Smart Girls Who Surf Suncare Products

Safe products manufactured in the U.S.A. -- And highly recommended by Katy, a surfer and mother, in Wilmington, NC!

"Benzophenone. Disodium EDTA. Padimate O."

Do these words sound scary to you? Chances are they are ingredients in your sunscreen.

Ironically, as sunscreen use has increased, so have the incidents of skin cancer and melanoma. This has lead many scientists to conclude that the chemicals in sunscreen are more harmful to our skin than the rays of the sun.

On a quest to find a healthy alternative to potentially dangerous commercial sunscreens, a concerned mother of a California surfer started Smart Girls Who Surf, a natural skincare company based in Laguna Beach, California.

The company creates only earth-friendly products that nurture the skin and protect the environment without using toxic chemicals or synthetic preservatives. All of their sunblocks, lotions, conditioners, and soaps are free of parabens (preservatives) and chemicals.

While the majority of suncare products on the market today have harmful chemicals that pollute our waters and are dangerous to our health, Smart Girls Who Surf has developed “Clean Screen” sunblocks. These products are completely natural, loaded with antioxidants, water-resistant and won’t sting the eyes.

All of their products are manufactured in an FDA-approved facility in the U.S.A. Their two product lines, Smart Girls Who Surf and Surf-Vival are tested on surfers and parents, not animals. How smart is that?

Learn where you can buy the products at smartgirlswhosurf.com/

Living Tree Community Foods

Berkley, California, company makes its "living" foods in the U.S.A.!

I really like the idea of eating “living” foods. (In other words, foods that haven’t been processed or cooked to death at high temperatures.)

Living Tree Community Foods based in Berkley, California, makes a lot of great foods including raw nut butters, coconut oils, dried fruits and so much more. They even offer organic pumpkin seed butter and hemp seed butter. Now, you don’t find those at your everyday grocery store! However, these Living Tree products and many others are available either online or in your local health food store.

And you don't have to wonder where these products are made -- all Living Tree products are made in California! Guaranteed.

The company has been manufacturing organic food in California since 1979. Wherever possible, they buy ingredients from family farmers. Their pistachios, calymirna figs, mission figs, dried peaches, apricots, nectarines, medjool dates and halawi dates all are grown by family farmers in California.

Check out their delicious and nutritious American-made products at Living Tree Community Foods.

Armaly: Helping America Clean Since 1908

Quality sponges for car, boat and home made in Benton Harbor, Michigan!

It’s funny how we get in the habit of buying the same things without even thinking. Even simple things like cleaning sponges for example. For many years I have used the same brand of sponges mainly because I like the colorful designs (good reason, eh?). While shopping for sponges recently, I couldn’t find the ones I usually buy (which I’ve discovered are made in Taiwan) so I started looking around for a good replacement.

Deciding to take my own advice and “look at labels,” I found Estracell sponges made by Armaly, an American company that has made sponges for a variety of uses since 1908.

These sponges caught my eye because they claim to be more sanitary. They are made from a material that dries quickly, eliminating breeding conditions for bacteria and fungus. But best of all, they are made in the U.S.A. They aren’t exactly attractive (they are a dark ugly green) and don’t have fun, funky designs on them but they get the job done and they really do dry fast!

After researching Armaly, I discovered they are headquartered in Walled Lake, Michigan and their products are made at a plant in Benton Harbor, Michigan (by American workers). They make sponges for commercial use, such as industrial cleaning, as well as for homes, boats and autos.

Read more about the many innovative products Armaly makes at Armalybrands.com.