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If one of your New Years resolutions to be on time in 2011, Bedol’s Eco-Friendly Water-Powered Clock gives you a whimsical, yet still sleek, way to do it.  Working on 100% natural power, all you have to do is fill the clock up with tap water and you’re good to go for 8 to 12 weeks!  This innovative clock eliminates the need for pollution causing electricity, chemicals or batteries – truly orglamic.  You can purchase the clock above in green, blue, orange and charcoal, or you can buy one of the two alarm clock versions in red, yellow, pink, blue, charcoal, purple or green.  Click here to get your orglamic timekeeping on today.

The orGLAMic Good Karma rope toys by Jax and Bones are too precious to resist!  Available in a variety of styles (Lucky the dog, Jerry the Giraffe, Ted the Turtle, and many, many more) each of these dog toys are made from natural, chemical-free cotton making them safe for the planet and your pooch.  Each individual toy is hand-tied in the USA, and is easily machine-washable for durability and ease.  I like that they are simple and small pops of color that would only enhance a sleek modern home when they are inevitably left all over the ground…gotta love dogs!  Click here to purchase one of the delightful toys for your favorite orGLAMic four-legged friend.

Multitasking is a breeze with orGLAMic soaps by Chivas Skin Care.  Run by a California-based mother and daughter duo, the company offers handmade soaps made with fresh goat milk, fair trade shea butter, and all natural essential oils.  The Goat Milk Soap can be used for hand, body and face, and the reduced packaging, alongside the fact that they are free of chemical preservatives, parabens, phtalates, artificial colors and mineral oils, ups the orGLAMic ante.  The Lemongrass Bar is pictured above, but depending on your skin type you can choose from 10 others including Spearmint, Orange Spice and Lavender Oatmeal.  Click here to shop the soaps as well as cremes, bath salts and lip balms galore!

orGLAMic readers now get a 15% discount when purchasing eco-friendly goodies from Chivas Skin Care.  Just enter “orglamic15″ during checkout, between now and June 1st, to during receive this generous savings.  Thanks Chivas Skin Care!

No matter what I do -and much to my manicurist’s dismay- I seem to have perpetually dry cuticles and hands.  Luckily Badger Every Day Body Moisturizer recently came into my life to ameliorate the issue at hand (bad pun intended!)  If you are a devoted orGLAMic reader you may know that I am partial to coconut-scented items which is why the Vanilla Coconut balm, pictured above, is my fave.  The travel-friendly and convenient 2 oz. tins are also available in Nutmeg & Shea and Creamy Cocoa.  These 100% natural products are USDA Certified Organic and petrolatum- and chemical-free.  Click here purchase this orGLAMic solution to your winter woes and check out all the fantastic Badger products.

Dress your baby in beautiful orGLAMic clothing by Feather Baby.  All of the items, including onsies, dresses and pyjamas,  are made of 100% organic Pima cotton.  The organic Pima cotton is grown, spun and knitted by the only textile company in the Americas that is certified organic as well as fair trade; and no chemicals, inks, bleaches, or anything toxic is used throughout every process.  What a relief when thinking about the environment as well as a baby’s precious skin.  Click here to browse the orGLAMic collection and here to find a retailer near you.

Portland, Oregon-based Esque creates unique, orGLAMic handblown pieces of art.  Many of the pieces are functional as well as beautiful, such as the Dent Pitcher + Cups in Smoke pictured above.  Various items are %100 recycled and chemical free, and the design studio’s electric furnaces run on sustainable wind power.  My favorite eco-boutique in Chicago, Grasshopper 510, is offering the company’s orGLAMic wares at 40% off through July both in the quaint Bucktown store and online.  Click here to purchase the above item or here to learn more about Esque.

This wacky LA weather has me confused on what to wear.  Luckily Viridis Luxe offers beautiful lightweight sweaters among their orGLAMic clothing.  Most of the eco-company’s line is made out of their signature organic fabric made of fine cashmere interwoven with long-fiber hemp.  Hemp is known for it’s anti-microbial properties and that fact that it is highly resistant to insects. It never requires the use of herbicides, pesticides or chemical fertilizers, thus eliminating groundwater pollution due to run-off and reducing our dependence on petroleum products such as petrochemical fertilizers.  Bundle up orGLAMically by clicking here.

No matter how much I hate doing it during the winter, it is important to wear SPF year-round to protect your skin.  Nevermind that I currently look like a Twilight character sans fangs, my derm says it will pay off when I am 40.  Luckily, Juice Beauty offers an organic tinted moisturizer that not only protects your skin but also gives you a natural and healthy tint!  This mineral-tinted moisturizer offers chemical-free, full spectrum spf 30 sun protection, and includes certified organic white grape and pomegranate juices, vitamin antioxidants, and essential nutrients for your skin.  Juice Beauty offers an entire line or organic orGLAMic skincare, so click here to find the product that’s right for you.

After spending this past Saturday afternoon surrounded by several of my friend’s beautiful babies, I keep finding myself perusing baby goods sites online!  Is that called my biological alarm clock going off?  Luckily New Native offers tons of baby slings and bags, made of 100% organic cotton, in all sorts of different patterns and designs.  My orGLAMic pic is this discretely patterned zebra print.  Don’t be fooled by the earth-mama photo above, this sling is uber-chic and perfect for the urban mom.  Click here to carry your tot in an orGLAMic pick.

UPDATE:  Just found out that Matthew McConaughey, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, and Kerri Russell all use New Native’s baby slings…see, reading orGLAMic can make you cool!  haha…