AVEENO Active Naturals products, take the pledge to be an Active Natural

AVEENO has a whole line of Active Naturals products. AVEENO's newest line uses active ingredients found in nature to care for and protect your skin.

If you really sit down and read about everything we put our skin through, it's amazing how well it holds up: UV rays, harsh cold, air pollution, even sometimes our cosmetics.

As an AVEENO ambassador I had the opportunity to try some of the products in AVEENO's Active Naturals line.

AVEENO smart essentials uses the active natural, southernwood.  The natural combination of saccharides and polyphenols help attract and bind water to the skin and improves antioxidant activity.  Then vitamins A,C, andE and humectants help my conditioning and nourishing the skin.

I received the AVEENO smart essentials pore purifying facial wash, daily detoxifying scrub, nighttime moisture infusion, and daily nourishing moisturizer.

I washed my skin day and night with the smart essentials pore purifying wash.  It was very gentle on my skin.  I followed that with using the daily detoxifying scrub once a day, usually at night.  One thing I liked about this scrub was that the polishing beads in the scrub were not abrasive for my skin.  I have sensitive skin and some scrubs are often too abrasive for me.  I would follow my cleansing routine up with the daily nourishing moisturizer in the morning.  It has SPF 30 which was really nice too.  Did you know you should use sunscreen even on over cast days?   Although you can't see the sun, the UV rays are still present.  Finally the nighttime moisture infusion.  It made my skin so dewy soft without feeling greasy.

My husband commented on the scent.  He was sniffing my face and said "mmm you smell good" lol.  I told him it was the AVEENO products I was using.  Also, AVEENO uses responsible packaging for these products.

They also have sunscreen with Active Naturals using the benefits of natural lotus complex. These products use "Mineralblock Technology" using natural titanium dioxide and zinc oxide.  AVEENO sunblocs maintain their protection after 80 minutes of activity including swimming and perspiring.  AVEENO active naturals sunblock include those for baby as well as adults.

Last but not least I received the AVEENO Active Naturals Living Color shampoo and conditioner. They're color preserving hair care items using the active natural Lupine.

Lupine has been scientifically shown to seal the hair cuticle. This helps to seal in color and retain moisture in your hair.  This product claims to prevent almost 80% of hair breakage in just one use.

I love the scent of the product too.  It's a light botanical scent that smells clean.  I love the conditioner.  It's a thicker consistency and seemed to coat my long hair alot better than some conditioners.

Stop by AVEENO's facebook page and click on the "Be an Active Natural" tab.  Pledge to take on green actions and earn Recyclebank points for your green acts. 







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Recycle Bank Rewards Sweetheart Deals only 5 pts this week

Recycle bank is featuring some of their rewards this week featured at only 25 points to redeem. Still more there will be a different "Sweetheart" deal each day that you can redeem for only 5 points. Today's feature is for $10 off a purchase at FTD.



Browse the rewards and see what you can get for earning easy recycling reward points:

Valentine's Day Reward Specials

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2,011 Recyclebank points for 200 Recyclebank members!

Recyclebank is continuing to give Recyclebank members 2,011 recyclebank points in 2011 on their facebook page. Now they've upped the anty. They are going to give 200 members 2,011 Recyclebank points this week for sharing your green resolutions on their facebook page. Use your points towards rewards like coupons, gift cards, and more.

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Win 2,011 Recycle Bank point for 2011

Stop over and like Recyclebank's Facebook page. Each week they will post a new question answer the question and you have a chance to win 2,011 recyclebank points. 20 winners each week.

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Another Learn and Earn Recyclebank opportunity: Naked Juice

Learn about recycled PET plastics from Naked Juice with this Learn and Earn Opportunity to get yourself 30 Recycle Bank Points

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Recyclebank 1000 points giveaway tomorrow!

If you are a member of Recycle Bank you could win 1000 Recycle Bank points tomorrow. If you're not a member yet, no sweat. You can sign up for free. Just go to www.recyclebank.com and start earning rewards for living greener. Trade them in for free stuff, coupons, sweepstakes entries, and more.

