Switching over to green products is exciting. It’s always fun to try out a new shampoo, face cream, or naturally-scented cleaner. But excessive consumption is not an eco-friendly endeavor, even if the new products you consume are eco-friendly.

Don’t buy an eco-friendly shampoo while you still have a full bottle of the old stuff. Throwing out a non-green product, or banishing it to the shampoo retirement home under your bathroom sink isn’t the way to go. Replace your usual brand of shampoo with a biodegradable, paraben-free product after you’ve used every last drop in the bottle.

Make a committment to switching your household and beauty products over to green ones over time. Give yourself a goal. Our household is going to be paraben-free by 2008. What’s your goal?

Another Eco-Friendly Tip from Allie.