One of the first tasks of my new year was to send out “thank-you” cards to everyone I had received gifts from this Christmas season. Easy right? It would have been, however I needed to find masculine-looking cards since they would also be from my boyfriend. What I found was a boxed set of eco-friendly blank notecards by Greenroom. Green, versatile, and man-approved (by my boyfriend) the cards features a wood grain texture on the front, available in green or a teal color, (other prints also available).

About Greenroom

Greenroom is founded by a husband and wife team making California inspired, sustainable products ranging from notebooks, binders, expanding files, clipboards, stationery, planners, etc. Only available at Target, make sure to check out these man-approved recycled set of notecards.

You can read more about this company and their products at Greenroomeco.com

This feed comes from Green Behavior The specific article's link is: Greenroom Recycled 24-Count Boxed Notecards

Valentines day is less than a month away, if you’re shopping for your environmentally conscious girlfriend or you want to look sexy for you eco-hero boyfriend this is the Valentines Day to do sexy right - by the earth’s standards.

Here’s our top picks for Valentines Day 2009 - Be sure to order your Internet purchases early to ensure delivery by Saturday, February 14th 2008!

BambooDreams Cleo Gown by DreamSacks, Inc

This lovely nightgown is an empire waist, tank top that comes just above the knees. Made from 85% pesticide free bamboo - a sustainable and renewable resource. A beautiful cozy nightgown is a great deviation from PJ pants and will get much more wear for you dollar! Make every night as sexy as Valentines Day! Available in 6 colors, from small to x-large.

Price: $57 USD
Available from Dreamsack.com

Perfectly Imperfect Organic Cotton Lace Nighty

A beautiful imperfect gown - it’s fitted through the bodice with adjustable straps. Made from 90% Organic cotton the contrasting lace adds beautiful detail in numerous shades. The line is inspired by the wabi sabi way of life, an ancient Chinese philosophy for thos who like fresh simplicity and rustic natural beauty. Available in 5 colors, from small to large.

Price: $62 USD
Available from TheGreenLoop.com

O Girl Babydoll

Soft, delicate with all the bows, frills and lace a girl loves. An eco-conscious girl will love that it’s 100% Organic cotton jersey. As seen in Lucky Magazine in December 2008. Available in 2 colors, from small to large.

Price: $57 USD
Available from Eberjey.com

Mya Underwear by g=9.8

This hot bra and boxers set is made from ultra soft recycled white pine-tree pruning. Available in red and blue using low impact dyes. Sizes A-C and small - large.

Price: Separates are 38.95 / 21.40 ea. EU
Available from By Nature

Bedrock Betty Chemise by Enamore, Ltd.

How about some Flintstones for Valentines Day? This racy number is made from soft bamboo leopard print jersey with delicate details and a pink bow to complete the look. Get some animal on in the bedroom! Available in sizes small to x-large.

Price: 75 EU
Available from ENAMORE, Ltd.

Camisole & Boy Short Set by CEL Lingerie

This hot two piece is fair trade friendly 95% Organic cotton. The French embroidered lace accents perfect the pieces with beautiful detail. She can be comfortable and sizzle in this machine washable number! Available in two colors in sizes small to large.

Price: $155
Available from Noblivity.com

Sleeper Set

Simple can be sexy too! This cozy two piece sleeper set is made from Organic cotton with adorable ruffled edge accents. Available in black in small and medium sizes.

Price: $54 (marked down from $90 thru Jan 31) Available from Kaight

Lacey Set Handmade by Urban Fox

A sexy two piece - this perfect pair features wide lace details and a perfect unfinished touch. Adjustable or silk ribbon straps tie options at the shoulder and the lace detailed panties have extra tiers of wide lace across the bum. Too cute! All of it is sewn by hand using Organic cotton and bamboo blends. Available in sizes small - large.

Also check out their stocking and garter panties sets that would compliment the lacy cami look perfectly!

Price: $85 Cami set / $75 Stocking set
Available from Urban Fox xoxo

Green Knickers

These adorable panties are one size fits all with adjustable straps. They are low carbon, 100% recycled, with Organic cotton gussets. Each pair is unique and their site has a number of different colors to chose from. Each order includes an optional fair trade, recycled gift box. Guys, you can’t go wrong with a one size fits all gift! Just find a cure simple organic cotton cami to go with it and you’ve got a beautiful set.

Price: 15 EU
Available from GreenKnickers

Victoria’s Secret Organic Cotton Wireless Bra and Hip Huggers

Victoria’s Secret is starting to get into the Organic game and this new set is beautiful. In the past they have typically stuck to Organic cami, panties and shirts, but this bra is adorable. It’s refreshing to see them continuing to step into the Organic cotton apparel market. I own a number of VS Organic cotton cami’s and panties and i love them. I prefer them over all the other bottoms I own! There’s two matching prints for the set and it’s available in x-small - large.

Price: $26 USD Bra / $10 USD Hip Huggers
Available from Victoria Secret Online

More Ideas?

Got any other ideas, post ‘em in the comments! Don’t forget to find ways to jazz up boring lingerie you already own, a little lace, bows and some ruching will spice up any piece.

This feed comes from Green Behavior The specific article's link is: Top 10 Eco Lingerie for a Very Green Valentines Day

I was taking a walk around the mall the other day and remembered I had some gift cards to use up before every company in this economy goes belly up.

