The Practical Accessory Goes Back to Nature

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Did you spend all that money on your nice handbag so that you could set it on a dirty restaurant floor packed with germs waiting to ride home with you? (Think we're exaggerating? Skip to the article at the bottom of this page if you have a strong stomach). Do you hang it over the back of a chair, where it can be easily stolen? Do you place it on the seat beside you, crowding your dinner companions? No, you probably keep it on your lap, where it's just plain uncomfortable.

You need a purse hook.

Our pursehooks all have a non-skid rubber backing, and the hook pivots freely around the head. PurseHooks hold up to 35 pounds of handbags, shopping bags, umbrellas, hats, diaper bags, or anything else with a handle or strap. They take up very little space in your purse and weigh next to nothing.

Each PurseHook comes in its own black velvet pouch, embroidered with the PurseHook logo. Because no two stones are exactly alike, the patterns on the hangers that you receive will not exactly match our photos, and the colors might be a shade darker or lighter than pictured. That's nature for you.

To seal the deal, our purse hooks are eco-friendly. They are made from 100% recycled zinc alloy with a 100% recycled rubber backing that clings to any surface. When we call this line "natural beauty", we aren't kidding.

Other stores sell plain, uninspired, mass produced handbag hangers for as little as $5. Sure those will do the job, but we don't sell cheap handbag hooks here. Our more sophisticated line of Natural Beauty PurseHooks strikes a great balance between price and quality.

ABOUT THE STONES:

• Island Breeze is natural jade, which has been prized by many cultures since prehistory. It's generally light green in color. Ancient people thought that wearing jade would increase body strength and add longevity. Jade is an ancient symbol of love and virtue, and modern folklore says that it protects the kidneys, liver, spleen, heart, larynx, thymus, and thyroid. Jade is the March birthstone.
  
• Montana Mist is moss agate (sometimes called "mocha stone"), which is a weathered volcanic rock that really doesn't contain any moss. It's said to be a cooling stone that reduces fever and ensures good health and long life. This simple, understated piece with its rich dark green color conveys quiet sophistication.
• (Sold Out) The gentle glow of Moonlight is captured in moonstone. In India, moonstone is held sacred as a bringer of good fortune. Legend says that moonstone arouses passion in lovers. More prosaically, it's the state gemstone of Florida and New York.
• The Painted Desert is a granite composite. Granite in many forms has been used for everything from the Great Pyramids to kitchen countertops. This is our "rockiest" looking handbag hook with striations of purple, white, and cream.
  
• (Sold Out) Some Native Americans say that Rose Quartz allows you to communicate internally with your spirit guides. Its dusky pink color with gray highlights hints at its power for dealing with affairs of the heart. And it's January's birthstone, too.
• The Sahara is full of sand, and this hook is made of sandstone, a composite of feldspar and quartz with a warm, soft color.
• Sedona is a type of limestone that has been colored and polished to resemble turquoise. Mainly an architectual stone, limestone is prized for its durability and workability. You can't tell this apart from natural turquoise.
  
• Tiger's Eye is another stone with rich folklore. Roman soldiers wore it into battle for its all-seeing protection. It is said to relieve high blood pressure and focus the mind. You can get lost in the depths of this striated brown stone with a gold-colored setting.
  

Your Purse and Your Health

Warning: This story is not for the squeamish!

Women carry handbags everywhere; from the office to public toilets to the floor of the car. You won't be caught without your handbag, but did you ever stop to think about where your handbag goes during the day? If you think about it, you shouldn't be surprised if your purse picks up some dirt...and germs.

It turns out handbags are so surprisingly dirty, even the microbiologist who tested them was shocked.

Microbiologist Amy Karen of Nelson Labs says nearly all of the handbags tested were not only high in bacteria, but high in harmful kinds of bacteria. Pseudomonas can cause eye infections, staphylococcus aurous can cause serious skin infections, and salmonella and e-coli found on the handbags could make you very sick.

In one sampling, four of five handbags tested positive for salmonella, and that's not the worst of it. "There is fecal contamination on the handbags" says Amy. Leather or vinyl handbags tended to be cleaner than cloth handbags, and lifestyle seemed to play a role. People with kids tended to have dirtier handbags than those without, with one exception.

The handbag of one single woman who frequented nightclubs had one of the worst contaminations of all. We're going to spare you the details, but trust me -- it's disgusting.

Use hooks to hang your handbag at home and in toilets, and don't put it on your desk, a restaurant table, or on your kitchen counter top. Experts say you should think of your handbag the same way you would a pair of shoes. "If you think about putting a pair of shoes onto your counter tops, that's the same thing you're doing when you put your handbag on the counter tops."