Sustainable Tips for Your Summer Getaway

July 8th, 2010 by Renee

Whether you are on a day trip to the beach or spa, or traveling across the world, there are dozens of ways to make your travels more eco friendly. With green travel websites, eco mobile apps, and holistic spas, Izzit is en route to make your summer getaway just a little more sustainable.

Beach Trip: Apps & UV Monitoring Wristbands

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DeoDry Aluminum Free Deodorant from The Body Shop

June 21st, 2010 by Renee

In a world where underarm perspiration is going nowhere, and nasty aluminum salts and parabens lurk in so many name brand deodorants, new DeoDry Dry-Effect Deodorant seems to be a revolution. From The Body Shop, DeoDry is chalking up the credentials to be a pretty fantastic green deodorant that will still keep your underarms smelling tiptop. Keep reading →

Top All Natural Insect Repellents

June 2nd, 2010 by Renee

We all know that with warmer weather, BBQs, and campfires comes the pesky little insects we’ve grown to call bugs – an ironic name seeing how that’s all they seem to do. Unfortunately many of the insect repellents we purchase not only repel these pests, but also introduce harmful chemicals that can seep into our skin. A harmful ingredient like DEET, when absorbed into our skin, is linked to neurological damage, seizures, and death. And the worst part, people put this stuff on themselves and their kids. Naturalnews.com points out this worrisome statistic: each year approximately one-third of all Americans spray and slather on insect repellents containing central nervous system toxin DEET.

Fortunately there are replacements for the many brand name insect repellents that contain DEET and other harmful chemical ingredients.

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Top Eco Friendly Moisturizers with SPF

May 24th, 2010 by Renee

This summer the word on the street is sunscreen, sunscreen, sunscreen. And here at Izzit we want you to have fun in the sun without the negative side effects of damaging UV rays. Nobody likes premature wrinkles, not to mention skin cancer! So to help you get outside the safe, and of course green way, we’ve selected this seasons top eco friendly moisturizers with SPF.

For Your Face…

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Izzit Staff Picks – Green Cosmetics You Shouldn’t Live Without

May 19th, 2010 by Renee

What better time than spring to highlight a few of our staff’s health and beauty favorites. Because lets face it, everyone has a product they can’t live without. Ours just happen to be awesome for the environment and your body.

The results to what cosmetics they can’t live without are in. Here are the staff picks…

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“Why would you pay for skin cancer?”

May 11th, 2010 by Renee

I recently scheduled my first visit to the dermatologists. The reason for the visit, a funky patch of dry skin under my eye, probably there for a year or so, not that bothersome, basically the curiosity of this funky patch got to me. Imagine my surprise that at the age of 24, this funky patch of skin was sun damage. Keep reading →

The Body Shop’s Queen of Nature Compilation for Mother’s Day

May 1st, 2010 by Renee

The Body Shop is the perfect place for the last minute Mother’s Day shopper looking for earth friendly cosmetics. In the spirit of helping those last minute shoppers still remain in good standing with the Mrs., The Body Shop has thrown in a free shipping upgrade. No longer will you be punished by your last minute shopping trait – that is if you get to the gift buying by 3pm on May 5th. Plus, their Queen of Nature picks are the embodiment of green cosmetics. Not to mention, on top of their shipping upgrade and eco-conscious ways, they are running some other pretty appealing deals. Phew, that’s a lot of savings and peace of mind all rolled into one shop! Keep reading →

Buyer Beware: Harmful Microplastics in Facial and Body Scrubs

April 23rd, 2010 by KC Stover

In the past few 20 years, many health and beauty companies have begun utilizing “microbeads” as exfoliates in cleansing products. This is economical for the corporations but creates a large problem when these particles are rinsed off your body and into the wastewater stream. Many of these particles are too small to be filtered out in wastewater treatment screens. So, the final destination for these plastic microbeads is often our oceans. Keep reading →

Inspire Sustainability: Thursday is Earth Day!

April 21st, 2010 by Renee

Earth Day is the one time a year everyone comes together to help Mother Nature. At Izzit we like to think we help Mother Nature every day by providing you with really cool green stuff and by supporting our Green Partners like CarbonFund.org.

Today we are asking you to inspire a friend to live more sustainably by buying them a cool green gadget, or green up your kitchen with some eco-friendly kitchenware. All your support has inspired our little Green Sasquatch to donate 50% of our revenue generated by you on Earth Day to our partner CarbonFund.org so they can continue helping us all reduce the world’s carbon footprint. Let’s face it; helping Mother Nature should be more than a once a year gig.

To get this Earth Day and your pledge to be kinder to the environment off on the right foot, here are some eco-friendly picks and specials to fill your online shopping cart: Keep reading →

Health & Beauty Travel Kits for the Eco Minded Traveler

April 20th, 2010 by Renee

Whether you are hitting the slopes or a sunny spot this spring break, an on the go travel kit packed full of earth friendly products is a must have. Because lets face it, just because you are on vacation your skin shouldn’t have to suffer. Here are a few green travel snags with nifty gift bags or packaging to boot. Keep reading →