First stop was Bath and Body Works.

I have had a problem with B&BW since I was 16 and my pediatrician thought I had TSS, though it turned out my full body rash was actually from a dye I was allergic to in a B&BW soap.

Still people insist on giving me gift certificates here sigh. This one I had since December 2007 - I am never excited to go and shop in there.

So I wandered in amiss the mass of women digging through clearance bins and found a sales person. I asked ‘Do you have any Organic or all natural products?’.

Do you have any Organic or all natural products?

She looked bewildered as though no one had ever asked her such an absurdity. After a second she let me know the closes thing that had was probably their CO Bigelow line.

I wandered over to the meager display and selected the trial sizes of the CO Bigelow Not Your Ordinary Daily Shampoo, CO Bigelow Not Your Ordinary Daily Conditioner and CO Bigelow Lemon Cream Body Wash.

These products don’t claim to be Organic or all natural but it was the best they had to offer for my gift card purchase.

CO Bigelow Not Your Ordinary Daily Shampoo & Conditioner

The Not Your Ordinary Daily Shampoo’s ingredients include: Pathenol (sp) 1%, Coconut Extract 1%, Silk Amio Acids 0.5% and the Not Your Ordinary Daily Conditioner’s ingredients include: Soy and Wheat Protein 1.5%, Jojoba Oil 1%, Mallow Extract 0.5%

I’m not sure what ‘Pathenol ’ but Google seems to think it’s a misspelling of a chemical compound panthenol. I don’t know why they would boast that ingredient but to each their own.

I liked these shampoos enough but they’re not a green product like the kind I am trying to incorporate into my daily life. I like the natural scents and how they make my hair feel but there won’t be a long lasting relationship between me and the CO Bigelow shampoo and conditioners.

CO Bigelow Lemon Cream Body Wash

This product boasts 7.2% Lemon Oil and Extracts and 7.5% Safflower Oil as it’s natural ingredients, but I have got to admit I really enjoyed this body wash.

The smell of lemons wasn’t overwhelming but left me with citrus like refreshed feeling. The cream body wash is nice it lathers well on my bamboo poof and didn’t leave my skin feeling oily or too dry after I stepped on the shower.

Green Behavior doesn’t necessarily recommend or endorse these products for their green value but it’s the greenest that we have seen from Bath & Body Works. We’d only recommend trying these if you have a gift card that needs spending - they’re not bad products just not the most green conscious ones we’ve seen.

This feed comes from Green Behavior The specific article's link is: C.O. Bigelow - Bath and Body Works’ Natural(ish) Solution

When I launched Green Behavior onto Twitter (@greenbehavior) I found an interesting Twitter follower, @saveessentials. It’s a PR guy letting us know that Arm and Hammer is looking to cut Essentials cause there’s no one buying it.

Why buy it?

• It’s a great product that really works
• Less packaging = less weight = less transport cost = smaller carbon footprint
• Why waste bottles - reduce and reuse.

Video via the Save Essentials Campaign

Cleaning with Essentials

I grabbed the multi-surface cleaner and went to town cleaning and testing for y’all. I picked a good and dirty place to clean: my best friend and boyfriend’s condo kitchen.

The kitchen looked and smelled clean once I was done - the multi-surface cleaner cut through microwave grease and baked on stove top goodness. The faucet sparkled and the glass was streak free and see through (again.)

About Essentials Multi-Surface Cleaner

• Cleans without streaks
• Uses plant-based cleaners with other biodegradable cleaners derived from coconuts and palm kernel
• Effective and safe, When used as directed — with no ammonia or phosphates
• Light, fresh scent — no harsh chemical fumes
• Refill 2-pack uses 80% less packaging than 2 pre-filled spray cleaners

Safe and Effective Cleaning - the Multi-Surface Cleaner Works Great On

• Counters
• Appliances
• Sinks
• Kitchen & Bathroom Tile
• Glass
• And more!

Register to Get Essentials Coupons here

Featured on saveessentials.com 12/23/2008

This feed comes from Green Behavior The specific article's link is: Arm & Hammer Essentials - Green Cleaning

Interested in updating one you you most used pieces of furniture to your new found green lifestyle? For about $250 you can have a beautiful organic bamboo desk!

It’s not the sleekest design I’ve ever seen and at $250 for a desk, that’s a higher price point than most of us would ever consider.

But consider the value behind the $250 before you decide if that is beyond your walet forever.

• Solid bamboo = desk is strong Bamboo is one of the strongest building materials, it’s tensile strength is 28,000 per square inch versus 23,000 per square inch for steel
• Tool less assembly The desk uses a tab / slot design to put the desk together like a puzzle, testimonials on the site actually describe it as fun to put together.

Don’t forget that a tab / slot design would be easy to disassemble. If you have to move you don’t have to move the big clunky desk the same way you have to move your dressers and couches - you can easily disassemble it and not worry about losing screws or weakening the structural integrity when you reassemble it in your new home.

Detail Photographs

This is a product I will highly consider the next time I am in the market for a desk. Bamboo is great sustainable and durable building material! I also like the way it has 7 additional (and optional) pieces to customize the bamboo desk to your specific needs. maybe you need a little more space, or you want to connect it to another bamboo desk.

You can read more about the organic bamboo computer desk at Abundant Earth.com

This feed comes from Green Behavior The specific article's link is: Organic Bamboo Desk - Green Office