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Good Clean Love founder Wendy Strgar will debut her interactive workshop Love That Works: Developing an Ecology of Love and Unlocking the Mystery of Transformative Intimacy at this year’s Bioneers conference October 14th-16th, 2011 in San Rafael, California.

This experiential workshop explores the art of love through practices that nourish the aspects of intimacy that make love, passion and intimacy thrive. Preregistrations for the workshop have exceeded expectations so much that it was moved from a meeting room to the main auditorium. Attendance is expected to top 500 participants. The workshop will be held October 16th from 4 30-6PM on the main stage.

The Love That Works workshop is based on Wendy’s recently published book Love That Works: A Guide to Enduring Intimacy. A combination of short stories, memoir, and advice from her popular column Making Love Sustainable, critics have called it the “essential relationship guidebook.” The book will be available for sale throughout the conference.

Strgar founded Good Clean Love in order to put organic intimacy products on the market. Her popular column, Making Love Sustainable, is widely read and she is also the resident Love and Relationshiop expert on such sites as Huffington Post and Care2.com. Her writing stems from her “laboratory of love-” her home. Married for 27 years with four children ages 13-23, she believes that each day is an opportunity to learn to love those around you.

“This is a dream come true for me,” Strgar says, “speaking to all these people who are interested in improving their love lives at this wonderful venue. I’m looking forward to it.”

About Bioneers
Founded in 1990, the Bioneers conference has created a space for the leading social and scientific innovators who have solutions for the world’s environmental and social challenges. Annually, Bioneers draws thousands of people interested in sustainable world solutions. For more information, please visit www.bioneers.org.

About Good Clean Love
Founded in 2003, Good Clean Love produces the finest all-natural, organic intimacy products with no petrochemicals or parabens. Good Clean Love also provides educational resources about sustainable relationships, sex and intimacy. For more information, please visit www.goodcleanlove.com and daily.goodcleanlove.com.

PORTLAND, ORE– Good Clean Love, Inc. received the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network’s prestigious annual Tom Holce Entrepreneurship award in the Development category last night. Good Clean Love’s founder and CEO Wendy Strgar received the award at a ceremony at downtown Portland’s Hilton Hotel in front of an audience of nearly 800 guests.

For the win, Good Clean Love will receive exclusive coverage on the OEN website and the Portland Business Journal. Runners up in the Development stage category included Expressive Labels, Inc. and Gamma Therapeutics, Inc. The ceremony also recognized the top company in three other growth stages, including, Working Capital Stage, Growth Stage and Individual Achievement.

Strgar’s acceptance speech honored the business community for its support. “Winning the Tom Holce award is both an honor and responsibility to his legacy, which was one of profound generosity and wisdom. At Good Clean Love, we are proud to walk in Tom’s footsteps and be an entrepreneurial force for loving.”

Good Clean Love was one of more than 700 businesses throughout Oregon and southwestern Washington to participate based upon the companies’ various achievements and backgrounds. In the preliminary round, Strgar gave a 15-minute presentation, during which committee members asked questions clarifying points about the company’s mission and direction.

The Tom Holce Entrepreneurship Awards originated in 1993. Named after entrepreneur and angel investor Tom Holce, the awards ceremony recognizes companies that provide jobs, help the economy and have faced seemingly insurmountable obstacles to growth and success.

Founded in 1991, the OEN is the largest entrepreneur assistance program in the state of Oregon. OEN’s mission is to provide support activities and mentoring to the entrepreneurial community to foster business growth and employment opportunities in Oregon. The OEN celebrated its 20th anniversary at this year’s awards ceremony.

Good Clean Love is a sexual health company whose mission is enhancing the awareness and experience of love in the world. Since 2003, Good Clean Love has been producing the finest all-natural and organic intimacy products, as well as excellent educational resources on sexual health and sustaining relationships.

Press Contact: Anastasia Strgar
ana@goodcleanlove.com
541.344.4483

Eugene, ORE– Good Clean Love’s Making Love Sustainable blog is the winner of the 2011 Intent.com web awards for the Best Sex and Relationships blog.

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Eugene, ORE–   Good Clean Love organic lubricants have just been approved for distribution by the HIV Alliance following a test of the product’s molarity, which essentially determines the concentration of a solute in a solution.

A recent study discovered that six of the most widely used lubricants actually increase the risk of tears in the rectal and vaginal tissue, which in turn enhances the risk of contracting common sexually transmitted infections, such as chlamydia, gonorrhea and HIV. The study performed by the University of Pittsburgh states the reasoning behind this claim, as presented at the 2010 Microbicides Conference by Charlene Duzzetti, PhD:

“What we saw was the gels that were hyperosmolar [the aqueous-based Astroglide, Elbow Grease, ID Glide, and K-Y Jelly] were actually damaging the epithelium of the rectal and cervical tissue.”

Duzzetti recommends any lubricants that are isosmolar or isotonic.

