Olive Oil in the Winter: Three DIY Tips

Olive Oil as a Natural Moisturizer

Last year, Grady's GreenLiving Tips focused on the cleaning power of three common, natural household products: baking soda, lemon, and vinegar.  This week, learn about some natural, DIY ways to take care of the mind, body, and home using only one product: olive oil.  Olive oil is also commonly found in the home and has numerous moisturizing and cleaning qualities.  Several ways to use olive oil include:

1) Applying to hair and skin: Olive oil can be very useful in cold or windy weather because it restores a lot of natural moisture.  Try using olive oil as a pre-shampoo treatment for hair, in the bathtub, or even on cuticles to make the skin softer.

Five Useful GreenLiving Apps

Phone Apps Perfect for an Eco-Friendly Lifestyle

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Five Green Ways to Participate in Random Acts of Kindness Week

GreenLiving Aspects to #RAKWeek2017

 Random Acts of Kindness Week, a holiday dedicated to people giving back in their local community, began this past Sunday and continues until Sunday, February 19.  The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation encourages people to participate in Random Acts of Kindness Week, known as RAK Week, at home, in the workplace, and through hobbies and activities.  What are some ways to participate in RAK Week that simultaneously promotes a green and eco-friendly lifestyle?  Some tips are included below:

Take out a neighbor's recycling: Want to promote GreenLiving while being kind?  Volunteer to recycle for a neighbor or even a nearby friend.  Share green tips: help sort through the recycling to determine if everything can be recycled (remember, products like Styrofoam and contaminated paper products cannot be recycled).

Eat green this week: Help the environment and also help a local business.  "Eat green" by buying food from a local farmers market or a small, local business.  Not only is this often better for the environment, but it helps the local community.

Five Household Appliances to Unplug Before Leaving for the Day

Quickly Reduce Energy Consumption By Unplugging These Five Appliances

Leaving home for an extended period of time- such as going to work, seeing a movie, or taking a trip?  In a previous blog, Grady's GreenLiving Tips detailed "energy vampires"- devices that can utilize energy even when not on, but still plugged in to an outlet.  Though it is not necessary to unplug every device/ appliance when leaving the home, unplugging these several common household appliances can save energy:

1) Desktop computer/ laptop computer:  Leave the computer plugged in, asleep, all day?  To save energy, remember to shut down the desktop or laptop computer after every use and to unplug the power cord from the wall.

2) Plug-in cord/ transformers:  Cell phones, tablets, and similar devices all have power cords.  Instead of leaving the cord plugged in to the wall all day, unplug from the wall once the device is finished charging.