Considering the water shortage that the whole world is facing today, conservation and intelligent utilisation of water resources has become extremely essential. Small measures can make a big difference. To think of it, getting an ordinary toilet leak repaired could lead to saving of nearly 200 litres of water a day while a faucet leak repair can save up to10,000 litres a year. Here are 25 ways to get you started on the 'save water' mission: Saving water indoors
1.
Think you might have a leak? Check by reading your water meter before and after a 2-hour period when water hasn't been run in your house. If the reading isn't precisely the same, you've got a leak.
2.
If you've got a well-water system and the pump comes on when no one is using water, you have a leak.
3.
Dripping faucets need to be repaired right away. Usually it's a simple matter of switching worn washers. Check all the washers in the house and replace them all at once.
4.
Install faucet aerators to slow the flow of water.
5.
Rinse vegetables over a large bowl and reuse what would have gone down the drain to water plants.
6.
Defrost foods in the microwave instead of under running water.
7.
Insulate water heater and water pipes. (65% of the water you use is hot water.)
Saving water in the bathroom
8.
Don't let the water run incessantly when you are shaving, brushing your teeth, etc.
9.
Replace two-handle systems with single-lever faucets.
10.
Install low-flow showerheads that reduce water usage up to half but still give a great feeling shower.
11.
Get a showerhead with a "shower off" button to conserve water while you lather up.
12.
Take shorter showers. Five-minute showers per day for a four-member family use about a staggering amount of water.
13.
Find out if the toilet is leaking by adding a few drops of food colouring into the toilet tank. If the colour leaks into the bowl, replace the flapper.
14.
Don't use the toilet as a wastebasket or ashtray. This will prevent unnecessary flushing.
Saving water in cleaning
15.
Older standard washing machines use up to 180 litres of water per load; newer models use only 42-115 gallons. Switch to a new model.
16.
Don't wash half loads, and if you do, adjust the water level.
17.
Presoak clothes to prevent re-washing of heavily soiled clothes.
18.
If you're washing dishes in a double sink, wash them all at once and rinse them all at once.
Saving water outdoors
19.
Landscape your garden or your house with plants that need less water.
20.
Don't over water your plants. Buy a gauge to measure the rain your lawn gets.
21.
Use a sprinkler with a timer to ensure affective water usage for watering your lawn.
22.
Make sure your sprinkler system isn't watering the sidewalk, driveway or street.
23.
Water lawns during the time of day when temperature and wind speed are lowest to reduce evaporation.
24.
Over-fertilization increases your lawn's need for watering. Don't over feed.
25.
Mulch plants well so they may retain moisture.
Save water, save life!
Source: Tips4me
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Why Buy Organic Baby Clothing ?
If you are expecting or have just delivered a baby, congratulations! As parents if you are looking to impact your child’s view of the world by choosing an organic lifestyle, we commend you! One of first new things you will need to purchase is organic baby clothes.
Buying Organic Baby clothing clothing has several advantages. Because they are made without chemicals and pesticides, the chances that baby will suffer from rashes or skin conditions are slender. Non organic cotton is produced with synthetic chemicals and fertilizers. This is practiced all over the the globe. Exposure to such toxic elements in children can lead to side effects including difficulty breathing, asthma, and vision problems. Now just imagine buying such clothes for your little one. Most of these chemicals are so powerful that they can easily be absorbed into baby’s fragile skin. Now please understand, the cotton is not the problem, but the chemicals which are used to produce cotton. Buying organic baby clothing will reduce the risk considerably of baby developing a skin rash and allergies. You will also be helping protect the environment. The USDA has established stringent guidelines for certifying cotton organic. Farm inspections are necessary to make sure all organic guidelines for cotton production are obeyed and followed. Organic Cotton Baby Clothes come in many styles and fashions.
From onsies and body suits to mittens, pants and jackets, organic baby clothes have come along way with many companies designing many lines. In fact there may be only a 10% price increase in quality organic clothing over its non organic counterpart. Spending a few dollars more for baby’s health is something most parents will do without seriously affecting their budget.
