Eco & ethical living
Odylique Creamy Coconut Cleanser is a Soil Association certified organic cleanser which has been formulated to gently cleanse sensitive skin. About Odylique Our philosophy is simple: All ingredients must have therapeutic value, and the product must be a joy to use. This means we use actives – herbs and essential oils – in therapeutic […]
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Angela Langford Repair & Renew Nourishing Face Oil has been created to smooth and nourish dry, damaged skin. About Angela Langford skincare Angela Langford’s skincare range was born out of a need for decent skincare products whilst living in Spain. Angela is a talented cook and used her recipe creation skills to make her
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If you’re doing a spring clean, try cleaning with bicarbonate of soda as it could replace many of your cleaning products. It’s a cheap, non-toxic, safe and easy-to-use product which is why you should consider using bicarbonate of soda for cleaning. It’s also incredibly versatile which makes it my favourite green and eco-friendly cleaning product.
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Limescale builds up on bath or shower tiles but it can be easily removed using natural products such as vinegar bicarbonate of soda and lemon juice. Vinegar I always have a stock of vinegar at my home because it is such a brilliant cleaner which can be used for so many household cleaning tasks. To
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If you like to do bulk cooking or store leftovers in plastic containers or tupperware, you’ve no doubt seen how food can stain these containers. They may look pretty horrible and I find it seems to be worse if you have tomato-based dishes or curries stored in them and then heat them up in the
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Instead of buying furniture polish, save money and make your own natural furniture polish for wood with this simple recipe. For your home-made green cleaning natural furniture polish, you need just two ingredients: Olive oil Lemon juice Just mix 2 parts olive oil with 1 part lemon juice, rub the mixture sparingly onto the wood,
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Stop! Before you throw that banana skin away use the inside of the peel to polish your leather shoes, boots, bags or whatever needs a bit of a shine. Just wipe and buff with a cloth. I love these tips where you can use something which you would normally consider to be rubbish. See also
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If you want to make your whites even brighter, there are natural ways to whiten your laundry without using toxic chemicals. Try these natural laundry whiteners as an eco alternative to bleach and please let me know how you get on. Soda crystals Soda crystals are great for removing grease. Just add a scoop to
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Cambridge-based Narynda Kumar has been developing her own natural skin care range for seven years after finding that prescribed products just weren’t working. This is a story you will find is behind the start of many natural and organic skin care brands. Using left over wax from her own bee honey harvest, Narynda created a
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Last month when Faith in Nature asked me if I wanted to review one of their shampoo and conditioner sets, I didn’t hesitate. I’ve been using Faith in Nature products for years and am very impressed with their green credentials, price and performance. I wanted to try their Lime and Ginger range which is one
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