to by the Canadian government, can be used as a base for making food (milk, flax seed-alternative), clothing (organic cotton or bamboo alternative) [...]

Sustainable Threads: Eco-Friendly Fashion

The temperature is dropping, the leaves are changing, and to the confusion of the rest of the world, spring attire is on the minds of fashionistas across the globe. “Green”, or eco-friendly, fashion is part of the growing movement of sustainable design. It’s hard to imagine a pair of jeans melting the Polar Ice Cap, [...]