Source:http://www.businessunleashed.info/156/organic-baby-clothing-buyers-guide/
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
How Recycling The Bags Helps The Environment
You may not be very aware, but in the United States, we are using bags all of the time! There are the bags we get at the retail grocery store, the ones we pack lunches in, the ones other retail items come in and everything that is packaged by the very manufacturer. Inevitibly we could all end up, literally, buried under the pile of the bags that we collect in a life time. And what a waste that would be! The good news is that most of those bags come from recycled products and with any luck, in the recycle process, will return to the start and be recycled into the bags that we will use again and again.
But what should the average American consumer do when those bags start to pile up high? It doesn’t take very long for the pile to start to form, maybe two or three big trips to the grocery store, and you could end up with 15 or more bags per visit. What are some of the good ways we can keep the build up of plastic bags to a minimum?
If there are cats in your own house those left over bags from the grocery store come in handy when cleaning out the litter box. Just having the bags around when you have to touch something you really don’t want to. By having the bags, in hand, the actual touching of the item is no longer an issue at all and it will help with germs being passed from cat litter box to human, which can cause all kinds of illnesses.
People can reuse the bags as lunch bags, rather than the very old way of using a new “brown bag” for lunch carrying purposes. It may not seem like a very great effort but each and every effort, no matter how little, is having an impact.
Another good way to cut down on the recycling in the area of shopping is to have a designated bag that can be used over and over again for the groceries. Totally eliminating the very need for the plastic bag is a huge step toward progress when it comes to recycling. There are companies that sell bags for this very purpose and some of them are made from organic materials and even have sayings on them like, “Nothing on me is plastic,” and my personal favorite, “I’m not an old bag!” I love the good companies that make bags like these because they can do it with flair. Some of the recycled bags come in a rainbow of neon colors that are, to say the least, eye catching, as well as reusable! Canvas totes can be thrown into a washing machine and will serve for so many, many trips to pick up bread and milk.
The bottom line is becoming very aware of what we use and how such items can be reused. No matter where you shop or what purchases you make, if, at the end of the day you’re surrounded by plastic bags, there’s always a good way to get more use out of them.
Source:http://www.thegreenhomeeffect.com/conservation/recycling-conservation/how-recycling-the-bags-helps-the-environment
But what should the average American consumer do when those bags start to pile up high? It doesn’t take very long for the pile to start to form, maybe two or three big trips to the grocery store, and you could end up with 15 or more bags per visit. What are some of the good ways we can keep the build up of plastic bags to a minimum?
If there are cats in your own house those left over bags from the grocery store come in handy when cleaning out the litter box. Just having the bags around when you have to touch something you really don’t want to. By having the bags, in hand, the actual touching of the item is no longer an issue at all and it will help with germs being passed from cat litter box to human, which can cause all kinds of illnesses.
People can reuse the bags as lunch bags, rather than the very old way of using a new “brown bag” for lunch carrying purposes. It may not seem like a very great effort but each and every effort, no matter how little, is having an impact.
Another good way to cut down on the recycling in the area of shopping is to have a designated bag that can be used over and over again for the groceries. Totally eliminating the very need for the plastic bag is a huge step toward progress when it comes to recycling. There are companies that sell bags for this very purpose and some of them are made from organic materials and even have sayings on them like, “Nothing on me is plastic,” and my personal favorite, “I’m not an old bag!” I love the good companies that make bags like these because they can do it with flair. Some of the recycled bags come in a rainbow of neon colors that are, to say the least, eye catching, as well as reusable! Canvas totes can be thrown into a washing machine and will serve for so many, many trips to pick up bread and milk.
The bottom line is becoming very aware of what we use and how such items can be reused. No matter where you shop or what purchases you make, if, at the end of the day you’re surrounded by plastic bags, there’s always a good way to get more use out of them.
Source:http://www.thegreenhomeeffect.com/conservation/recycling-conservation/how-recycling-the-bags-helps-the-environment
Friday, March 13, 2009
Creamy Creamy Ice Cream Soaps !
Another one from the Luxury Soap line..
