Author Archives: EO Products

Don’t forget Play Time!

Play. Animals do it. Kids do it. Grown-ups  need it too. Work, raising a family, paying a mortgage… serious stuff. I try to balance out the Seriousness of Running a Company by working with people I like, making products that … Continue reading

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Should you send your kid to school with hand soap?

Moms, we know it’s  the last thing you need….another item to send to school! But consider that your child washes their hands several times each school day (hopefully!), and likely sanitizes too. During flu season many teachers pump sanitizer into … Continue reading

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SLOW

The trouble with the rat race is, even if you win, you are still a rat.- Lily Tomlin A slow movement is afoot, and it’s about more than just “slow food,” the concept of reconnecting to the food we eat … Continue reading

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Desperately seeking home for fake tree

My troubles began last month when I offered to let a friend, who lives in the mountains, piggy back on my garage sale. She drove truckloads of junk to my front lawn, including one fake tree. The sale was a … Continue reading

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Another reason Why EO products are good for you!

I recently read a study that said a meal, home-cooked by a happy and loving mother was better for you than a similar meal cooked at a restaurant because “attitude” is everything. Don’t ask me how this was calculated, but it … Continue reading

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Let them eat…McDonalds?

Okay,  we know the First Lady made a great showing in support of wholesome food with the White House organic garden. Seems like praising McDonald’s meager efforts to shape up it’s Happy Meal is a different kind of showing. I … Continue reading

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The Art of Bathing

Bathing, and bathhouses, hold a key role in nearly every historical tradition. The Romans socialized in bathhouses, relaxing in hot and cold rooms, with forays into adjacent areas for eating, drinking and exercising.  The Romans also threw coins into the … Continue reading

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How do you use your soap?

EO’s All Purpose Soaps have no unintended use. They are  legitimately All Purpose. A very organized woman may keep dish soap and hand soap next to her kitchen sink, but that’s not all of us! One of the great qualities … Continue reading

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First package-free, zero waste grocery store in the United States

In.gredients is an ambitious project, whose time has come! A package-free, no waste grocery store. The first of its kind in the United States, set to open in Austin, Texas this Fall, 2011. Thirty-two percent of household trash is made … Continue reading

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Grapefruit: Nature’s antioxidant for your skin

Eat it. Drink it. Rub it on your skin. Use products made with it. Anyway you slice it, grapefruits have healing, anti-oxidant properties that counter dry, rashy skin that many people suffer from exposure to daily pollutants. Grapefruit calms and … Continue reading

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