Free Sunburst Soap Bar Giveaway!

We just can't help ourselves! We love this soap so much we have to give it away! Sign up for Sea Glass Organic Blog/E-mail by September 15th and you'll automatically be entered to win a free bar of Sunburst Soap from Green Girl Basics. (If you've already joined your already entered!)

Sunburst Soap from Green Girl Basics is hand made right here in North Carolina. Lightly citrus fragrance with orange essential oil and notes of tangerine, lemon, grapefruit and vanilla. Made with saponified oils of olive, coconut, palm and beeswax. Warning - This soap is highly addictive. Sign up today!

We also have two new 16oz Stainless Steel Reusable Water Bottle designs! In addition to our stainless steel, pink, white and purple rainbow colors we now have solid lime green and green flower power. Sports cap accessories are now available in black or white tops. Great choices, great prices.

Free Water Wrap with 16oz Reusable Bottle Purchase

For a limited time you'll get a FREE Water Wrap with any 16oz Reusable Bottle purchase from Sea Glass Organic. Water Wrapz are bottle grips that slip over the bottle and provide added grip, style and personalization. Our stainless steel reusable water bottles are available in stainless, pink, purple rainbow and white (lime green and green flowers coming soon!) This offer ends soon so check it out today!

New jewelry has arrived! Balinese artisan designed and ethically produced under fair trade conditions. The Hailey Necklace and matching earrings (named after surfer Hailey Partridge of the Betty B. team) are made from 925 sterling silver with your choice of vegan suede cord color. Cords available in avocado, black, brown or orange. Surf's up!

An Amazing Surfer Story

What a pleasant surprise this morning. Our local Sunday paper headline was not of the usual gloom and doom. It read "Blind Man Makes Waves" and has a picture of local Carolina Beach resident Zac Adair riding a wave on his surfboard.

Zac Adair was hit by a taxicab at full speed which resulted in a fractured neck, broken legs and he was put on life support for a week. He recovered, but in May 2004 he ran into the side of his truck and had a stroke which damaged his optic nerves and left him blind.

He lost his job, hobbies and girlfriend. Eight months later, inspired by his father, he got back on his feet. He got back on a surfboard for the first time last year. He now lives in Carolina Beach, NC with his girlfriend (who helps him catch those waves) goes to college and is once again a surfer. Check out the video it's amazing.

You can also read the whole story at Star News Online.

Three Day Sale & Bamboo Towel Set Winner

We are pleased to announce our Winner for the Organic Bamboo Hand Towel set is Kathy C. from Pierce City, MO. Congratulations to Kathy who has selected the Coral colored towel set. Thanks to all who entered our contest and stay tuned for more great giveaways to come!

A Special Offer for our readers: For THREE DAYS ONLY take 25% off any order of $40.00 or more at Sea Glass Organic.com Enter coupon code "SGOBLOG88" at check out. Coupon valid Saturday, Sunday and Monday only (expires 8/5/08).

Clean the Air in Your Home Naturally

How can you improve your air quality at home? Plants, plants and more plants. Just say no to fake plants. Real live plants naturally remove toxins, pollutants and help balance indoor humidity. Just one plant is needed to clean the air in a 10 square yard area, so in an average living room, just a few plants will do the job.

So what plants are best? Personally, I think any common, easy care houseplant is good. You can find most of these indoor plants at your local nursery or home store: Pothos, Ivy, Spider Plant, Dracaena (Janet Craig), Chinese Evergreen, Corn Plant, Peace Lily, Palms, and the ever popular Ficus. You might even find my favorite indoor plant which is the easy care Ponytail Palm (pictured).

Choose plants that look healthy. No yellow or dead leaves. Check the undersides of leaves and soil for possible insects. Most of these plants are used because they adapt well to indoor conditions such as lower light. The most common problem with caring for plants is OVER watering! Follow the plant tag recommendations and check your plant once a week, lift the grow pot- does it feel heavy? Is the soil wet on top? If so, it doesn't need water. Is it super light? Is the soil dry? It might need a drink.

Indoor plants not only help clean the air, they enhance our living space with their natural beauty all year long. A great way to "green" your home!

Organic Bamboo Hand Towel Set Giveaway!

Sea Glass Organic is giving away a free bamboo hand towel and washcloth set! From now through July 31st, 2008 just visit our website at SeaGlassOrganic.com and sign up for our email to get blog updates, news, and discounts. We promise you'll never get an email more than once a week! You'll automatically be entered to win our 70% Bamboo and 30% Organic cotton hand towel and wash cloth set ($14.95 value). We'll even let you pick the color (sea foam or coral)! Winner will be selected randomly and contacted via email (so make sure to add us to your contacts!) Winner will be announced August 1st, 2008.

Bamboo is eco-friendly in part because it's grown without pesticides or chemicals and it naturally replenishes itself. Our bamboo and organic cotton towels are manufactured responsibly in China using new sustainable processes and none of the bamboo comes from tropical forests. Bamboo fabric is super soft, lightweight, durable and naturally antibacterial which makes it perfect for bath, beach and sports. Sea Glass Organic offers bamboo Beach towels, bamboo Bath towels, 3 piece Bath Sets as well as bamboo Hand towel Gift sets.

Good Luck!

Where can I Recycle My CFL Bulbs?

Home Depot announced on June 24, 2008 that it is offering CFL (compact flourescent light) bulb recycling at all of their stores nationwide! This is a free service that provides safe, responsible disposal of the bulbs. Just bring any unbroken, or expired CFL bulbs to the Returns desk at your local store. It's that simple.

Additionally, they are launching an in-store energy conservation program which will switch their lighting fixture showrooms to all CFL bulbs by the fall of 2008. Cost savings for this project alone will be $16 million annually. Fabulous!

Converting to CFLs will save you money. Here's a realistic statistic of what you can save by switching JUST ONE bulb from www.freecfl.com:

An incandescent bulb using 75 watts replaced with a CFL bulb that only uses 20 watts. The average cost of a kilowatt is 8 cents, and the average CFL bulb lasts 8000 hours. Over 8000 hours, a 75-watt incandescent bulb costs $48.00 to run, while a 20 watt CFL (same light output) comes in at nearly a quarter of the cost at $12.80! That is a savings of $35.00 over the life of the light bulb.

You can offset the slightly higher cost of the CFLs by gradually switching over as your old bulbs burn out. The average lifespan of an incandescent bulb is one year, versus a CFL bulb which is 8-10 years. You can use CFLs in anywhere you'd use an incandescent bulb, except for three way switches, dimmers and outdoor lights where a special CFL bulb is required.