Perfect indulgence to beat the summer heat !!!
The ICE CREAM soaps are so close to the edible icecream that you might just have to resist and hold yourself back ! They are made from a common base of cream , sheer butter, aloe vera and wheat germ oil. The different essential oils lend deifferent colours and fragrances to the different dollops !
They come 3-in-a-set .. you can make your own icecream set by choosing the flavours !
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Cin-ful CINNAMON soaps
Introducing the new LUXURY line of soaps which make your body butterly beautiful. These soap bars are a luxurious, healthy alternative to ordinary mass produced chemical soaps.
The CINNAMON SCRUB soap is this beautiful chocolate brownie looking soap ! It contains real crushed cinnamon , cinnamon essential oil, sheer butter, orange oil , vanilla and is amazing on the skin. These is a sumptous luxury as well as a therapeutic product. It can be manufactured as many as you want and in whichever packaging style you need as per labelling or net weight etc..
The CINNAMON BUTTER soap is amazing and looks like marble sponge cake ! It contains real crushed cinnamon , cinnamon essential oil, sheer butter, olive oil , cocunut oil , palm oil, sunflower oil and melts on the skin to make it super soft.
The CINNAMON SCRUB soap is this beautiful chocolate brownie looking soap ! It contains real crushed cinnamon , cinnamon essential oil, sheer butter, orange oil , vanilla and is amazing on the skin. These is a sumptous luxury as well as a therapeutic product. It can be manufactured as many as you want and in whichever packaging style you need as per labelling or net weight etc..
The CINNAMON BUTTER soap is amazing and looks like marble sponge cake ! It contains real crushed cinnamon , cinnamon essential oil, sheer butter, olive oil , cocunut oil , palm oil, sunflower oil and melts on the skin to make it super soft.
Monday, February 9, 2009
What Trendy Handmade Soap Can Do for You
Consumers are searching for bathroom related items to furnish their own bathrooms. Why are they doing this? Take the handmade soap as an example. A piece of soap looks like a mundane commodity. However, when you really sit down and think about it, you will quickly realize what a handmade soap can do for you.
Improve the overall look of the bathroom.
The bathroom, compared to all the other rooms in the house, is a small room. But we all spend a lot of time in the bathroom. We take long showers, long baths, put on make up, remove make up, etc. Naturally, we want the bathroom to look and smell nice. And when you are trying to get a small little room to look nice, you know that it all comes down to the nitty gritty details. For example, do you have towel rails that you like in the bathroom? How about soap holders? And what do you have on the soap holders? Just ordinary looking soap or trendy looking soap with colorful looks? Which would you choose? If you are trying to decorate your bathroom, of course you will choose the trendy soap! Ordinary soap is boring!
Makes life more interesting.
When we wake up in the morning, we sometimes feel a little depressed. That's because we know that it's going to be a busy day ahead. For many of us, we do have to juggle many different tasks in our daily lives. We have to get up early to prepare breakfast for the children, make coffee, get the children to wake up and dress, and make sure that they get on the school bus on time. And that's BEFORE we actually get to work! For sure, we all need a little bit of "perk me up" in the morning. And where's the first place you visit the moment you wake up? The bathroom of course! And it's certainly nice to see two colorful bath balls welcoming you to the bathroom. It's a welcoming sight indeed. Again, no more boring soap. That will probably put you to sleep again.
Improves the mood.
At an affordable price of just a couple of bucks per piece of handmade soap, it's a no-brainer. The handmade soap not only come in many different colors, they also come in many different fragrances. It's common knowledge that lovely fragrances improve our mood and have a positive impact on our emotions. That's why we put on perfumes. However, we don't have to pay the price of designer perfumes to enjoy some lovely fragrances in the bathroom. We only have to pick handmade soap with our favorite fragrances!
Source :http://handmadesoapnow.com/388804-What-Trendy-Handmade-Soap-Can-Do-for-You.html
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Why Buy Handmade Soap ?
More and more people are choosing to purchase handmade soap. In the beginning, people turned toward these products because they were crafty, unique and smelled good. What they did not realize is that handmade soap is also very good for your skin.
