COOLA sunscreen is an amazing and innovative sunscreen company that strives to spoil you with the most pure and eco-conscious sunscreen possible. Like a chef owned restaurant who pays extra attention to food choices for customers, COOLA is a thoughtful company that has developed a product using organic, sustainable and locally sourced ingredients when ever possible. COOLA is a beautiful sunscreen that is green and luxurious and will protect and nourish your skin with vitamins, natural phyto-protectors, and age-defying antioxidants, all without the use of Paba, Paraben, Petroleum or Phthalate. Because in the end, who needs that in, on or even near their body?

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Kristie McNamara is the founder and president of Tilvee Eco Ethical Skincare. She has been passionate about the science and therapeutic uses of plants her whole life.  Originally from Michigan, she studied Botany and Organic Chemistry in College while making some extra money at a job at a small health food store.

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Mrs. Meyers Clean Day household products were inspired by Mrs. Thelma A. Meyer, an Iowa homemaker and mother of …get this… nine children! Wow! It all started when one of her daughters was walking down a cleaning aisle of a grocery store, and seeing all the products with their harsh, stinky chemicals. At that moment, she had an idea: “Let’s make cleaners that smell nice, like a garden, but still work like the dickens on daily dirt and grime.” She named the product line after her very practical mom and the common sense values she passed along to her kids.

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The herb Tulsi also called holy basil has been widely known for its health promoting and medicinal value for thousands of years in India and is the key herb of Organic India. It is a principal herb of Ayurveda, the ancient traditional holistic health system of India. Tulsi is known as “The Incomparable One”, “The Mother Medicine of Nature”, and “The Queen of Herbs”. (more…)

Iced tea is a very popular drink especially during the increasingly hot days of summer. Did you know that on any given day, about one half of the American population drinks tea and that 85% of all tea sold is iced! Iced tea is a great alternative to sodas or anything else with unnatural juices or flavor additives.  And iced tea is growing in popularity in the rest of the world  – even in China and Japan where drinking hot tea is such an important tradition. Nonetheless, the United States remains the iced tea capitol. (more…)

Are you always scratching your head when it comes to bringing a unique dish to a party or pot luck. Or are you looking for something to make that is simple yet healthy? Here is a fresh tasting apppetizer for any occasion provided by HimalaSalt, a product in the July 2012 Yuzen box. It is truly delicious and will have your dinner guests admiring your cooking skills. (more…)

For something that is not only visually appealing but also amazingly delicious when you are entertaining try this very unique recipie for watermelon.

This stunning dish that is great on warm summer days and elegant, easy entertaining. The wholesome ingredients can be combined in such a highly creative way for the most gorgeous artistic presentation and sensual flavor combinations.  With less than 7 minutes of prep time, it doesn’t get any easier than this – and, it may be a novelty for some with touches of a southern pallet where salt on watermelon is the standard.   Inspired by Chef Ferran Adria’s recipe, (often referred to as “the Salvador Dali of the kitchen”), this is a recipie for watermelon on salt and is sure to be one of your summer favorites. (more…)

Searching for a very pure and effective skincare line? Take a closer look at Primavera – a company we are thrilled to feature in our July Yuzen box. Started in Germany by a group of friends, Primavera embodies integrity, community and sustainability, and has become one of the most well-known names in aromatherapy. Primavera offers a heritage of the world’s highest quality essential oils. Also know for its exceptional organic skin care line, Primavera is an environmentally and socially conscious company. Not only is their entire product range certified as natural and organic by Natrue, but their business is growing strong with 23 years of fair-trade partnerships under their belt. They work with 18 organic farms around the world who provide over 125 ingredients (farmed in their natural habitats), including tea tree from Australia, chamomile from Morocco, and black pepper from Sri Lanka. Offered at an affordable price point ($15-$82), 
and setting high standards for organic skin care in the US, Primavera has four product lines: face care, body care, wellness therapies and home fragrance products. Primavera is available in many high end spas and retail stores. To purchase online visit PrimaveraLife.com. (more…)

Kopali Organics was founded by Zak Zaidman and Stephen Brooks, while living and farming on their Costa Rican off-the-grid permaculture farm. Not so far from this farm, low-flying airplanes spray highly toxic pesticides, herbicides and fungicides on banana plantations, and right onto farming workers in the field, as well as their families, their homes, playgrounds, schools and water supply. For many families, working for these farms is the only source of income available to feed their families. (more…)

We’ve all seen it: the public restroom trash can overflowing with crumpled paper towels, guaranteed to give any eco-minded person a headache. But PeopleTowels has created a solution to our wasteful ways. The company designed a reusable personal hand towel made from 100 percent organic, fair trade cotton. If one in four American adults switched from paper towels to PeopleTowels for one year, they would eliminate CO2 emissions equivalent to 815,000 cars and save enough trees to cover the state of Alaska. (more…)