Grab A Bag Before You Go.

I'm sure you've heard of it.. but probably never actually done it-- bringing your own bags. Whenever I go shopping, I try my best to bring my own grocery bags with me. Not only are they stylish (if you know where to get them!), but also most stores will give you a discount for being nice to the environment and bringing a bag you're going to use over and over. From the slogan covered canvas bags I bring to the grocery store or farmers' market, to the inexpensive but stylish tote that doubles as a purse while I go mall-hopping, using reusable bags was probably the easiest switch I have made.

Cleaning Green

Now, I'm sure everyone who's reading this uses cleaning products all the time. From the soap you wash your hands with, to the cleaning products you clean your house with, to the washing fluids your clothes and dishes are soaked in, soaps and the like are a huge part of our everyday life. What not everybody knows, though, is that many cleaning products include harmful ingredients which are very bad for our water system. Many chemicals included in simple things, such as body wash or our shampoo, are extremely harmful, and stay in the water even after filtration processes. There are products becoming rapidly more popular nowadays which are paraben, phthalate, EDTA, or silicone free. Or even a combination of those. And the feeling you get, knowing that your shower isn't harming a thing except the dirt you're washing away, is refreshing and amazing.


One of the best brands to buy is Method Products, a small name brand with some big ideals. They call themselves the "people against dirty" and all their products are friendly to our planet. You can read more on their website or on their blog. I definitely recommend their Marine Naturals Body Wash, I will never buy another body wash.


Also, I love Garnier Fructis hair products, and they have just come out with a line called Pure Clean. These hair products are light, great smelling, and leave my hair (literally) squeaky clean. Both their shampoo and conditioner are over 90% biodegradable (the shampoo is 94% biodegradable, the conditioner is 92%), and they contain no harmful ingredients.

These are both great brands, but there are thousands of others on the market. It's just important for you to look at labels (most products will proudly label themselves as "green" if they are), and ingredient lists. It's not hard to make the switch, and it will ease your conscience to the max! 

Keep it Real

Everybody living nowadays has heard of the "green" fad. Some people go all in, going vegan and living in completely energy efficient houses, but some of us just don't have the time for that. Highschoolers, such as me, and others who have equally busy schedules dismiss being ecofriendly as something good in the long run, but not something possible for them. With all the things going on in our lives, we don't have time to be "green", right?! WRONG. There are many names to be a friend to our planet without going crazy or spending all our time on it. There are simple switches which you can make in your everyday life which will make your life more ecofriendly, and, sometimes, even easier.


Now, there are people who believe in and do not believe in man-made global warming, if you are ready to completely trash the idea of being green just because you don't believe in man-made global warming, you're not very smart. (no offense.) Even for those who think global warming is just a cycle the earth naturally goes through, being green is much more than global warming. You can't say that recycling, not dumping waste into our water, and keeping the smog levels low are all just part of the "propaganda piece" of global warming. It's not, it's just taking care of the only Earth we have.


This blog is about and for people who want to be green, and ways for them to make their life greener in simple and easy ways.