**Guest blog by Alice Ojeda of Authentic House** Sustainable living is a big word for all the tiny choices and decisions we make every day. Since I madethe decision to use less, reduce waste and buy products that resonate with my values, I’ve realised how much those everyday choices add up. Multiply them by all …
How to know if period cups are for you?
If you are a user of tampons, could a cup be your ultimate money saving eco swap? Here are some reasons to give it a go and where you can purchase.
The list you need to see – 11 money saving eco swaps
Oil is going up, electricity is rising and food prices are on the up. Sometimes trying to find the balance between making an eco swap and keeping our cost of living down can be tough. Let’s be honest, the price of everything is going up in general and some eco swaps can feel super expensive …
9 Natural deodorants that are vegan and plastic free
When ditching the plastic from our routine, deodorants are a popular switch to make. However there is no one size fits all and people always have personal reasons for their choices. The range in this list will all be plastic free, cruelty free and vegan friendly. The options range from deodorants that are completely packaging …
Top 10 Environmental documentaries you need to watch in 2021
It won’t come as a surprise to many of you that I enjoy learning about the environment. I also love watching a good documentary when I have some downtime. It both kills time and educates me, that can only be a good thing right? If you also love watching documentaries and are eager to learn …
Where can I find a plastic free natural deodorant?
It’s no secret that I have used A LOT of different eco friendly deodorants over the years. I made the switch to natural deodorants around 5 years ago to avoid harsh ingredients, aluminium being a big one for me. You can totally flick back to see some of the previous natural deodorants I have reviewed …
Beauty Brands You’ll Love For being Vegan And Ditching Plastic!
“I know there are lots of vegan beauty products but can you get everything vegan and plastic free?” This was a question I was sent this week on Instagram. Great news is my answer was yes, you can get pretty much everything in your beauty routine vegan and (almost) plastic free. I even have an …
The best products helping banish plastic from our periods
Women spend almost 10 years of their life on their period with an average of 450 menstrual cycles. Most period pads in stores are still being made of plastic (each one contains up to 4 plastic bags worth of plastic!) and most tampons being wrapped in plastic and/or having plastic applicators so there is potentially …
Emani Vegan Cosmetics – greener makeup for sensitive skin
*Gifted* but let’s be clear, all opinions are my own and I haven’t been paid to write a blog on them. The Emani Vegan Cosmetics range was founded by a woman named Michelle Doan who was fed up of makeup not being suitable for her sensitive skin as she suffered from cystic acne. As a …
Vegan and Cruelty Free sunscreen for all the family
Sunscreen is one of those things we should all be using to protect our skin on a daily basis from sun damage and those pesky signs of ageing. Regularly when I’m advising people to wear sunscreen people ask “yeah but where can you get a cruelty free one?” and I tell them cruelty free is …