August is the busiest birthday month in my family. My dad, my sister, my cousin, my uncle, my (late) grandfather, and I were all late-summer babies. So I’m wrapping up this week of summery eco posts with these natural beeswax birthday candles. Simple, rustic, beautiful, and totally non-toxic. Time to celebrate!
As you know, my skin allergies have been documented (complained about?) in several posts; the upside of being allergic to everything metal/makeup/cleaning-producty is that the stuff I’ve been putting on my body recently is a lot better for me than the vats of chemicals I used to rely on. And it’s led me to companies like mi SPA, which are creating delicious, effective, paraben-free products that people like me can use without fear of turning into a strawberry marshmallow. Bonus points for disclosing all ingredients, and including a detailed ingredient glossary on their site.
Today at mi SPA, you can get a surprise-mi box stuffed with goodies–mine just came in the mail!–for a ridiculously reduced price. My package smelled like a pine forest perched on the edge of the ocean, and contained a Green Tea soy candle, a big, yummy Beer Shampoo bar (don’t knock it ’til you try it…they’re great for color-treated hair and last FOREVER), a Lemon Sugar Dry Perfume roll-on, and a good-sized Everyday Conditioner, along with some treats from other indie designers. The cost? $22.50. So go! Run! Buy your box now, before I buy three more and leave you empty-handed and dirty-headed.
As low-tech as the robot plant was high: a rock that has been hollowed to a vase. Beauty in simplicity, no?
