Happy April 1st, everyone: Earth Month has begun! We'll be featuring lots of eco-friendly product reviews and giveaways all month long here at Bonggamom Finds, starting with a giveaway from one of my favorite blogger-friendly (and organic!) haircare companies: CURLS™.
In honor of Earth Month, CURLS™ is launching The 4 Step Sustainable CURLS™ Campaign to help consumers reduce their carbon footprint without sacrificing style! Just like their “4 Steps to Frizz Free Curls”, they've come up with 4 steps for haircare consumers to achieve a cleaner, greener environment:
- Awareness
- Educate
- Maintain
- Sustain.
This week we're starting with Step 1: Aware. Thanks to your participation in last week's Curly Survey (You did participate, right? Well, did you?!!), we found out that curlies have at least 7 partially used bottles of product underneath their vanity/sinks and 9 different brands. Yikes! Were you aware of that?! Here are some other facts that CURLS™ wants you to be aware of:
Did You Know.....
* Over 30 tons of waste are produced for every one ton of product that reaches the consumer.
* 98% of those products that do reach the end consumer are thrown away within 6 months.
* It takes around 450 years for a plastic bottle to degrade.
* You absorb up to 60% of any substance applied to your skin, you could absorb up to 4.4 pounds of manmade chemicals through your body every year- that's not healthy.
* For those curly girls still relaxing their hair...Sodium Hydroxide is the strongest type of principal chemical used in some chemical relaxers because it provides the most long lasting and dramatic effects. However, this same sodium hydroxide is found in drain cleaners, which well demonstrates the strength of this chemical.
And now that I've shocked you all with evidence of our wastefulness, here's a chance to win something that won't be sitting unused under your sink!
Win a bottle of Curlicious Curls Cleansing Cream
One lucky Bonggamom Finds reader will win a full-size bottle (8 oz.) of Curlicious Curls Cleansing Cream! To enter, simply leave a comment on this post and share a tip for becoming more aware of your own impact on the environment.For extra entries, you can do any or all of the following, (you can only do each extra entry once; please leave a separate comment for each extra entry):
1) Follow Bonggamom Finds on Networked Blogs (leave a comment with your blog URL).
2) Stumble this post (leave a comment with your StumbleUpon username).
3) Join any of the other giveaways currently running on Bonggamom Finds (leave a comment here with the name of the other giveaway you joined).
4) Tweet this (leave a comment with a link to your tweet):
Win a bottle of Curlicious Curls Cleansing Cream from @bonggafinds http://tinyurl.com/y9scfpd #giveaway
Maximum of 5 entries per person. This giveaway ends at midnight PST on April 14, 2010; I will draw a winner at random on April 15 and post the winner's name after the winner confirms acceptance. For additional giveaway rules, click here. Good luck!
Disclosure: I did not receive a sample or monetary compensation for this post. Unless clearly stated, the views and opinions expressed here are my own.
32 Comments, Leave yours here:
A couple of months ago the water in our area was rationed due to shortages. We became SO aware of how much water we really use every day, and, in some cases, how much we waste every day. As a family we all vowed to make efforts to reduce the amount of water we waste, so no more waiting for the water to turn hot before we use it, no more loooong hot showers, no more letting the water run down the drain while we do dishes. Now we fill the basin of the sink and use all our water much more carefully. It was an eye-opening experience, and I'm grateful for what it taught us.
h4schaffer at gmail dot com
I follow BF on Networked Blogs.
(www.idigressblog.blogspot.com)
h4schaffer at gmail dot com
I entered the Juicy Rewards giveaway!
h4schaffer at gmail dot com
We simply forgot to take out our garbage and recycling one week. You realize how much you really throw away after just a couple weeks of build up! I try to be careful to recycle everything we possibly can.
veniceangel@hotmail.com
I tweeted: http://twitter.com/ChildrensNook/status/11490461444
veniceangel@hotmail.com
I see so much trash on the beach that now when I take my morning walks I wear gloves and pick up the trash that I see and dispose it.
LWons@HotMail.com
When I or the kids see trash on the street instead of walking by we pick it up and make the extra effort to keep our environment safe and clean
tvollowitz at aol dot com
when im out walking my dog around the block i notice a lot of glass n such - so i carry gloves and a bag to get it outta there!
tweet
http://twitter.com/lilshuga2001/status/12010153805
We've just become so much more aware of waste and the importance of reusing and recycling. We carry reusable bags to the mall and the Farmers Market as well as the grocery and will be growing more of our own vegetables this year.
find out how much your community recycles and do as much as you can.
Everyone should have to use reusable shopping bags and no more plastic. :)
txgigggles@yahoo.com
I can not believe how many plastic bags I see blowin in the wind. They just seem to multiply.
Buying in bulk helps to reduce packaging waste
I started paying attention to all the things that I bought with plastic and hidden plastic. I'm starting to cut them from my life. It's really great not having as much garbage and recycling as I used to have! Waste less, want less!
juxta.umino {at} gmail {dot} com
We are more aware of recycling and reusing things and when we go out for walks we pick up trash..it's so important for everyone to do their part.
shawnac68@hotmail.com
We recycle and I take my own bags when I go shopping
I've been trying to do all my errands in one trip, that way I drive less and use less gas.
clarkmurdock@yahoo.com
I just got a used hybrid car and I love that you can tell exactly how many miles per gallon you are getting. It makes me very aware of my speed, of braking and accelorating slowly, and being more cautious all around. I think more people should try to count their miles per gallon and see how high they can go!
Try to reduce waste as much as possible by recycling and reusing items in creative ways.
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I follow on Networked Blogs. angela.gaffke
I tweeted: http://twitter.com/ag1414/status/12205210636
I stumbled - ag1414
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I grow my own fruit, veggies and herbs..
Have an audit done of your home to see if any energy is being wasted. Our utility does this for homes in our area. It saves money as well as saving energy. garrettsambo@aol.com
I am currently watching Food, Inc., and considering becoming a vegetarian again. I'd like to buy more organic food and cook at home with the crockpot a lot. High hopes!
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I follow through Networked Blogs (Lauren Wayne).
www.HoboMama.com
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I Stumbled your post (lintpicker).
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My tip is to volunteer to take part in outdoor cleanup days to see how human activity impacts the environment.
I follow you on Facebook Networked Blogs.
http://www.facebook.com/likwan
We are part of a highway cleaning team.
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I entered your juicy giveaway.
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