Then, visit the Live Green section of Recyclebank.com tomorrow or the Recycle Bank facebook page on Thursday September 30 for your chance to win 1,000 Recycle Bank points as Recycle Bank continues to celebrate 10,000 facebook fans!

Look for more Recycle Bank news from me in the future.  I'm Recycle Bank Insider.







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Go green, Save the Earth, Save some money

I don't claim to be an expert in the movement to live greener. I've had an interest for a few years. After all, our children, grandchidren, etc, have to live on this planet after we're gone. My interest really peaked when I realized I could be saving some money AND living greener at the same time. I wanted to share some of my tips on how living greener can save you money.

I know some of these are seemingly obvious. Remember I'm a green newbie. If you have any other tips to share with me and my readers I'd love to hear them.

1. Recycling

We all know recycling reduces waste, reuses items to give them a second life. My town does not have a city wide recycling program. They have a few bins scattered in town where you can take minimal items like newspapers and clear glass. We save all of our aluminum cans. There is a local recycling company not far from my house. You can take your recyclables there and they pay you depending on the weight of all the items you bring. It's not enough to quit your day job over but we average $12 each trip. Hey $12 a pack of steak at walmart. If your town has a city wide recycling program it can cut down on the amount of garbage going out.  In my town you are allowed so many bags per week.  If you have more than the allotted amount they charge you extra.

2.  Organic Gardening

This is still something I'm learning more about. What I do know is, that instead of buying all those fertilizers, pesticides, special soils, etc you can make your own at home AND it's safer for the environment AND your kids and pets.  As I said I'm still new to this but little facts like planting marigolds around your garden will deter rabbits.  Or use a soapy water spritz as a safe pesticide (bugs don't like the soapy taste).  Composte bins are great.  Save your potato peels, rotting veggies, etc and use them in your garden.  Used coffee grounds are good for your acidic soil loving plants like Azaleas. 

3.  Energy Savers

We just recently put insulation in our house.  I could not believe the different in our heating oil bills from the year before.  I didn't really think it was going to make that much difference but it did.  The year before We had to fill up our tanks 3 times (I live in PA and it was a cold winter).  Last year only twice.  We also installed a digital thermastat.  We set it so the temp automatically goes 60 over night but kicks on in the morning around 7 just before we start getting up.  While there is an initial cost for these things the savings are long term.    I had also heard that installing solar panels will eliminate your electric bill and in some area electric companies will even pay you!  My husband and I are trying to gather all the facts on this in our area.  We're considering.  If anyone in PA has these I'd love to talk to you. I worry about how they work in the winter when the snow piles up.  Other smaller steps like changing to energy efficient light bulbs, turning unneeded lights off, washing clothes in cold water, and taking shorter showers, can all add up. Not only energy saving for the earth but also money saving steps for you on your electric and heating bills. 


4. Green living rewards programs like Recycle Bank

I've found a couple programs that reward you for living greener.  The best one I know of is Recycle Bank.  You earn points for green choices such as recycling in your community, sending in old electronics to recycle, signing up for their newsletter for green tips and more.  I recently became a Recycle Bank Insider.  I will have more green tips on my blog and Recycle Bank Reward codes.  You can use your Recycle Bank reward points to cash in for products, gift cards, coupons, sweepstakes, and more. 


Those are just a few tips for now.  Please share some of your tips with me.  I'd love to learn more.

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New ways to earn points from Recyclebank.com

I received this email today from Recycle bank and wanted to share it with you.

"As you and your readers know, RecycleBank motivates citizens and their communities in realizing a world where nothing is wasted. In keeping with that mission, RecycleBank has teamed up with Hearst Magazines and eBay to encourage consumers to go green and recycle their magazines this April – just in time for Earth Day on April 22!

Did you know that only 20% of magazines are recycled, yet 2/3 of the population has access to magazine recycling? Your readers can help change that! Encourage them to pledge to recycle their magazines. 

