Eco Store Review

Do you worry about the chemicals in your cleaning supplies and body products?? I do.  I worry about the health of my body and my families bodies and I am concerned about the air that we are breathing when we use harsh products . But, my wallet doesn't have an unending supply of dollar bills....and that is a concern as well. 

I recently got a chance to review EcoSTORE. What an incredibly company!! They provide a large range of household cleaning products as well as body and baby care products too!! Their products are plant and mineral based and **free** of toxic chemicals. Yipee!! To top it all off, their prices are more than comparable to every other "natural" product out there. In fact, they recently reduced much of their prices by 30%. 

The first product I'd like to tell you about is the Orange and Patchouli Body Wash. Of the two ecoSTORE products I received, this one was my favorite. It has such an incredible earthy scent, perfect for Autumn and the coming holiday season. Pair that with the fact that it produces a great lather and cleans wonderfully as well as keeps your skin feeling soft and smooth for the rest of the day. I am thrilled with this body wash.

The other product I received was this wonderful Baby Moisturizer. I have been truly pleased with this product as well, though, I can admit that I am not the one primarily using it. When it is on my skin it is so light and soft. I don't know about you, but when I use a lotion that is light on the skin....it usually doesn't last very long or work very well. This lotion, however, does a really nice job of protecting and moisturizing skin for a much longer period of time. The scent is very light and pleasing as well; a nice combination of eucalyptus, lavender, and geranium.  I won't tell you that it's the best working lotion I've ever used....but, if you take into account that it doesn't contain any harmful chemicals, I think it surpasses the competition.

I was truly pleased with both products (as I am sure you can tell). I definitely recommend them both to you!! Furthermore, I recommend further reading, provided by ecoSTORE on the effect of traditional *harsh* chemical cleaning and beauty products. Here is quick snippet of important info to consider when shopping for products:

• According to the American Association of Poison Control Centers accidental poisonings occur in the home every 30 seconds.
• The National Safety Council has reported that more children under four die of from accidental poisoning than are killed by guns.
• A report by the EPA to Congress determined household cleaners three times more likely to cause cancer than outdoor air pollution.
• Women who work from home and are more frequently exposed to household toxins and poor air quality are 50% more likely to develop cancer.

• Newborn infants have trace levels of toxic chemicals in their bodies, passed on by their mother’s exposure.

Visit ecoSTORE and make a difference in the health of your family!!

You can find ecoSTORE Here:

Website: EcoSTOREusa

Twitter: Ecostoreusa

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~I received product from Ecostore for the purpose of this review. All opinions expressed in it are my own. I am a woman of my word....if I do not like something, you will know it!! :-)

Black Halloween Cat Craft: Mean Kitteh.

Oh NOES!! Mean Kitteh!!

I have to admit, I find a certain hilarity in Lolcats. :-) Don't tell me you don't....you know you do (even just a bit). So, I named this cat the Mean Kitteh in honor of all those misunderstood kitteh's on teh interwebs. Wanna make him??

Supplies:

• Feather Mask
• Thin Styrofoam
• Black Paint
• Mod Podge
• Fine Silver Glitter
• Coffee Filter
• Hot Glue
• Flower foam insert
• My mothers earrings (errr....you're on your own on this one. Maybe your mothers earrings?)
• Floral Wire
• Gold Wire
• White Paper
• Duco cement

~ Hollow out floral foam (I used a knife and spoon):

~Trim mask like this. Also, cut of the small feathered side pieces (those will go on the tail).

~Using an exacto knife, trim a piece of this foam into the shape of a cat hissing, minus the head. I cut some jagged edges around all the edges.

~Hot glue the larger feathered piece on the back, the smaller pieces on the tail and the floral foam onto the head. Paint them black.

 ~Give them a coat of mod podge and while it's still wet, dust the silver glitter onto every part of it. 

~For the eyes I used some oval shaped metal earrings and some yellow metal for the iris. For the nose, I used another earring piece. I hot glue them onto the face.

~Paint 6 pieces of green floral wire black (with some glitter mixed in). 

~Take a piece if gold wire and make it into a mouth shape. Cut two tiny slivers of white paper to be the sharp teeth. Use some duco cement or something similar to attach them to the face.

~Shape the black floral wires into whiskers and stick them through the floral foam on the head. Hot glue them into place from the inside of the head shape. 

~For the tag, I taped some coffee filter onto some 8x11" printer paper. I found a font I liked and printed out some different versions. Then I trimmed out the one I like with some zig zag scissors. 

~Add a piece of gold wire and hot glue it to the paper. Then stick that wire into the back of the kitteh (sorry kitteh). 

You're Done!!

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