Handmade soap is made with natural ingredients that actually help to replenish the skin and add moisture where other conventional soaps, such as some commercial brands, may have stripped. The harsh ingredients found in many commercial brands can actually dry out the skin, which takes away it?s natural moisture and may lead to damage. Handmade soap, on the other hand, contains natural ingredients that are healthy for the skin and are less likely to cause irritation. In fact, many users have found that handmade soap is especially beneficial to individuals with otherwise sensitive skin.
Because each bar of handmade soap is carefully crafted, the quality of each bar is never compromised. Unlike machine made brands, handmade soap is made with pride and craftsmanship. It takes a creative mind to produce the various combinations, scents and shapes of handmade soap. Easily found at craft fairs, specialty stores and online, handmade soap is more than a cleansing product - it is an art and the people who create each bar are artists in their own right.
During the winter months especially, many people suffer from dry and cracked skin. It?s uncomfortable, embarrassing and can make even the simplest motion of bending a finger a painful occurrence. While not designed to specifically cure chapped skin, handmade soap does help to add moisture and rejuvenate the natural texture of the surface. When skin becomes chapped, it is because the moisture is stripped away during cold weather, elevated heat temperatures inside the home and lack of moisture in the air. Many people buy handmade soap because it helps to prevent dry, itchy skin. One of the main ingredients, which is known as aloe, is derived from the inner part of an aloe leaf and is commonly used to treat burns, rashes and insect bites. Aloe actually helps to heal wounds, which is why it is so beneficial to individuals with dry or irritated skin.
People buy handmade soap for a variety of reasons. Many for its beauty and for a nice bathroom decor. Some purchase it as a focal point, but never actually use it because they don?t want to disturb it?s appearance. Others purchase handmade soap for its many benefits to the skin and for the fact that its natural ingredients lend a hand to those with allergies to commercial brands. Whatever the reason, handmade soap is very popular and often finds its way into the home of anyone who wants to treat their skin to the luxurious treatment that it deserves.
Source : Woman Handfoot Care blogspot
Handmade soap is made with natural ingredients that actually help to replenish the skin and add moisture where other conventional soaps, such as some commercial brands, may have stripped. The harsh ingredients found in many commercial brands can actually dry out the skin, which takes away it?s natural moisture and may lead to damage. Handmade soap, on the other hand, contains natural ingredients that are healthy for the skin and are less likely to cause irritation. In fact, many users have found that handmade soap is especially beneficial to individuals with otherwise sensitive skin.
Because each bar of handmade soap is carefully crafted, the quality of each bar is never compromised. Unlike machine made brands, handmade soap is made with pride and craftsmanship. It takes a creative mind to produce the various combinations, scents and shapes of handmade soap. Easily found at craft fairs, specialty stores and online, handmade soap is more than a cleansing product - it is an art and the people who create each bar are artists in their own right.
During the winter months especially, many people suffer from dry and cracked skin. It?s uncomfortable, embarrassing and can make even the simplest motion of bending a finger a painful occurrence. While not designed to specifically cure chapped skin, handmade soap does help to add moisture and rejuvenate the natural texture of the surface. When skin becomes chapped, it is because the moisture is stripped away during cold weather, elevated heat temperatures inside the home and lack of moisture in the air. Many people buy handmade soap because it helps to prevent dry, itchy skin. One of the main ingredients, which is known as aloe, is derived from the inner part of an aloe leaf and is commonly used to treat burns, rashes and insect bites. Aloe actually helps to heal wounds, which is why it is so beneficial to individuals with dry or irritated skin.
People buy handmade soap for a variety of reasons. Many for its beauty and for a nice bathroom decor. Some purchase it as a focal point, but never actually use it because they don?t want to disturb it?s appearance. Others purchase handmade soap for its many benefits to the skin and for the fact that its natural ingredients lend a hand to those with allergies to commercial brands. Whatever the reason, handmade soap is very popular and often finds its way into the home of anyone who wants to treat their skin to the luxurious treatment that it deserves.
Source : Woman Handfoot Care blogspot
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