We know how much your readers love to earn RecycleBank points for making green choices and now they can receive 15 RecycleBank points for pledging to recycle their magazines. Points are redeemable for rewards from hundreds of brands like Fancy Feast, Friskies, ALPO, Mighty Dog, Purex Natural Elements, Clorox Greenworks and Coca-Cola to retailers and restaurants like CVS/pharmacy, Bed Bath & Beyond, Ruby Tuesday and McDonald's..

Here’s how:

·         Look for the code from the RecycleBank ad in any of this month’s (April) Hearst magazines (for a full list of Hearst titles, go here)

·         Go to RecycleBank.com and sign into your existing RecycleBank account (or for first-timers, sign up for a RecycleBank account)

·         Enter the code in the top left box (for existing members) or at registration (for new members)

·         Begin redeeming rewards at hundreds of retailers across the country

·         For information on more RecycleBank point earning opportunities, visit http://www.recyclebank.com/earn

Hope you will share this with your readers. And be sure to fan us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Let me know if I can provide any other information.

Thanks,

Beth

Get Green Get Free Stuff...a win, win situation

I love the site: www.freestufftimes.com I find a lot of great free stuff on that site. This time I found out about "Recycle Bank". www.recyclebank.com
Registration for Recycle Banks is free. The idea is you earn points by doing things like: curbside recycling, sending in old cell phones and ipods, and joining the Kashless community which is also free: http://kashless.org/signup Where you can post your used items for free that someone else may want. As opposed to throwing them away. You can also get free stuff.

Trade in your points for things like gift cards, cleaning products, discounts, and more. I just ordered a free Seventh Generation all purpose cleaner and a free Seventh Generation natural dish liquid. You get 100 points just for making a free account on "Recycle Bank". I used that to get a free 6 month Pogo membership.

So you do green things and get points to get free stuff. Not bad huh?
Seventh Generation, Free & Clear All-Purpose Cleaner 32 Ounces
Seventh Generation Dish Liquid, Free & Clear, 25-Ounce Bottles (Pack of 6)

***UPDATE Received my coupons today for free jar of Chick Chick Baby Food, 1 free seventh generation all purpose cleaner, and 1 fre Seventh Generation Dish Liquid

So excited to have got an email from Recycle bank to give me more info to share with you about recycle bank. I received this email from Melody Serafino with recyclebank and have provided most of the email for you all to read to learn more about recyclebank.

As you know, RecycleBank motivates people to become greener citizens and smarter consumers by rewarding them for recycling at home or taking greener actions. With a robust rewards program, there is an incentive for everyone for doing their part to make the world a bit greener.



In addition to our curbside recycling program – now servicing 25 states and growing– anyone, anywhere in the U.S. can sign up for a RecycleBank account and earn RecycleBank points for all kinds of greener actions like: reusing products through a free exchange on Kashless, recycling your MP3 players, laptops and cell phones, and joining eBay’s Green Team Community and working to use what already exists in the world today.



Here are some examples of how members can earn points:



· Getting a new sofa? Rather than putting the old one to the curb on trash day, post it on Kashless.org. Need a sofa, check the listings by state, city, mileage radius… and pick one up for free. RecycleBank will reward you for either side, because you saved landfill space. And, there are dozens of categories to share in this free exchange of goods!



· Today you can send in your old cell phones, laptops, and iPod/MP3 players and earn RecycleBank points for keeping them out of the landfill. Starting in April, we’ll be accepting 20 different types of electronic waste! Visit www.RecycleBank.com/earn/electronics to see how to download a postage paid label for e-waste.



· Ever realize how green eBay is? It’s the ultimate source of that second of the three “R”s in the familiar environmental saying: reduce, reuse, and recycle. Join the eBay Green Team community through RecycleBank and you’ll earn 50 more points! Soon, you’ll even be able to use use your points for eBay transactions and make reuse even easier and more appealing!