Here is a great website to learn what is in the products you are using and if they have any chemicals that have health risks. http://cosmeticsdatabase.com/index.php?nothanks=1
I can also recommend a few brands I use, Kiss my face, Aveda, Burt’s Bees and Ecco Bella, they can all be found online and I think all but Aveda are at Whole Foods.

Start with school supplies, don’t just empty your backpack into the garbage at the end of the year. Reuse you binders, use partial notebooks for notes or other purposes. Locate all your office/school supplies in one place so you don’t have to buy things you already have. Buy a plain backpack so you can use it for several years, you can decorate it with pins or key chains if you want to embelish. Use both sides of paper, print only the pages you need. When you need to purchase supplies look for recycled content, an non chlorine bleach paper.

Eat less meat, and more local, organic in season produce. Help make meals at home so you don’t need to purchase so many packaged or take out meals. Pack a waste free lunch.

Buy fewer clothes and look for organic cotton or other natural materials. Donate used clothes instead of tossing them in the garbage. You can also organize a clothing swap so you can change your wardrobe without spending any money.

Conserve energy, many teens have several electronics and many use energy even when they are off. Plug everything into a power strip so you can shut everything off when you leave the house or go to sleep.

Walk or ride a bike to school, friends houses, practice the mall etc. If you have to have a parent drive you to or from school arrive 15 minutes early and ask them to pick you up 15 minutes later, that will reduce the amount of time they have to wait with the engine running.

Over the summer read “The Green BooK” this will give you many more ideas of little things you can do to help the planet, save money and improve your health.

Save landfill space – stop shaving, too many razors go into landfills, don’t use hair dyes, too many chemicals go into the water,

Buy used clothing or makes clothes out of old drapes or sheets, don’t follow trends, wear same clothes until they fall apart, then use them as cleaning cloths or cloth diapers

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motor out there. Join the free energy revolution!!

– Turquoise, Lime Green, Beige, White, and Brown ( these colors are a mix of earthy and trendy and you can usually find striped patterns galore with them. Check out Vera Bradley’s Bali Blue purses)

– Orange and Light Blue- (these colors are complementary, so they will be bright and cheery, but by using light blue they won’t be harsh)

– Light Purple and Yellow- (these colors are kind of cottage like and they can be very “shabby chic”)

For bedding you could go with any fun patterns with the colors you love. Some popular patterns include: hounds-tooth, zebra stripes, polka dots, and stripes.
I would also use white furniture so your colors really pop! Pottery Barn Teen has some nice pieces, but they can get expensive…

However, I strongly recommend that you don’t paint your room in your favorite colors, and here’s why: two years from now your favorite colors might not be the same as they are now. If you paint your walls in neon shades, and you decide you want a chic, sophisticated look, the colors are not always conducive to the design. I would say paint your walls a neutral color like gray or beige. Then your can build from there using your favorite colors in your accessories and bedding. This way is a lot easier to change and it is also less expensive in the long run. I don’t want to sound harsh, but I know for a fact because when I was 13, I painted my room lavender; now as a 15 year old I hate it and can’t get it to match my modern tastes at all.