When tested by the lab, Good Clean Love’s lubricant was found to have a molarity rating of 262, which draws quite near the human molarity rating of 280. The lubricant was thus proclaimed isosmolar, which means it would reduce the risk of tissue tearing, thus limiting contraction of STIs. Isosmolar lubricants are condom-compatible.

The HIV Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting those living with HIV and AIDS, as well as preventing future outbreaks amongst high-risk populations. The organization provides health and life support resources for HIV survivors and their families.

Good Clean Love is a sexual health company dedicated to increasing the quantity and quality of loving relationships in the world. Since 2003, Good Clean Love has been producing the finest all-natural, organic intimacy products with no petrochemicals or parabens.

For more information please visit www.goodcleanlove.com and www.hivalliance.org.

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Anastasia Strgar

Director of Public Relations

541.344.4483

Good Clean Love Chosen as Finalist in

OEN Tom Holce Entrepreneurship Award Ceremony

Portland, Ore. –   Good Clean Love has been chosen as one of three finalists in the Development Category for the 2011 Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) Tom Holce Entrepreneurship Awards. The awards ceremony will be hosted at the Portland Hilton on September 21^st, 2011.

From 40 nominees located throughout Oregon and southwestern Washington, Good Clean Love was one of nine finalists to be chosen. Due to the highly competitive judging process, it is an honor to be chosen to participate in the three business development categories. The OEN Judging Committee conducts a series of rigorous meetings with each finalist to obtain key information on which their final decision will be based. Good Clean Love Founder and CEO Wendy Strgar met with the committee to provide them with this valuable information; clarifying points about the company’s mission and direction.

Founded in 1991, the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network is the largest entrepreneur assistance program in the state of Oregon. OEN’s Mission is to provide support activities and mentoring to the entrepreneurial community to foster business growth and employment opportunities in Oregon.

The OEN began hosting the Tom Holce Entrepreneurship Awards in 1993. Named after entrepreneur and angel investor Tom Holce, the awards ceremony honors companies that provide jobs, aid the economy and have faced many obstacles along the way. The winner of the award will receive exclusive coverage on the OEN website and the Portland Business Journal.

Good Clean Love is a sexual health company whose mission is enhancing the experience of love in the world. Since 2003, Good Clean Love has been producing the finest all-natural and organic intimacy products, as well as excellent educational resources on sexual health and sustaining relationships.

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Press Contact: Anastasia Strgar

ana@goodcleanlove.com

541.344.4483

Good Clean Love Leads Organic Revolution

EUGENE, ORE-   In accordance with Whole Foods’ new organic personal care regulations, Good Clean Love’s transition to a certified organic lab couldn’t have come at a better time.

Good Clean Love founder and CEO Wendy Strgar explains the change: “We want to be compliant to the most current regulations on organic personal care products. Working with a certified organic lab assures us that we have all the most current information.”

Since it was founded, Good Clean Love has differentiated itself from the multinational brands like KY Jelly and Astroglide by refusing to formulate any of its products with petrochemical and paraben-based ingredients. Instead, Good Clean Love’s unique formulations include all-natural ingredients like essential oils, aloe and jojoba oil.

Not only does Good Clean Love provide high quality intimacy products, it is also the only company that also provides educational resources about sexual health and sustaining relationships on its online magazine The Good Clean Love Daily.

Good Clean Love is a woman-owned company whose mission is to increase the experience and awareness of love in the world. Since 2003, it has produced all-natural, organic intimacy products and provided an online home for educational resources about sexual health and sustaining relationships.

Good Clean Love Announced Finalist In State Business Awards

Portland, OR– Good Clean Love has been chosen as one of three finalists for the 2011 Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) Tom Holce Entrepreneurship Awards in the Development Category. The awards ceremony will take place on September 21^st, 2011.

The Tom Holce Entrepreneurship Awards originated in 2002. Named after entrepreneur and angel investor Tom Holce, the awards ceremony aims to recognize companies that provide jobs, help the economy and have faced seemingly insurmountable obstacles to growth and success. The winner of the award will receive exclusive coverage on the OEN website and the Portland business journal.

Good Clean Love was one of more than 700 businesses throughout Oregon and southwestern Washington to participate based upon the companies’ various achievements and backgrounds. In the preliminary round, founder and CEO Wendy Strgar gave a 15-minute presentation, during which committee members asked questions clarifying points about the company’s mission and direction.

Founded in 1991, the Oregon Entrepreneur Network is the largest entrepreneur assistance program in the state of Oregon. OEN’s Mission is to provide support activities and mentoring to the entrepreneurial community to foster business growth and employment opportunities in Oregon.

Good Clean Love is a sexual health company whose mission is enhancing the experience of love in the world. Since 2003, Good Clean Love has been producing the finest all-natural and organic intimacy products, as well as excellent educational resources on sexual health and sustaining relationships.