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10 Green Tips For a Red Hot Valentine’s Day!
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3. Valentine Cards: How many trees do you need to cut down in the name of love? None when you send an e-card from Care 2. For every free e-card that you send, Care 2 will donate to an environmental nonprofit to save a square foot of the Rainforest.
4. Toys are not just for Children: Why should kids have all the fun. There are big people toys as well. They are sure to take your lovemaking up a notch. Most sex toys are made out of PVC, which is softened with phthalates, a potentially health hazard. Why should your fun become hazardous to your health? Get good “vibes,” or assorted play toys from Smitten Kitten made out of nontoxic medical grade silicon and let the good times roll. What’s a little love making with out some bondage? Smitten Kitten has you covered in this department. Or check out the famous Rabbit Habit on Babeland made famous from Sex and the City and other assorted adult toys. For more information about safer adult toys, check out Emily Gertz’s Article, Naughty by Nature on Grist.
7. Personal Lubricant that really helps: According to Good Clean Love, makers of an eco-friendly lubricant, many over the counter lubricants are “made with chemicals designed first for cars or oven cleaner. Many women have severe reactions to these ingredients and believe the problem is with them and not the products they are using.” Why should a lubricant hinder instead of help? Choose this lubricant to jump start your night. Don’t forget to check out Good Clean Love’s aromatic oils and pleasure butters too.
8. Silk Sheets. Why shouldn’t your prince or princess have the best without all the toxic chemicals? Romp around in these environmentally friendly luxurious silk sheets from Anna Sova.
9. Fair Trade Condoms: Yes, you heard right. French Letter condom are fair trade condoms made out of natural latex insuring that rubber plantation workers in South Asia are guaranteed higher wages and better living conditions. (Via EcoStreet.)
10. Diamond are a Girl’s Best Friend. Bling is forever! You want to be a knight in shining armour, well give your lovely a token of your affection. Consider buying diamonds from Brilliant Earth, which sells conflict free and ethically made with renewed gold and platinum. Conflict free diamonds originate from ethical and environmentally responsible sources, which are free from violence and human rights abuse surrounding the processing and acquisition of the diamonds. In addition, this type of diamond mining causes minimum environmental impact to the Earth.
Want something elegant that already exists? Don’t forget estate jewelry. Maybe the local jewelry store sells a beautiful piece or two.
Perhaps some of the ideas have given you some food for thought or conjured up other ideas. Whatever you decide to do on V-day, consider your impact and give some love to the Earth too.
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on February 6th, 2008 at 6:13 am
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on February 13th, 2008 at 8:03 am
Wow. I should have checked here before I wrote about condoms this morning. I didn’t know there were fair trade condoms. Maybe you could leave a comment on my most recent post and link to your post here. (Just read the comment you left this morning.)
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on February 13th, 2008 at 9:45 am
Who would have thought free trade condoms??? What will they think of next? Readers, take a look at Beth’s post about using olive oil as a lubricant. Great post and the comments are terrific too. See http://www.fakeplasticfish.com.....ucing.html. Anna
on February 20th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Great ideas you had for valentine’s i actually used got my g/f a sex toy.
on February 25th, 2008 at 8:23 am
I know Valentine’s Day has passed, but the gift I got can be used at any time. My husband introduced me to ‘Couples Stretch,’ where he get naked and help each other stretch out arms, legs torsos, etc. It felt amazing both during and after the session and the erotic nature of the session led to plenty of petting and caressing. The lube suggestion above works hand in hand with this naked twist. I like the stimulating ones like ProSensual,http://www.prosensual.com. I am a fan of the product, not a salesperson.
on February 28th, 2008 at 1:10 am
Haha. It is bizzare which niche’s are going ‘green’ these days. Rightly so too. My company prints biodegradable bags and recycled items, but I didn’t realise there were so many other products which are envorinmentally friendly. Let’s hope that all countries start to follow suit.
on February 29th, 2008 at 5:52 am
Organic champagne? Fair trade condoms? I didn’t even know these existed. Way to help get the word out!
on March 21st, 2008 at 8:29 am
Very good tips not just for valentines day though, it can be for any special occasion.
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on May 27th, 2008 at 12:49 am
This would have been interesting to know a couple of months ago..but hey any night can be valentines day right?
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on May 27th, 2008 at 1:16 am
Robin, I can’t agree with you more! Every day should be like V-Day. Anna
on May 31st, 2008 at 10:02 am
I totally agree with the scented soy candles tip and it doesn’t have to be restricted to valentines day - for something really sensual try aromatic chocolate scented soy candles - guaranteed to change anyone’s mood!
on June 18th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Wow sex has gone green, who would have know!! Great article.
on June 18th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
Jan, let me know if you start carrying any eco-lingerie on your site, spice and nice lingerie. Anna
on June 29th, 2008 at 1:28 am
Woohoo! Too bad Valentines Day is past, but these are great tips for next year!
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on July 10th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
As growing your own veg is of course a very green thing to do; wouldn’t the greenest Valentine’s gift simply be: some flowers in a vase you cut from your very own garden. Or would that look a bit cheap!
on July 10th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Nick, I don’t think it is cheap. I think it is amazingly romantic. Readers, what do you think? Anna
on July 15th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
If I were a woman a trip to some nice place for Valentine’s would make me very happy
on July 21st, 2008 at 8:57 am
Nice to tie in the ethical issues - people often forget those in less economically developed countries.
on July 21st, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Food for thought! I often try to buy organic or environmentally friendly, but I think we could all consider the fair trade option more often - myself included!
on August 19th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
I keep hearing chocolate is an aphrodisiac but I have never really experienced it to be lol. Its nice to see the green movement is taking off and really spreading into even the sex market. The greener the better I say.