Office Chairs, Green Makeup, and Writing

I decided today that I needed an office chair. So, after wasting a lot of time looking around online, which I think I had already done about two weeks ago (when I first decided I needed an office chair), I decided to get one at Big Lots. So, last time I saw it in the ad, I think it was on sale for $5 less, but at least they still had it in stock, so that is a plus. Now, I'm looking for a desk on Craig's List. Do I need a new desk? I don't know, but I figured I do. Mine has a broken keyboard tray, which is what orginally sparked the whole "I need new office furniture" phase. I put some gorilla tape on it, but its not really helping. Anyways, my back has been hurting when I type, making it hard to work on my honors thesis, so I thought this would help. The chair seems to be helping a bit, I don't know if I need a new desk or not.

I was at Border's with my fiance and I saw a book on being green and gorgeous. Consequently, there is a website as well www.gorgeouslygreen.com . It is really cool, only I thought it would have more links to specific makeup and skin care sites, like the book did. I was hoping to get off without having to buy the book, since I am a broke college student. I probably can, it will just require some searching.

So, I figured I spent so much time searching for this kind of information, maybe I could gather it in one place, for my benefit as well as anyone else's. It seems that being green is relatively complex, especially if you want to be truly green. Especially if you want to avoid toxic chemicals in your makeup and skin care products and everything else you use on a daily basis. I mean this is a great place to start: http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/index.php?nothanks=1 . The problem is this site does not have a comprehensive list of products and it takes a whole lot of effort to find something you want and then find it online for the best price and vice versa.

I've discovered most products labeled "green" are in fact not. So, what an interesting tid bit that was. So, anyways, I am busy, but I thought it would be cool to post some of my findings here. Since I love makeup and I love the environment and I hate toxins, this is part of my life quest. Looking beautiful and feeling great, while saving the environment and me from toxins and destruction.

Another good site is sprig.com, although a lot of what is on there is not in the price range of your average person. So, since I am on a tight budget, I need to find most of my own information in this field. Here is another cool article along those lines, although since their best option is three items for $60, I hope I can do better than that. http://planetgreen.discovery.com/fashion-beauty/budget-green-makup.html . And one more that might help out http://www.smartfamilytips.com/2009/02/16/budget-green-and-safe-personal-care/

One more thing to mention. Making your own stuff is good as well, as far as beauty products are concerned. I saw a book on this too. Problem is sometimes the supplies to start out are expensive, essential oils etc. You might save money in the long run though and if you make it yourself then you know it is good. I am going to start looking for some recipes online for this as well.

I happen to love Lush's cupcake face mask. The only problem is that it only lasts three weeks and my nearest Lush is an hour away. Be fair warned many of their products are not so safe, according to the EWG. I think the cupcake should be a safer option than a lot of their products, because it is freshly made and contains a small amount of ingredients. The two ingredients that sounded the most un-natural to me are glycerin and talc, which each rate a two as far as toxicity goes. I think $7.95 was a great price for it too, Doesn't hurt that is smells like chocolate yuuummmm