Trying to avoid commerical laundry soaps? Better for you, your skin, and wherever your laundry water goes, hopefully your garden or down the drain. I have used this recipe and it works great. My clothes are clean, I can make it myself, no packaging and it is good...
I love eating burritos and wraps, but buying the plastic packaged wraps is a eco-nightmare. I stopped buying wraps altogether. I went without. But I really love Mexican nights, so I would buy them again. Something had to give. A simple flip through a cookbook ( you...
I gave up Cling wrap a while ago. There are a couple reasons It's not good for your health ( some contain BPA and other toxins), it's single use and goes into landfill, it's just a general wasteful product. Most kitchens still have it in their third...
I hate waste. I really really do. So when I learnt that where I live glass doesn't get recycled I was crushed. The reason it doesn't get recycled is because it gets contaminated by plastics (tiny pieces of plastics mixed in with tiny pieces of...
Lip Gloss It's on your lips you want it to be natural! It took we a while for me to make the switch to a DIY natural lip balm. But now that I have a good and easy recipe down, I am a convert. Even if you find...
All natural - plastic free beauty products are something I love. I want to only put healthy things on my skin and want the same for the environment. If you only take one step to make your day to day products more earth friendly it should...
It's about two years since I ditched the disposable razors. When I thought about that the waste I saved from non-disposable razors it was actually secondary. The money I have saved came to mind first. Okay lets say you go through a pack of razors a...
Over the last couple years I have switched my home to one that only uses natural cleaning products. I have embraced the fact that Vinegar, Bicarb Soda and Water can do the majority of cleaning and efficiently too! I will be sure to share more about how...
For me, using natural deodorant is all about health, and the added eco-benefits that come with it too. I could go in-depth about why store-bought deodorant is bad for you, but I don’t think I will. Instead I will share these simple points that sold...
I recently have gone through my wardrobe and culled a few items. I had a few too many old t-shirts and they could have easily joined the other clothes destined for the op-shop. I actually decided that maybe joining all the other old t-shirts in op-shops,...
There are many reasons to learn from simple ways to preserve food. One is to avoid food waste ( especially if you grow it yourself). Any time things are on sale at a farmers market and there is a lot of surplus, think of ways...
One of the first things I learned when I started to detox and de-plastic my bathroom was about homemade all natural toothpaste. When I looked at the commercial brands of toothpaste, I started I to uncover some ingredients that I thought shouldn't be things you put...
When thinking about what I should write for the first How- To...